Quiche is often thought of as a brunch dish, but we have grown to love making quiches on Sundays to take for our lunches all week long. A basic quiche usually involves eggs, milk or cream, and cheese baked into a pie crust. We love this simple canvas that allows so many different potential combinations of flavors. We usually add some type of greens (spinach, chard, collard greens, arugula, broccoli, etc), some type of protein (bacon, sausage, smoked salmon), and caramelized onion or shallot. This combo of bacon, collard greens and caramelized onion is definitely one of our favorites.

You start by cooking the bacon and reserving the bacon grease to cook the remaining ingredients (waste not!). Next, adding in the collard greens and cooking until wilted. Caramelizing the onions is the longest step, but so worth it as it adds a ton of flavor to the quiche. After all the ingredients have been cooked, you blend the eggs with the cream cheese and milk On a side note, we highly recommend good quality eggs (you want all that yolk-y goodness). We love Vital Farms Eggs (not an ad!). Once you blend the eggs, arrange all the remaining ingredients into the pie crust! We have made our own dough in the past, but this takes a lot of prep. With so many readily available options at the store, it’s not worth the extra time in our opinion! Stick it in the oven and forget about it for about 40-45 minutes.

We refrigerate ours and take a slice for lunch each day with a side salad or a small bowl of soup. We love it with a bowl of butternut squash soup. It’s great for kids’ lunches too, as it does not need to be re-heated. Adapt the recipe to your family’s tastes and let us know how you like it.

PS- Great way to use up leftover your leftover holiday ham or turkey

Bacon, Collard Greens, and Caramelized Onion Quiche

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Servings: 6 Servings

Course: Brunch

Cuisine: French

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 3-4 Slices bacon
• 4 Cups Collard Greens Roughly Chopped
• 1/2 Medium Sweet Onion Sliced
• 6 eggs
• 1/3 Cup Swiss Cheese Shredded
• 1 Tablespoon cream cheese
• 1/3 Cup whole milk
• 1 9 inch Pie Crust Thawed
• 2 Teaspoons Kosher salt
• 1/4 Teaspoon Black Pepper

Method

 

1. Add bacon into a skillet. Turn pan onto medium heat. Cook until bacon is crispy, then remove and place onto paper towel. Once cooled, crumble the bacon and set aside.
2. Pour the bacon grease in a small bowl. Add about 1 teaspoon back into pan and add the collard greens.
3. Stir over medium heat until they are a bright green and wilted. You should have about 1/2 cup once done cooking. Set aside.
4. Next, add in another teaspoon of bacon grease and add the sliced onion.
5. Cook for about 15-20 minutes minutes until browned and caramelized. If onions begin to burn, you can add small amount of water to the pan. Set aside.
6. Add eggs, milk, cream cheese, salt and pepper into the blender. Blend until well combined.
7. Add cheese, bacon, and collard greens into the pie crust alternating layers of each.
8. Pour blended egg mixture slowly over the filling until it is filled almost to edge of crust. You may have a little extra egg mixture depending on the depth of your pie crust.
9. Bake at 350F for about 40-45 minutes or until set in the middle.
10. Can refrigerate for up to 1 week.