Potato-Crusted Quiche with Smoked Cheddar and Canadian Bacon

This is my first ever quiche. At least the first one I've made, I'm sure I've eaten a few. I found this recipe at Epicurious and am entering it in this month's Potato Ho Down (also a first) being hosted by Cathy of the Noble Pig.

The recipe is pretty simple, as most quiches are I suppose. You start by steaming some potatoes for about 6 minutes, then lining the bottom of the pie dish with them. I was going to put some up the sides too, but I didn't prepare enough. It seemed to turn out fine anyway. I also salted and peppered the potatoes at this point, because I just wanted to.

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Then I sauteed 1 cup of chopped red bell peppers and 1 cup of onions with some dried thyme in a little olive oil for about 5 minutes. Add the one cup of chopped Canadian bacon to the pan and just heat through. Spoon this over the potatoes.

At this point you have a mixture of 8 large eggs whisked with some salt and pepper ready to go. One cup of smoked cheddar cheese is added to this. (I had a little bit of a hard time smoking the cheddar. I rolled it up in the little papers, but when you try to light it, that stuff just melts!) Pour the egg mixture over the veggies, and bake at 350 for 35 minutes.

It comes out looking like this....

And this....

I liked the potato as crust idea, it tasted very breakfast-y.

And you know I was kidding about smoking the cheese, right?