Want to make a delicious quiche without the hassle of cooking a crust? Use this Bisquick quiche recipe to sidestep creating the crust and save time. As an added bonus, get a healthy helping of vegetables wrapped in the delicious taste of bacon quiche with this easy quiche recipe. If fat’s a concern, consider modifying the basic quiche recipe with the suggested ingredient substitutions, making for a low-fat quiche alternative that’s still delicious.
Bisquick Bacon Quiche
Serves 2 to 4
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- ½ to 1 cup washed baby spinach, chopped
- ¼ cup onion, chopped
- 1-3 teaspoons garlic, minced (to taste)
- 3 bacon strips
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- 4 eggs
- 1 ¾ cups milk
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup Bisquick®
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray a medium, nonstick frying pan with cooking spray. Sauté spinach, onion, and garlic over medium heat until softened.
- Meanwhile, cook three strips of bacon in the microwave according to package directions. Crumble or tear bacon into small pieces.
- Spray a standard pie dish with cooking spray. Sprinkle spinach mixture, bacon crumbles, and cheese evenly across bottom of pie dish. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat together eggs and milk until well blended.
- Add remaining ingredients (Bisquick, pepper, and salt) to egg mixture and beat until well blended (some small Bisquick lumps are fine).
- Pour Bisquick mixture evenly into pie dish, over the other ingredients.
- Bake the quiche at 350 degrees for 50 minutes, until top is golden-brown and a knife inserted in the center of the quiche comes out clean. Let the quiche stand for at least five minutes before cutting and serving.
The Low-Fat Quiche Recipe: Suggested Substitutions
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- ½-1 cup washed baby spinach, chopped
- ¼ cup onion, chopped
- 1-3 teaspoons garlic, minced (to taste)
- 3 low-fat turkey bacon strips
- 1 cup shredded low-fat or fat-free cheese
- 1 cup egg substitute
- 1 ¾ cups skim milk
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup Heart Smart Bisquick®
Directions
Same as for basic quiche recipe above. Using all of the ingredient substitutions for a low-fat quiche makes a great main dish for a healthy diet.
An Easy Quiche Recipe for Everyone to Enjoy
This easy-to-make egg recipe for Bisquick bacon quiche (and its low-fat quiche alternative) can be modified to suit almost anyone’s tastes. Substitute low-fat ingredients for a main dish that can help with weight-loss efforts. Subtract bacon or substitute vegetarian bacon to make a vegetarian quiche, or change only some of the ingredients to low-fat for an in-between recipe for quiche. Enjoy this quick and basic quiche recipe for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
