Asparagus Quiche

Don't let the title fool you, there is a lot more than asparagus in this quiche but because I had quiche from the CSA, and eggs from the CSA as well,  I decided to do some Pinterest searching for quiche recipes.  Found this one and it was yummy so let's begin!

"Let's start at the very beginning!  A very good place to start!"

And so we begin with a pie crust ...

Sautee some mushrooms

Boils some asparagus

Mix eggs and heavy cream  (sorry for the blurry picture)

 

Add other goodies

To the eggs and heavy cream I have added green onions, a red pepper, cheese (the original recipe called for a white cheese like jack or meunster but I couldn't find it pre-shredded so I used colby-jack), asparagus, mushrooms and bacon (only 3 strips instead of 6 because as I explained in a previous post, I confused myself with all my similar recipes this weekend and ended up short some ingredients).  

I was under the impression from the original recipe that this would make one quiche but I ended up with enough for 2.  Maybe I should have bought deep dish crust ...

Anyway, here they are baking away with the original recipe and link below:

 

Ingredients

• 1 store bought prepared pie crust
• 8 ounce sliced mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1/2 pound asparagus cut into 2-inch pieces
• 6 large eggs
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 4 green onions, sliced
• 1 roasted red pepper, sliced
• 1 1/2 cup white cheese, shredded (jack and muenster)
• 6 strips of smoky bacon, cooked and cut into bite size pieces
• salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Spray a removable bottom tart pan with non stick cooking spray.
3. In a medium skillet saute mushrooms with oil until golden.
4. Set aside to cool.
5. Fill a medium saucepan with enough water to cover the asparagus.
6. Bring water to a boil; add asparagus and boil 1 minute.
7. Drain immediately and set aside to cool.
8. Roll out the prepared pie crust, press into the sides of the tart pan. 
9. In a large bowl lightly beat the eggs, add the cream and stir together.
10. Add the onions, red pepper, shredded cheese, cooled mushrooms, cooled asparagus and bacon.
11. Salt and pepper to taste.
12. Gently fold all ingredients together and pour into prepared tart pan. 
13. Set pan on a cookie sheet, bake 50 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
14. Cool in the pan 15 minutes before removing the tart pan sides.

http://www.ladybehindthecurtain.com/asparagus-bacon-quiche/


So here's the finished product:
I really liked it.  Hubby made it through almost 2 pieces by heavily covering it in ketchup.  DD picked out the asparagus/pepper/mushroom and ate eggs/cheese/bacon.  DS ate most of one whole piece before putting the rest on the floor and stomping on it.  So anyway, here's that promised pic: