Recipe: Perfect Healthier Broccoli Spinach (&bacon) Quiche with savory crust

Healthier Broccoli Spinach (&bacon) Quiche with savory crust.

You can have Healthier Broccoli Spinach (&bacon) Quiche with savory crust using 17 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Healthier Broccoli Spinach (&bacon) Quiche with savory crust

1. You need of Filling.
2. You need 8 of eggs.
3. It's 2 tbsp of water.
4. It's 1 bunch of broccoli.
5. It's 1/2 cup of spinach (fresh or thawed).
6. Prepare 1 of spices/herbs to taste.
7. It's 1 of salt & pepper to taste.
8. You need 1/2 packages of bacon (cooked, reserve grease).
9. You need 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese.
10. It's 1/2 cup of aged sharp white cheddar (or whatever you like).
11. Prepare of Crust.
12. You need 1 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour.
13. It's 1 of use reserved bacon grease.
14. Prepare 1/4 tsp of salt.
15. Prepare 4 tbsp of water.
16. It's 1 of Herb seasoning to taste (i used a mix with lots of rosemary).
17. It's 7 tbsp of room temp (liquid) coconut oil.

Healthier Broccoli Spinach (&bacon) Quiche with savory crust step by step

1. Make bacon ahead of time, cool, crumble, refrigerate for later. Reserve grease if making savory crust. Mix it with coconut oil for crust and refrigerate..
2. If you are making your own crust, do this first ahead of time as the dough has to rest for 1hr (up to 24hrs still OK). Otherwise, use store bought crust and skip to step: 8.
3. CRUST: Leave coconut oil & bacon grease in refrigerator until solid. (Or freezer for faster results, just watch it..
4. CRUST: mix flour and salt together well by hand or with mixer/processor.
5. CRUST: When fats are solid. Cut in fairly small pieces quickly before it can melt..
6. CRUST: mix in with the flour mixture until lots of pea shaped balls form.
7. Crust: add ice cold water in increments and mix by hand until a ball forms. You may not need all of the water. Refrigerate immediately and let it stay in there at least 1 hour..
8. Preheat oven to 400. Toss broccoli with a little coconut oil & salt _& seasonings and roast till slight browning on top. (10-15 mins if room temp, longer if frozen). Cut in small pieces. Refrigerate for later if doing this ahead of time..
9. CRUST: Bake pie crust till done. 10-15 mins.
10. Blend eggs, a little water, cheese, spices & herbs & spinach..
11. Chop up broccoli.
12. Mix spinach/egg/cheese mixture in a bowl with crumbled bacon & broccoli.
13. Pour into crust & bake for 30 mins-1 hour at 400 depending on the size and depth of your pan.