Swiss Chard and Bacon Quiche

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Servings: 8 Prep: 30 min Cook: 30 min Dairy Free Gluten Free Homestyle Make Ahead Breakfast Oven Simple Added 24 days ago Updated 24 days ago

Ingredients

1 quiche crust ½ pound bacon 1 bunch swiss chard 1 leek 10 eggs ¼ cup water ½ teaspoon sea salt ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper 1 teaspoon paprika

Instructions

1. Prepare quiche crust according to its recipe instructions. Preheat oven to 350F.

2. Chop bacon into slivers and fry in a pan. Remove with a slotted spoon.

3. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons bacon fat, filter through a mesh strainer, and reserve for later use.

4. Cut tough fibrous stem from swiss chard and discard. Mince white part of leek and chop chard finely.

5. Sauté leek in bacon fat. When the leek is translucent, add the chopped chard and sauté for a 1-2 minutes, until chard is just wilted and bright green.

6. Distribute bacon and the leek/chard mixture evenly on top of the crust.

7. In a large bowl, beat the eggs with the water, salt, pepper, and paprika.

8. Gently pour beaten eggs evenly over baking dish contents.

9. Bake quiche for 30 minutes or until set.

10. Serve immediately or warm later in the oven.