Crustless Quiche for a Crowd
This is another one of those family recipes that I've been making my entire adult life. It's so yummy and versatile. The recipe can be halved, and I often do make only half.
Ingredients
- 1 lb bacon
- 4 cups diced onions I usually use 2 large onions
- 2 lbs grated Swiss or Gruyere cheese I once used a blend of Swiss, Gouda, and muenster because that's what I had on hand.
- 16 large eggs
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp ground pepper
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 6 cups milk
Instructions
- Dice bacon, and fry in large pan until almost crisp. Add diced onions and sauté until onions are transparent and bacon is cooked. I like to almost caramelize the onions.Spread ½ of the bacon mixture into the bottom of each of the two 9 x 13 x 2 in. Pyrex pans. Spread ½ of the grated cheese on top of bacon in both pans.Beat eggs, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and milk in a large bowl. (I mix 2 batches of half the egg mixture in the blender.) Pour half of egg mixture over cheese in each pan. If you don't mix the two batches separately, all of the spices end up in one pan because they sink to the bottom of the blender. Also, they don't all fit in one blender. Another way to do it would be to make one batch of the egg mixture, omitting the seasonings. Then sprinkle the seasonings over each pan at the end.Bake 325 degrees for 30 – 35 mins, until golden. Let stand a few minutes to set before cutting.