Quiche Lorraine

Quiche Lorraine

This all-time favourite is perfect for a relaxed picnic with friends - serve with a crisp green salad

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 1 hr 30 mins - 1 hr 45 mins

Ready in 1¾ hours, inc making pastry and cooking

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to fan 160C/conventional180C/gas 4. Heat the oil in a frying pan and stir fry the bacon for a minute or so until lightly cooked.
  2. Beat the eggs, cream and milk together with a fork then add the cheese, nutmeg and plenty of seasoning. Stir in half the bacon and carefully pour the mixture into the baked pastry case then scatter over the remaining bacon.
  3. Bake for 35-40 minutes until the filling is set, starting to turn golden and slightly puffed up above the pastry case. Allow to cool a little before removing from the tin. Serve warm or at room temperature, with a green salad.

588 kcalories, protein 25.2g, carbohydrate 29g, fat 41.9 g, saturated fat 22.4g, fibre 1g, salt 2.45 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2003.

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  • 01 January 2008

    Lorena rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Sooooo good, next time i'll try adding green bell pepper and spinach.

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  • 13 April 2008

    Adrian Twiggs rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Excellent, it was eaten up very quickly at a family party. I had to make another a few days later for myself. I added mushrooms and onions aswell and used 1 less egg.

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  • 11 May 2009

    Anusha commented on this recipe

    Dont you need to do a base as well

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  • 17 May 2009

    MissTasha commented on this recipe

    Tried this recipe for my family BBQ and everyone loved it! My mother in law (who doesn't eat a lot) had eaten 4 pieces by the end of the meal!

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  • 19 May 2009

    Julie H rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this for my husband and he thought it was delicious. I left out the netmeg as this makes the quiche taste like egg custard and added mushrooms. Next time i make this i will use a strong cheddar instead of the gruyère. All in all a very good recipe!

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  • 15 July 2009

    jacqib rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    very nice indeed. It will be added to my repertoire! Made it for a picnic at Kew Gardens. Adding spinach and pepper sounds interesting, I may try that

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  • 27 July 2009

    Julia rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I used Jus-Rol ready shortcrust pastry and cheddar instead of Gruyere. It was absolutely delicious, very easy and will definitely make again.

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  • 28 April 2010

    bennachie rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    didn't have any bacon so used pancetta, definitely recommend it everybody loved it, even my daughter and she is very critical of my cooking

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  • 26 October 2010

    petunia rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    very good and very easy, i used strong cheddar and added mushroom, onion and red pepper.Yum!Yum!

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  • 14 December 2010

    Kirstythompson22 commented on this recipe

    Does anyone know if this recipe can be frozen?

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  • 15 May 2011

    oufc commented on this recipe

    Came out perfect first time and everyone finished their plate. Easy to make and cook. Worth giving a go.

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  • 05 June 2011

    olympia commented on this recipe

    If I wanted to use phylo pastry for the base, how much time do I have to bake the base?

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  • 18 July 2011

    iranadun rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    didnt have cream so used evaporated milk. sprinkled chives on top just before it went in to the oven. very good.

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    27 April 2012

    Sue rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Have been using this recipe since it first appeared. It's wonderful at room temp. I always use cheddar as our gruyere( I am in South Africa) is a strange flavour in a quiche unless I mix it with one of our local cheeses.

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  • 22 May 2012

    scapa rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    i used smokey bacon and red onion, also used the jus-rol pastry block. lovely just warm with a little salad

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  • 22 August 2012

    zhagan rated and commented on this recipe

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    quick and simple recipe. the family loved this at a party i done

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 1 hr 30 mins - 1 hr 45 mins

Ready in 1¾ hours, inc making pastry and cooking

Ingredients

  • 1 deep 24cm blind-baked pastry case

FILLING

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 6 lean rashers of smoked dry cure bacon , chopped
  • 5 large eggs
  • 284ml carton single cream
  • 150ml milk
  • 140g Gruyère cheese, finely grated
  • generous grating of nutmeg
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588 kcalories, protein 25.2g, carbohydrate 29g, fat 41.9 g, saturated fat 22.4g, fibre 1g, salt 2.45 g

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