Clark's Quiche

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 225 g thick sliced bacon
• 284 g frozen chopped spinach, thawed
• 227 1/4 g sour cream
• salt and pepper
• 2 (9 inch) unbaked pie crusts
• 30 ml olive oil
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 225 g fresh mushrooms, finely diced
• 280 g finely diced smoked ham
• 225 g monterey jack cheese, shredded
• 225 g cheddar cheese, shredded
• 115 g parmesan cheese, grated
• 8 eggs
• 355 ml half-and-half cream
• 1 teaspoon grams dried parsley
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• 2 place bacon in a large, deep skillet. cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. drain, crumble, and set aside.
• 3 cook spinach according to package instructions. allow to cool, then squeeze dry.
• 4 heat olive oil in skillet over medium heat. saute onions until soft and translucent. stir in mushrooms, and cook for 2 minutes, or until soft. stir in ham and cooked bacon. remove from heat.
• 5 in a large bowl, combine spinach, sour cream, salt and pepper. divide, and spread into pie crusts. layer with bacon mixture.
• 6 mix together monterey jack, cheddar and parmesan, and sprinkle over pies.
• 7 whisk together eggs, half-and-half and parsley. season with salt and pepper, and pour over pies.
• 8 place pies on baking sheet, and bake on middle shelf in preheated oven for 40 minutes.
• 9 the top will be puffed and golden brown.
• 10 remove from oven, and let stand for 5 to 10 minutes.