Winter Squash Quiche - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (9-inch) pastry shell
4 slices bacon
2 Tbsp. chopped onion
1 c. shredded Swiss cheese
3 beaten eggs
1 1/2 c. milk
1 c. mashed, cooked winter squash
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp. pepper

Preparation

Bake pastry and keep it warm.
In small skillet, cook the bacon until crisp.
Drain bacon on paper toweling.
Finely crumble and set aside.
Reserve 1 tablespoon bacon drippings.
Cook onion in drippings until tender.
Sprinkle cheese, bacon and onion in the warm pastry shell.
In a bowl, combine the eggs, milk, squash, salt, nutmeg and pepper; pour into pastry shell.
Bake in a 325\u00b0 oven for 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.
Let stand 10 minutes.
Garnish.
Makes 6 servings.