CategoryDifficultyBeginner

Yields6 Servings
Cook Time45 mins
 Puff Pastry dough or store-bought sheets
 4 strips of bacon
 1 onion, thinly sliced
 1 cup Gruyère or Swiss cheese, cubed
 ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
 4 eggs, lightly beaten
 2 cups heavy cream (or 1 cup each milk and cream)
 ¼ tsp nutmeg
 ½ tsp salt
 ¼ tsp freshly ground pepper
 (optional) green onion, for garnish
1

Start by lining a halogen oven-safe pan with parchment paper.

2

Line the pan with a puff pastry sheet or puff pastry dough.

3

Bake at 350°F for 6-8 minutes, only baking it slightly.

4

Reduce the heat to 315°F. Remove the pastry puff-lined pan from the oven. Set aside.

5

On a skillet or saucepan, cook the bacon until crisp and remove.

6

Remove excess bacon fat from the pan, keeping about one tablespoon inside.

7

Saute the onions on the skillet until translucent.

8

Crumble the bacon.

9

Sprinkle the bacon, onion, and cheese over the partly-baked puff pastry.

10

In a bowl, combine the eggs, cream, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.

11

Strain the mixture and pour it into the puff pastry.

12

Bake in the Halogen Oven for 20 minutes on a low rack, when it turns brown, cover the dish with aluminum foil and cook for another 15 minutes.

13

Check that the quiche is fully cooked by inserting a skewer or a knife, once it comes out clean, remove the pan from the oven and allow it to cool.

14

Carefully remove the quiche from the pan and discard the parchment paper liner. Serve with sliced green onions if desired.

Ingredients

 Puff Pastry dough or store-bought sheets
 4 strips of bacon
 1 onion, thinly sliced
 1 cup Gruyère or Swiss cheese, cubed
 ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
 4 eggs, lightly beaten
 2 cups heavy cream (or 1 cup each milk and cream)
 ¼ tsp nutmeg
 ½ tsp salt
 ¼ tsp freshly ground pepper
 (optional) green onion, for garnish

Directions

1

Start by lining a halogen oven-safe pan with parchment paper.

2

Line the pan with a puff pastry sheet or puff pastry dough.

3

Bake at 350°F for 6-8 minutes, only baking it slightly.

4

Reduce the heat to 315°F. Remove the pastry puff-lined pan from the oven. Set aside.

5

On a skillet or saucepan, cook the bacon until crisp and remove.

6

Remove excess bacon fat from the pan, keeping about one tablespoon inside.

7

Saute the onions on the skillet until translucent.

8

Crumble the bacon.

9

Sprinkle the bacon, onion, and cheese over the partly-baked puff pastry.

10

In a bowl, combine the eggs, cream, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.

11

Strain the mixture and pour it into the puff pastry.

12

Bake in the Halogen Oven for 20 minutes on a low rack, when it turns brown, cover the dish with aluminum foil and cook for another 15 minutes.

13

Check that the quiche is fully cooked by inserting a skewer or a knife, once it comes out clean, remove the pan from the oven and allow it to cool.

14

Carefully remove the quiche from the pan and discard the parchment paper liner. Serve with sliced green onions if desired.

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