Recipes · French · Pies

Quiche Lorraine

One serving has 931 kcal and 24 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (93%), riboflavin (71%), vitamin A (68%), choline (66%), phosphorus (51%) and cobalamin (51%). Ready in 63 minutes.

Quiche Lorraine
Photo: Ghouston, CC0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 48 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (311 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, pork

Ingredients

  • 70 g Pie crust, unbaked
  • 50 g Bacon, raw
  • 80 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 80 g Cream, heavy
  • 30 g Milk, whole
  • 0.15 g Nutmeg
  • 0.5 g Salt
  • 0.2 g Black pepper

Method

  1. Line a tart tin with the pastry, prick the base, and blind-bake at 190°C (375°F) for 12-15 minutes until pale golden.
  2. Fry the bacon until just crisp and scatter it over the pastry base.
  3. Whisk the eggs, cream, milk, nutmeg, salt and pepper together, then pour over the bacon.
  4. Bake at 170°C (340°F) for 30-35 minutes until just set with a slight wobble in the centre.
  5. Cool for at least 10 minutes before slicing so it firms up.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy931 kcal44%
Carbohydrates34.1 g
Water171 mL
Fiber2.5 g8%
Protein24.1 g50%
Tryptophan0.25 g
Threonine0.7 g
Isoleucine0.84 g
Leucine1.4 g
Lysine1 g
Methionine0.45 g
Cystine0.32 g
Phenylalanine0.9 g
Tyrosine0.68 g
Valine1.1 g
Histidine0.42 g
Fat77.6 g
Monounsaturated27.9 g
Polyunsaturated11.4 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.05 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.01 g
Omega-610.2 g
Saturated33.2 g
Trans-Fats1.1 g
Cholesterol424 mg
Calcium142 mg14%
Copper0.16 mg18%
Iron3.5 mg19%
Magnesium33.7 mg11%
Manganese0.33 mg18%
Phosphorus356 mg51%
Potassium371 mg8%
Selenium51.3 µg93%
Sodium1,055 mg
Zinc2.2 mg27%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.44 mg40%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.78 mg71%
Niacin (vitamin B3)4.2 mg30%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)2.1 mg43%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.32 mg25%
Folate (vitamin B9)92.2 µg23%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1.2 µg51%
Choline281 mg66%
Vitamin A476 µg68%
Vitamin C0.48 mg1%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)139 IU23%
Vitamin E2 mg13%
Vitamin K12.5 µg14%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

1.1 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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