Easy Bacon, Eggs and Potatoes Breakfast Quiche: Perfect for the Weekend
Over the weekend is the perfect time to make this delicious and easy casserole. You’ll start the day off very satisfied. It tastes pretty decadent even though it’s low in calories and fat! Each slice has just 151 calories and 5 grams of fat. It freezes great so you can enjoy a slice even on the busiest weekday mornings.
Why You'll Love My Skinny Bacon, Eggs and Potatoes Breakfast Quiche
This decadent Bacon, Eggs, and Potatoes Breakfast Quiche is a satisfying meal that's perfect for any time of day. It's a healthier twist on a classic breakfast, combining bold flavors and silky-smooth texture in every bite. This effortless quiche is perfect for meal planning or a quick and delicious breakfast on busy mornings. Packed with protein and fiber, it's a nutritious way to fuel your day.A Breakdown of Ingredients for a Skinny Bacon, Eggs, and Potatoes Breakfast Quiche
This hearty and flavorful breakfast quiche is packed with protein, vitamins, and fiber, making it a nutritious and satisfying meal. Here's a closer look at the key ingredients:- Frozen Hash Brown Potatoes: These pre-shredded potatoes add a crispy texture and hearty flavor to the quiche. They're a good source of carbohydrates and fiber, providing sustained energy throughout the day.
- Bacon or Turkey Bacon: This savory ingredient adds a smoky flavor and a crispy texture to the quiche. Opting for leaner options like turkey bacon can help reduce the fat content.
- Grape or Cherry Tomatoes: These juicy tomatoes add a burst of sweetness and acidity to the quiche. They're also a good source of vitamins and antioxidants.
- Onions: This versatile vegetable adds depth of flavor and aroma to the quiche. Onions are a good source of sulfur compounds, which may offer various health benefits.
- Eggs and Egg Whites: This classic combination provides high-quality protein, essential vitamins, and minerals. Whole eggs offer a complete protein source, while egg whites are a leaner option.
- Campbell's Healthy Request Cream of Mushroom Soup: This low-fat, low-sodium soup adds a creamy texture and savory flavor to the quiche. It's a convenient way to elevate the taste of your dish without adding unnecessary calories.
- Fat-Free Milk: A lower-calorie, lower-fat alternative to whole milk, fat-free milk adds moisture and richness to the quiche without the excess fat and calories. It helps create a creamy and custardy texture.
- Reduced-Fat Mozzarella Cheese: This lower-calorie cheese adds a melty, cheesy flavor and a satisfying texture to the quiche. It's a great way to indulge in cheese without overindulging in calories.
Crafting a Delicious and Healthy Breakfast Quiche
Preparation:- Preheat Your Oven: Set your oven to 400°F (200°C). This temperature ensures a perfectly cooked quiche with a golden-brown top.
- Prep Your Pan: Coat a 9x9-inch baking pan with cooking spray. This prevents sticking and makes for easy cleanup.
- Cook the Bacon: Microwave bacon strips on paper towels for 4-5 minutes, or until crispy. Drain on fresh paper towels and crumble.
- Sauté the Onions: Microwave chopped onions for 2 minutes to soften them.
- Combine the Filling: In a large bowl, combine frozen hash browns, cooked bacon, tomatoes, and softened onions.
- Whisk the Wet Ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, egg whites, condensed soup, milk, black pepper, and a pinch of salt. This creamy mixture will bind the ingredients together and create a delicious custard.
- Combine Wet and Dry: Pour the custard mixture over the vegetable and meat mixture. Toss gently to combine, ensuring that all ingredients are evenly coated.
- Transfer to Pan: Pour the combined mixture into the prepared baking pan.
- Cover and Bake: Cover the pan with foil and bake for 30 minutes. This initial baking time allows the quiche to set and the filling to cook through.
- Uncover and Finish: Remove the foil and sprinkle the top of the quiche with shredded mozzarella cheese. Bake for an additional 15-18 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly, and the quiche is golden brown.
- Cool and Slice: Let the quiche cool slightly before cutting into 6 slices. Use a spatula to carefully remove each slice.
- Reheat and Freeze: This quiche reheats well and freezes beautifully. To reheat, cover with foil and bake at 350°F (175°C) until warmed through. To freeze, wrap individual portions tightly and store in the freezer.
- Customize Your Filling: Experiment with different vegetables, cheeses, or meats to create unique flavor combinations.
- Adjust the Heat: If your oven runs hot, reduce the baking temperature slightly to prevent overcooking.
- Don't Overcrowd the Pan: If you're doubling the recipe, use a larger baking dish to ensure even cooking.
Helpful Tips About this Recipe
Makes 6 servings (each serving, 1 slice)
Shopping Tips
Whenever a recipe calls for using eggs, I LOVE Eggland’s Best eggs!!! They have less saturated fat, less cholesterol, more Vitamin D, more Vitamin E, and double the Omega 3 than regular eggs. Most supermarkets see them in the egg aisle. There are so many brands of healthier bacon now in most supermarkets. Look for one uncured, without nitrates. Oscar Meyer’s sells one along with Farmer John’s, One fantastic brand is called Applegate Farms Natural Sunday Bacon. It’s low in fat and calories, uncured, and contains no nitrites! Many supermarkets carry this brand. I bought it at Vons/Safeway and Whole Foods. Frozen and diced hash brown potatoes can be found in the freezer section of most supermarkets. They come diced and contain no fat, just potatoes. Diced potatoes work much better for this recipe than shredded ones. I used Ore Ida’s frozen diced hash browns.
Healthy Tips
Cooking bacon on paper towels, in the microwave, is the healthiest way to cook it. Most of the fat soaks into the paper towels and doesn’t end up in the quiche. I did factor this in when doing the Skinny Facts. WW Freestyle SmartPoints 3-Blue
WW SmartPoints 4-Green
Whenever a recipe calls for using eggs, I LOVE Eggland’s Best eggs!!! They have less saturated fat, less cholesterol, more Vitamin D, more Vitamin E, and double the Omega 3 than regular eggs. Most supermarkets see them in the egg aisle. There are so many brands of healthier bacon now in most supermarkets. Look for one uncured, without nitrates. Oscar Meyer’s sells one along with Farmer John’s, One fantastic brand is called Applegate Farms Natural Sunday Bacon. It’s low in fat and calories, uncured, and contains no nitrites! Many supermarkets carry this brand. I bought it at Vons/Safeway and Whole Foods. Frozen and diced hash brown potatoes can be found in the freezer section of most supermarkets. They come diced and contain no fat, just potatoes. Diced potatoes work much better for this recipe than shredded ones. I used Ore Ida’s frozen diced hash browns.
Healthy Tips
Cooking bacon on paper towels, in the microwave, is the healthiest way to cook it. Most of the fat soaks into the paper towels and doesn’t end up in the quiche. I did factor this in when doing the Skinny Facts. WW Freestyle SmartPoints 3-Blue
WW SmartPoints 4-Green
| SKINNY FACTS: for 1 skinny slice 151 cal, 5g fat, 2g sat.fat, 95mg chol, 12g prot, 14g carbs, 2g fiber, 425mg sod, 1g sugar |
| FACTS: for Freestyle SmartPoints 98 calories, 2g sat. fat, 1g sugar, 7g protein |
Easy Bacon, Eggs and Potatoes Breakfast Quiche: Perfect for the Weekend
Ingredients
Ingredients for Quiche:
- 2 cups frozen hash brown potatoes (not thawed) diced not shredded, see shopping tips
- 8 slices bacon or turkey bacon, see shopping tips
- ¾ cup grape tomatoes or cherry, cut in half, liquid drained
- ¾ cup onions, diced
- 3 eggs, see shopping tips
- 2 egg whites
- ⅔ cup from a (10 ¾ oz) can Campbell’s Healthy Request cream of mushroom soup (condensed)
- ¼ cup fat-free milk
- Black pepper and salt, to taste
Ingredients for Topping:
- ½ cup reduced-fat mozzarella cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Coat a 9 x 9-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
- To Cook Bacon: Line a plate with several paper towels. Place 4 bacon strips on paper towels. Cover with several paper towels. Cook in the microwave for 4-5 minutes until well done and crispy. Repeat with 4 remaining bacon strips. Add all cooked strips to clean paper towels and blot, cool, and crumble. Set aside.
- Cook onions in microwave for 2 minutes, to soften.
- In a large bowl, mix together frozen diced hash browns, cooked crumbled bacon, tomatoes, and soften onions. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, egg whites, condensed soup, milk, black pepper, and a little salt. Pour over potato mixture and toss to mix. Add mixture to baking pan. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil, sprinkle with cheese and bake an additional 15-18 minutes until golden brown and cheese is melted.
- Let sit about 10 minutes to set. Cut into 6 slices. Using a spatula, carefully remove each slice.
- Once baked, this casserole freezes great. I like to wrap into individual servings and store in the freezer. Great for a quick breakfast any day of the week!
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 151kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 12gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 95mgSodium: 425mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gBlue Smart Points: 3Green Smart Points: 4Plus Points: 4
Tried this recipe?Let me know how it was!
Why do your Pinterest posts not post the correct recipe when the Pin is clicked – this one said lasagna! This happens a lot with your recipes.
Hmm…I was not aware of this issue Pam. Does this happen when you click on the Pin button on Skinny Kitchen or when you are pinning from Pinterest?
Thanks for your help and for letting me know!
My best,
Nancy
Hi, it happens a lot when I just click on the photo of the dish. I tried clicking the Pinterest button above the photo and then it worked correctly. But when I clicked on the Pinterest button on the photo of the dish it said it was lasagna rather than the breakfast casserole. I will try to remember to click the P button above the photo and see if that works. Thanks!
Pam, thanks so much for this information! I will have my tech guy check it out.
My best,
Nancy
Made this today, I added garlic, cayenne pepper and fennel, still a bit dry and bland. I like the basic recipe but will add more onions, more garlic, sautéed mushrooms, broccoli and sundries tomatoes (not packed in oil) instead of the cherry tomatoes. Plus I will add some red pepper flakes. I am also going to use hot turkey sausage instead of the bacon. Just need to figure out the points difference, if there is one. Not being critical as we all have different tastes, I am all about spice and a bit of heat. I love all you share, especially figuring out the nutritional info and points. I have several cookbooks and have many of your recipe in regular rotation on my menus.
I’m happy to hear you are enjoying many of my recipes Patti. Thank you! It sounds like you enjoy your food with lots of flavor and spice. Luckily, most recipes can be easily adjusted to meet your liking.
All the best,
Nancy
this is a good recipe for those looking for meals with low fat content.,thanks for sharing
Thanks Dannie!
Made this for Christmas morning and it was a hit. Will definitely make it again.
I’m so happy you enjoyed this breakfast casserole. I’m making it for New Years Day.
Thanks for letting me know Marci!
My very best,
Nancy
HOW do I modify the bacon egg & potatoe quiche for one person?
Sorry Brenda, many of my recipes can be cut down for 1 but not this one. I’m cooking for just my husband and me but I still, enjoy a larger recipe. Any leftovers freeze great. Wrap well into individual servings and freeze. This will keep in the freezer for several months. At a moment’s notice, you’ll have a yummy, healthy meal.
Best of luck!
Nancy
This is a fabulous recipe. I have made all the breakfast quiche/casseroles and they are all so good. We also used them as a supper or lunch meal served with a salad or a veggie. Love them all! Incidentally they all freeze really well. I cut up the remaining quiche and freeze in individual serving sizes. Works so well! Thank you, Nancy!
Wow…I love your review! Thank you so much, Barbara!
Warmest wishes,
Nancy
I am making this recipe this weekend when we have guests. I am older and always print out the recipes that I like and will make again. I have done so with your recipes before but lately, although the red prints well there is no longer a picture of the finished product in top right corner. I really like the picture as it shows what it is supposed to turn out like but also triggers my mind as to whether I have made it and want to repeat. Is it possible to return it? Thanks, Sue
Hi Sue, I’m sorry the photo is no longer present when you print a recipe. For years it was available but I got tons of complaints about having too many pages printed when most people just wanted the recipe and only on one page. So when I changed the entire site several months ago, we decided to just have one page printed and the photo would no longer fit.
I wish I had better news for you!
I hope you enjoy this breakfast quiche this weekend.
My very best,
Nancy
Easy and perfect for the weekend!
FYI
WW comes out to 8 pts when using new recipe link
Oh good to know. I’m not providing the new WW pts. Thanks for sharing, Annie!
My very best,
Nancy