Spinach Bacon And Mushroom Savory Pie Recipes

Steps:

• 1. PREP/PREPARE
• 2. Chef's Tip: One of the tricks to making a good quiche is the proper balance of liquids in the recipe. There are a lot of places that liquids can hide, and ruin the dish. So, we are essentially going to precook our veggies, and remove as much hidden moisture as possible.
• 3. Gather your Ingredients (mise en place)
• 4. Place your pie crust in a tart pan, and blind bake in a 350f (175c) oven until it begins to brown, about 10 - 12 minutes.
• 5. Place the crust in the fridge, and move on to the filling.
• 6. Chef's Note: If you are looking for a really yummy savory pie crust, here ya go: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/savory-pies/pastry-essentials-cream-cheese-pie-crust.html
• 7. Add the bacon to a large skillet over medium heat.
• 8. Cook until the bacon begins to brown, and renders its fat into the skillet, about 5 - 7 minutes.
• 9. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon, and drain on paper towels.
• 10. Add the onions to the skillet, and cook them in the bacon grease, until they begin to soften, about 3 - 5 minutes.
• 11. Add the garlic, and cook until fragrant, about 60 seconds.
• 12. Add the mushrooms, and cook until they soften and release their moisture, about 5 - 7 minutes.
• 13. Add the spinach, and continue to cook until most of the moisture has evaporated, about 3 - 5 minutes.
• 14. Take the skillet off the heat.
• 15. Place a rack in the middle position, and preheat the oven to 375f (190c).
• 16. Grate the cheese.
• 17. Chef's Note: You could use different cheeses; however, some cheese get very oily when cooked. I choose Gruyère because it is very stable when heated, and it is a perfect complement to the other ingredients in this recipe.
• 18. Add the eggs, evaporated milk, salt, mustard powder, pepper, and nutmeg to a bowl, and whisk to combine.
• 19. Add the cheese, milk/egg mixture to the skillet, and mix to combine.
• 20. Remove the tart crust from the fridge, and add the filling.
• 21. Add to the preheated oven, and bake until bubbly, and beginning to brown, about 35 - 40 minutes.
• 22. Chef's Note: If you really want to give this recipe an added level of flavor, sprinkle a bit of freshly-grated Pecorino Romano on the top before placing it into the oven, and then sprinkle a bit more on when you take it out.
• 23. PLATE/PRESENT
• 24. Serve while still nice and warm. Enjoy
• 25. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake frozen pie crust according to directions (10-12 minutes or until just starting to color). Remove from oven and lower temperature to 375 degrees.
• Fry bacon until crisp, drain on papertowels, and use tablespoon of bacon drippings to cook mushrooms (8-10 minutes). Add spinach for last couple of minutes, just until tender. Turn off heat and add back crumbled bacon.
• Whisk eggs and milk together. Stir in spinach-bacon-mushroom mixture plus 1/4 cup cheese. Sprinkle other 1/4 cup cheese on bottom of pie crust. Pour mixture into pre-baked pie-crust and set on cookie sheet to bake for about 35 minutes.
• Let pie rest for 10 minutes before cutting it into wedges.

Steps:

• Prepare Basic Crepes recipe according to recipe directions. Separate with wax paper and keep warm until ready to serve.
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside. Reserve about 1 tablespoon drippings, add 1 tablespoon butter, and saute mushrooms.
• In a separate saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Whisk in 1/4 cup flour, stirring constantly, until a smooth paste is formed. Gradually stir in 1 cup milk, stirring constantly until a smooth thick gravy is formed. Add bacon, mushrooms, spinach, parsley, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Let cook until somewhat thick, about 10 minutes.
• In saucepan bring broth to a boil. In a small bowl, whisk together eggs and lemon juice. Temper eggs and broth together whisking constantly so as to cook, but not to scramble the eggs. (Cooking eggs to 170 degrees F). Again, salt and pepper to taste.
• Fill each crepe with spinach and meat filling, roll up, and top with warm egg sauce.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• Cook pasta as directed on package. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta cooking water. Drain pasta; return to stockpot. Add cream; toss. Set aside.
• Spray 12-inch sauté pan or skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium heat. Add bacon; cook until crisp. With slotted spoon, remove bacon from pan to plate; set aside.
• Add onions, salt and pepper to bacon drippings in pan; cook and stir 4 to 7 minutes or until translucent. Add mushrooms; cook 6 to 10 minutes longer or until browned and liquid evaporates. Add spinach and reserved pasta cooking water; cook and stir 1 minute.
• Pour mushroom mixture over pasta; toss to coat. Pour into baking dish. Top evenly with both cheeses. Cover dish tightly with foil.
• Bake 20 minutes. Remove foil; top with reserved bacon. Bake uncovered 5 minutes longer.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Sprinkle bottom of pastry-lined quiche/tart pan or pie plate with 1 tbsp dry breadcrumbs (this will absorb any excess moisture).
• Place bacon in a large skillet; cook over medium high heat until evenly brown; remove with slotted spoon and drain on paper toweling; set aside.
• With 2 tbsp of the bacon fat, sauté onion and mushrooms until all the liquid released by the mushrooms has evaporated; add spinach and cook 1-2 minutes, just until spinach wilts; add reserved bacon, coriander and nutmeg and season lightly (remember there will be salt in the cheese); place in pastry and top with 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese.
• Beat together cream cheese, eggs and milk; season to taste; carefully pour over quiche and gently shake quiche to distribute custard.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40-50 minutes, or until quiche is golden-brown, sprinkling with 1/2 cup of cheese 10 minutes before quiche is done (put the quiche directly on the oven floor for the last 10-15 minutes of baking to crisp up the crust); cool for 10-15 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms, onion and bacon; cook & stir for about 5 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
• Reduce the heat to medium, and add the cream and dill; cook and stir for about 10 more minutes. Remove from the heat, & stir in the cheese.
• Place one sheet of puff pastry on a well-oiled baking sheet, and pour the mushroom filling over the top. Cover with the other sheet, and press the edges together to seal. Make some holes in the top with a fork. Brush the top with beaten egg.
• Bake for about 40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion in butter. Remove from the heat; stir in spinach, salt and nutmeg. , In a large bowl, combine the cottage cheese, cream, cheese and eggs. Stir in spinach mixture. Pour into pastry shell. , Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.