Bacon

Bacon, Muenster and Green Onion Quiche

April 16, 2015, posted by Gina – I co-hosted a prayer group meeting today and each month the hosts make something for brunch. When our Cookbook Club first started one of the first things we made was this quiche and everyone loved it. It’s been a while since I made it only because I had foolishly forgotten about it! I changed the original recipe which, I think, makes it easier and more cost efficient. Judging by the number of ladies who asked me for the recipe today, I can say this is a hit. Enjoy!

bacon meunster quiche

Bacon, Muenster and Green Onion Quiche

1 refrigerated pie crust
6 slices of cooked and crumbled bacon
1 bunch green onions chopped & sautéed in bacon drippings until
tender
8 oz. muenster cheese, shredded
3 eggs
1½ cup half & half
½ teaspoon salt
A sprinkle of nutmeg

Preheat oven to 375°

Place the pie crust in a pie pan. Whisk eggs and half and half together. Add cheese, onions and bacon, salt and
nutmeg. Whisk until combined. Pour into pie shell and bake for 40 minutes or until quiche is set.

 

Bacon Tomato Tartlets and Onion Dip

wine and cheese party table

April 15, 2015, posted by Gina – Recently, I participated in a membership drive for the Ronald McDonald House Red Shoe Society. The event was a Wine & Cheese party but, far from a simple cheese board with fruit and crackers on the side, the table was packed with delicious dishes. I made bacon tomato tartlets and onion dip and I’d like to share these simple recipes with you.

Bacon Tomato Tartlets

1 – 10 oz can Rotel, drained
1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1 cup mayonnaise
1 – 3 oz package real bacon bits
3 – 1.9 oz packages mini phyllo shells

Preheat oven to 350°
Combine the Rotel, cheese, mayo and bacon bits. Fill the phyllo shells with the mixture and place them on a baking sheet. Bake for 10-15 minutes.

 

The onion dip is quasi-homemade in that you have to blend two ingredients together. That being said, it’s not entirely whipped up from scratch but neither is it straight from a jar. I ran across a really cute article in Bon Appétit magazine that had four people blind taste test Alton Brown’s French Onion Dip and Lay’s French Onion Dip from a jar. The panel consisted of a Health Nut, a Foodie, a Dude and a Kid. Read the article and see the results HERE.

Onion Dip

8 oz sour cream
1 packet Lipton onion soup mix
onion dip