Hatch Chile and Bacon Quiche

Hatch Chile and Bacon Quiche is an easy breakfast quiche recipe using green chile peppers. One of our favorite Hatch green chili recipes, this quiche is a cheesy, crowd pleasing, hearty breakfast.

Hatch Chile Obsession

Gentlemen…start your roasters. Hatch Chiles are here. Each Fall, we celebrate the arrival of Hatch Chile peppers. Parking lot and roadside stands fire up their chile roasting drums and the aromas of New Mexico chiles fill the air.

We evangelize and we obsess. We talk constantly about them and we add Hatch chile peppers to almost everything. We clear out our freezers to make room for as many packages of roasted chile peppers as we can possibly squeeze in. A Winter stash is a cache to cherish.

I always purchase a large amount of roasted green chiles. When I get home, divide them into individual packages, eight per package and then seal and freeze them after using my beloved vacuum food sealer machine.

Popped into the freezer, they keep for months. To use, just thaw, cut off the tops, remove seeds and  most of the charred skin. I like to leave a few small chunks of that smoky skin for extra flavor.

Hatch Chile and Bacon Quiche

To celebrate chile season, I’ve made this Hatch Chile and Bacon Quiche recipe, and wow was this green chile quiche ever delicious. The Hatch flavor was the star, even beating out the bacon…if you can imagine that. I used eight chile peppers for this recipe. We loved every single Southwestern bite.

Please make a homemade pie crust. So much tastier and more pleasing texture than store purchased. Something every home cook should learn to do.  There’s such a vast difference, you’ll wonder why you don’t make more quiche recipes.

You can take a look at the homemade pie crust technique that I learned in Culinary School for reference.

This Hatch Chile and Bacon Quiche was such a treat. Cheesy, chile-y and with bacon, who can resist a slice?

This was a great recipe for a Southwestern themed brunch. I used medium heat Hatch which seemed just right. Not to spicy…just right with a little bite of chile heat excitement. Enjoy!

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Hatch Chile and Bacon Quiche

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

1 hr

Total Time

1 hr 15 mins

 

Hatch Green Chile and Bacon Quiche. A great way to showcase those Hatch chile and a wonderful Southwestern breakfast or brunch recipe.

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: Southwestern

Servings: 8

Author: www.highlandsranchfoodie.com

Ingredients

• 1 Pie Crust
• 4 strips of bacon cooked and crumbled
• 1 cup Monterey Jack Cheese small cubes
• 1 cup Mild Cheddar Cheese small cubes
• 8 Hatch chiles roasted, peeled and rough chopped
• 1/4 cup sweet onion chopped
• 1 1/4 cup Half and Half
• 4 Eggs
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. Gently press homemade pie crust into 9-inch deep dish plate.

3. Cook bacon in large skillet over medium heat until brown. Pat with paper towels to remove excess grease. Crumble bacon.
4. Sprinkle bacon, Hatch chiles onions over the pie crust. Add the cheese cubes.

5. Mix together half-and-half, eggs, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Once mixed, pour mixture into crust.

6. Bake quiche for 30 - 40 minutes, or until knife inserted into center comes out clean.

7. Let quiche stand for 5 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve.

Recipe Notes

If you have a kitchen scale, cube the cheese and measure out to ounces listed in the recipe. 

This recipe makes an ample amount for one deep dish pie shell. Or enough for two 9" tart pans.

Hatch Chile and Bacon Quiche … It’s What’s for Breakfast.

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• Yucatan Roasted Chicken Breast with Fresh Roasted Hatch Chile Sauce
• Hatch Chile Dip
• Hatch Chile Hummus
• Hatch Chile and Beef Short Rib Stew
• Hatch Chile Macaroni and Cheese
• Hatch Chile Chicken Tortilla Soup
• Hatch Chile Burgers
• Hatch Chile Chicken Burgers
• Hatch Green Chili, Colorado Style
• Hatchamole and Scrambled Egg Sandwich
• Overnight Hatch Chile Breakfast Burritos
• Smoky Bacon Chicken Chile Soup