I just recently made a Canadian bacon & pineapple pizza – my husband’s favorite – and still had some of the toppings left. Â I didn’t want to make another pizza and I didn’t want to let the ingredients go to waste. Â And so this delightfully delicious quiche was born. Â Swiss cheese makes a great companion to these ingredients, but cheddar and colby work nicely as well.
Use a ready-made pie crust for a quick and simple dish, or use the recipe provided. Â Either way, you’re going to love this quiche. Â Enjoy it for breakfast, brunch or dinner.
- Bought refrigerated pie crust or make your own:
- Quiche crust recipe:
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, cut into cubes and chilled
- 3-4 tablespoons ice water
- For the quiche filling:
- 1 cup half and half
- 3 eggs
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Pinch of nutmeg
- ½ cup diced Canadian bacon
- ¾ cup diced pineapple, thoroughly drained
- 1 small onion, grated
- 2 green onions, sliced
- 4 oz Swiss cheese, grated
- For the quiche crust:
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the flour and salt.
- Add the butter and use a pastry blender or two knives to cut the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
- Sprinkle in the water, 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring with a fork until a rough dough mass is formed.
- Form the dough into a ball and then flatten into a round disk. Use immediately or wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to two days.
- Roll out the dough into a 12-inch round place it in a lightly greased 9-inch tart pan. Trim away any excess dough spilling over the edges.
- Prick the bottom and sides of the pastry shell with the tines of a fork.
- Press a sheet of aluminum foil into the pastry shell.
- Preheat the oven to 425 F and bake for 8 minutes. Then remove the foil and bake for another 3-4 minutes or until the pastry crust is dry but not brown. Remove from the oven and set aside.
- For the quiche filling:
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the half and half, eggs, salt and nutmeg. Whisk the mixture until smooth.
- Add the Canadian bacon, pineapple, onion, and green onion and stir to combine.
- Pour the mixture into the quiche crust and sprinkle the cheese evenly over the top.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 325 F for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown on top and the middle of the quiche is firm.
- Serves 4-6
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Del's cooking twist says
Hello Kimberly! Thank you for bringing over your Canadian bacon and pineapple quiche to my Breakfast & Brunch Recipe Party! I gathered all the recipes on my blog with a link to each recipe. Tell me which one is your favorite in comments below the post and get a chance to win 3 French copper molds for professional bakers! :) http://www.delscookingtwist.com/2013/12/06/breakfast-brunch-party-with-a-twist/
The Daring Gourmet says
Thanks, Del, that sounds great! Will stop by later :)
Julia says
Yes! I love quiche and also adore Hawaiian pizza, so this quiche looks so marvelous and unique to me! Excellent idea! Have a fun weekend!
The Daring Gourmet says
Thanks, Julia :) Have a splendiferous weekend, too!
Miss McBooty says
What a great idea! I love Hawaiian pizzas.
The Daring Gourmet says
Thank you! Quiches are such a great way to use up random leftovers :)