Days 14 & 15: Bacon, Zucchini & Caramelized Onion "Dinner Pie" (aka quiche)

Quiche. Just the word 'quiche' does not sound like something my boys want to eat, but you call it a 'dinner pie' and suddenly it sounds perfect. LTWOS: My mom used to make 'beer bread' that used beer in the recipe (as you would imagine from the recipe name), but the thought of eating beer bread as a kid was repulsive and I simply refused. Magically, mom found a new recipe for 'milk bread' and once she started making that instead of 'beer bread' I was much happier and able to join the dinner table without a hissy fit. So now that I have kids that are just like I was 30 years ago, I also have alternative names for certain dinners and recipes.

Tonight's quiche was wonderful and indulgent. The recipe was adapted from www.beautifulfrugallife.com. 

Bacon, Zucchini & Caramelized Onion Quiche

1 frozen 9 inch deep dish pie crust                       

4 oz cream cheese, cut into pieces
6 strips of bacon, diced                                      

1 medium onion, chopped                                    

1-2 cups zucchini, shredded

1 clove of garlic, chopped

2 eggs, beaten                                               

.25 tsp dried oregano                                        
.5 tsp pepper 

.25 tsp dried basil   

1 cup shredded mozzarella                                          

Generous pinch of salt

1. Pre-heat oven to 425. Bake pie crust for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and put the cream cheese pieces on the crust and set aside to cool.
2. Cook bacon and break up. Use 2 tbs of drippings or olive oil to cook onions until translucent. Add shredded zucchini and continue to cook until all is tender and starts to caramelize.
3. In a large bowl, combine eggs, cheese, seasonings, bacon, onions, and zucchini mixture.
4. Smooth the cream cheese over the bottom of the crust and pour zucchini mix over the crust.
5. Cover the edges of the pie with foil and bake at 375 for 30 minutes or until knife comes out clean after cutting through the center.