Bacon Swiss Quiche

Ingredients
Pastry for two 9-inch pies (I use Pillsbury, but you could make your own if desired.) 
6 eggs
3 cups milk (I use 1%.)
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
¹⁄₂ teaspoon pepper, or to taste
3 cups swiss cheese, shredded or chopped
24 ounces center cut bacon, chopped
1 cup green onions, thinly sliced

Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 425*F.

2. Roll the pastry into an 11-inch circle. Line a 9-inch pie dish with the rolled dough. Weigh down the pastry using pie weights or dried beans to prevent the crust from rising or just poke it with a lot of holes and press it down after it pre-bakes. Repeat with second pie shell.  Bake 10 minutes. Remove from oven and remove weights.

3. Decrease oven temperature to 350*F.

4. In a skillet over medium heat, saute bacon until just crisp.  Drain on paper towels.  In a large bowl, beat the eggs lightly. Add the milk, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper; beat until combined.

5. Sprinkle half of the cheese into the bottom of the pie shell. Add half of the bacon and green onions, and toss gently to combine. Pour in half of the egg mixture.  I just eyeball this, it doesn’t need to be an exact division. 

6. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until puffy and slightly browned on top. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

Comments
This recipe can easily be halved to only make one quiche and, the recipe I’ve adapted is indeed written for only one quiche.  However, I’m bad at following measurements and always end up with too much filling, so now I just make two quiches whenever I make quiche.  Quiche freezes wonderfully after baking and cooling and is easy to reheat in an oven at 350*F for 45 minutes or so without needing to be thawed.  Making two means I can freeze one for later and have an easy dinner.   

Quiche is very easy and versatile.  The basic preparation method is always the same.  Mix up milk and egg mixture, put quiche ingredients into pie shell, stir and pour milk mixture over.  Then bake until done.  There are infinite variations to try and enjoy.

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