Bacon and Egg Pie

This is one of my favorite types of dishes - yummy, easy, uses staple ingredients, and just as good as leftovers. When I found it on Gloria's blog, Ginger Snap Girl I knew I would have to pick it for this month's Secret Recipe Club. And I'm glad I did.

I love how the creamy goat cheese complements the crispy bacon, and the flavors are irresistable. I hope you'll try the Bacon and Egg Pie for yourself and see how good it is! It's delicious served with a crispy green vegetable - I loved it with roasted green beans.

Start by frying the bacon. Since it needs to be crumbled anyway, I like to cut it into small pieces with my kitchen shears - it cooks up much faster!

While it's cooking, chop up the vegetables: onion, red pepper and mushrooms.

When the bacon is cooked, transfer it to a paper towel-lined plate.

Pour off most of the bacon grease, then add the vegetables to the pan.

Cook over medium high heat until the vegetables are tender, about 4 minutes. Meanwhile, combine the eggs and half and half and whisk well.

Transfer the cooked vegetables to a greased pie plate, and then top with the bacon.

Crumble the goat cheese over the mixture, then sprinkle on the Parmesan.

Pour the eggs over the vegetables.

Bake for about an hour or until the pie is golden brown and a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.

Cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack before cutting into wedges.

Thanks for a great recipe, Ginger Snap Girl!

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Bacon and Egg Pie

1/3 pound bacon
1/4 pound white mushrooms, quartered
1/3 cup chopped onion
1/2 red pepper, diced
2 ounces soft goat cheese
1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp. thyme
5 eggs
1 cup fat free half and half
salt and pepper

Cook bacon in a large skillet until very crisp. Remove; drain on paper towels. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat from skillet. Return skillet to medium-high heat; add onions, mushrooms and red pepper. Cook until well browned, about 4 minutes. Remove from skillet; spread vegetables in a greased 9 or 10 inch pie plate.

Arrange bacon over vegetables, then sprinkle with goat cheese, Parmesan and thyme.

Beat eggs and half and half in a large bowl, and season with salt and pepper. Pour egg mixture over bacon-vegetable mixture. Bake at 325 for one hour or until egg pie is set and deep golden brown. Remove from the oven, and place on wire rack for 10 minutes. Slice into wedges, and serve. Serves 6