This bacon and pea quiche with crispy pie crust and filled with green peas, bacon and melted cheese is a must try. Easy to make, incredibly tasty and perfect for busy weeknights.
Homemade bacon and pea quiche
There are quite a few quiche recipes on our website and for good reason! Quiches are really perfect for a quick, tasty and nutritious evening meal .
Easy is certainly one of the requirements when it comes to quiches. And thankfully they are! This bacon and pea quiche contains relatively few and easily available ingredients and takes just 15 minutes to prepare. For example, I used ready-made pie dough or puff pastry for the base. It’s easy, dummy-proof and you certainly don’t have to compromise on flavour!
Easy quiches
Quiches are, of course, characteristic of French cuisine, just like my quiche Lorraine. A delicious savory ‘pie’ that you can fill with anything your heart desires. You can add fish, meat or just vegetables to your egg mixture. This bacon and pea quiche recipe contains sweet green peas, mature cheese, herb cream cheese and pancetta. Pancetta is a spicy type of Italian bacon, very nice and decadent.
This pea and bacon quiche is perfect for those days when you have less time to cook, or you can take your leftover quiche to work or school for lunch! It is also delicious cold . Let’s get cooking!
Ingredients
- 1 roll pie dough or puff pastry (fresh)
- 100 gram pancetta (sliced)
- 3 eggs (medium)
- 125 ml heavy cream
- 1/2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 175 gram peas
- 2 tbsp herb cream cheese
- 50 gram mature cheese (grated)
- salt and pepper to taste
Equipment
- Quiche or tart pan
- Pie weights
INSTRUCTIONS (how to make this recipe):
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius / 355 Fahrenheit top and bottom heat. Grease the quiche pan with oil or butter.
- Roll out the dough/puff pastry and poke holes in it with a fork (cut away any excess pastry). Place a sheet of baking paper om top, add the baking beans and bake the crust in the oven for 15 minutes.
- Dice the pancetta and fry briefly in a dry frying pan. Drain on a sheet of kitchen paper.
- Mix the eggs, cream, herb cream cheese and mustard in a bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Add the peas and the grated cheese. Finally, add the fried pancetta.
- Pour the mixture into the quiche pan and bake for 30-45 minutes. Serve with a nice salad and enjoy!
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