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Good Food Michigan Bacon Onion Quiche

There was a time when we were told real men didn't eat quiche. Maybe that was true if you served a guy a wedge lacking a requisite man food such as bacon. In this recipe the smoky, salty flavor of bacon is extended by sauteing the onions in the leftover pan grease. Excellent made a day ahead and reheated at meal time. A green salad is all you need to call it a meal.

Ingredients
1 frozen, unbaked, 9-inch deep dish pie crust
3 slices of lean bacon (not thick-cut)
1/2 cup of minced sweet white onion
1/4 cup of diced, lean, smoked ham
6 ounces of shredded Swiss cheese
2 ounces of shredded Fontina cheese
3 eggs beaten
1-1/2 cups of half 'n half
1/2 teaspoon of Kosher salt
pinch of ground black pepper
pinch of ground nutmeg

Instructions
1. Heat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Place the frozen pie crust on the counter to thaw. Within minutes the rim of the crust will be soft enough to crimp with your fingers. Pinch/roll the outer edge crust inward for a thicker rim. Liberally prick the bottom and sides of the dough - every half-inch or so.
3. Line the crust with parchment and fill will hard, uncooked beans. This is to keep the crust from collapsing. Place on a rimmed sheet pan and bake for 6 minutes.
4. Remove from the oven to a rimmed baking sheet pan. Remove the paper and beans and set aside to cool. The beans may be cooled and saved and used again for this purpose.
5. REDUCE OVEN TO 350 DEGREES.
6. Cut the bacon across the width into 1/4-inch wide slices and saute in a skillet set over a medium to medium high heat until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to the pie crust. Leave the bacon drippings in the pan.