Breakfast

Hearty Vegetable, Bacon, and Quinoa Quiche is for Breakfast.

Hearty Vegetable, Bacon, and Quinoa Quiche takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Hearty Vegetable, Bacon, and Quinoa Quiche takes 55 minutes to cook.

Hearty Vegetable, Bacon, and Quinoa Quiche makes 1 servings.

The ingredients for Hearty Vegetable, Bacon, and Quinoa Quiche are:

1/2 cup quinoa
8 ounces sliced fresh mushrooms
1 cup loosely packed, coarsely chopped fresh spinach
1/2 cup sliced, halved leeks
4 1/2-ounce slices applewood smoked bacon, crisp cooked and coarsely crumbled (32 slices per pound)
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed
1 12 ounce can evaporated fat-free milk
2 ounces Gruyere or Havarti cheese, shredded (1/2 cup)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Here is how you make Hearty Vegetable, Bacon, and Quinoa Quiche:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a deep 10-inch pie plate with cooking spray.2. Rinse quinoa. Using a rubber spatula, spread quinoa as evenly as possible over the bottom of the prepared pie plate.3. In a medium bowl stir together mushrooms, spinach, leeks, and bacon. Spread mushroom mixture evenly over the quinoa.4. In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, egg product, evaporated milk, shredded cheese, salt, and pepper. Pour into the pie plate (it will be full).5. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until set in the center and browned on top.Serving Size: 4Number of Servings: 1Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DEANNIE1966.

The nutritional information for Hearty Vegetable, Bacon, and Quinoa Quiche is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 1
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 1,019.3

• Total Fat: 37.2 g
• Cholesterol: 789.0 mg
• Sodium: 2,539.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 84.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.5 g
• Protein: 87.2 g