Pajama Pundits

Our favorite neighbor gave us a bag of tomatoes and another large zucchini yesterday. I finally got around to making the zucchini quiche.

3 slices thick bacon, cut into 1/4" - 1/2" pieces
1 small to medium onion, chopped fine
3 to 4 cups zucchini - sliced thin
1/2 teaspoon Lawry's Seasoned Salt
2 medium tomatoes - peeled and sliced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
8 eggs
1/2 cup heavy cream

Fry bacon until done, add onions, zucchini and Lawry's, continue cooking until all the bacon grease is absorbed. Set this aside to cool.

Mix bread crumbs and butter together. Pat into a large, deep dish pie pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

Sprinkle salt and pepper over tomatoes.

Whip eggs and cream until frothy (I use a blender for this step).

Layer zucchini mixture in pie plate. Top with 1/2 the egg mixture. Arrange tomato layer, and pour remaining eggs & cream over them.

Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes, reduce heat to 300 degrees, bake for another 20 minutes. Adjust baking time if you use a shallow pan. The dish I use is 1 3/4" deep and filled to the brim.

Quiche is fun because there are so many variations. To the eggs and cream, you can add whatever is in your larder. The crust is variable also. Whole wheat or rye crust would be good, and there are recipes using Bisquick or refrigerator crescent rolls.

Considering my husband (with a little help from our male gardening neighbor) ate more than half of this pie immediately (I barely got a photo) I think I've proven real men do eat quiche.