Food and Recipes Dish Quiche Bacon-Hash Brown Quiche Recipe 5.0 (1) 1 Review Meet your new favorite dinner—or lunch or breakfast. In this crowd-pleasing recipe, we replaced the usual pastry shell with a golden crust made from shredded potatoes and bacon. Kitchen shears are useful for cutting raw or cooked slices of bacon into small pieces. Blind-baking the crust is key to getting it crisp. We also gave the filling a flavorful boost with Gruyère cheese and a touch of Dijon mustard. By Emily Nabors Hall Emily Nabors Hall Emily Nabors Hall is a food stylist and recipe developer who has contributed regularly to Real Simple since 2015 as a member of the Dotdash Meredith Food Studios team. She works with several Dotdash Meredith brands, including Southern Living, Food & Wine, Rachel Ray In Season, and Meredith Premium Publishing titles. She lives in Birmingham, Alabama, with her husband and two children. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on February 2, 2018 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford; Food Styling: Torie Cox Active Time: 20 mins Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins Yield: 4 serves Ingredients 4 thick-cut bacon slices, cut into 1⁄2-inch pieces 8 ounces fresh asparagus, cut into 2-inch pieces 4 cups frozen shredded hash browns (about 12 oz.) 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided 3/4 teaspoon black pepper, divided 6 large eggs 1 cup half-and-half 4 ounces Gruyère cheese, shredded (about 1 cup) 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 1/4 cup sliced scallions (about 2 scallions) Directions Preheat oven to 375°F. Cook bacon in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium until browned and almost crisp, but still tender, about 6 minutes. Transfer bacon to a plate lined with paper towels. Reserve drippings in skillet, and let cool slightly. Add asparagus to skillet, and cook over medium-high, stirring often, until lightly browned and just beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer asparagus to a medium bowl. Add hash browns, bacon, 1⁄2 teaspoon of the salt, and 1⁄4 teaspoon of the pepper to hot drippings in skillet over medium-high; stir to combine. Using a wooden spoon, spread mixture into an even layer across the bottom and 1 inch up sides of skillet. Transfer to preheated oven, and bake until lightly golden, about 30 minutes. Whisk together eggs, half-and-half, Gruyère, Dijon, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt and 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl. Stir in scallions. Remove skillet from oven, and scatter asparagus over crust. Pour egg mixture over asparagus, and return to oven. Bake until egg mixture is just set, 20 to 25 minutes more. Let cool 5 minutes before slicing. Rate it Print