Quiche

Ingredients

• 1 and 1/4 cups flour 
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup (1/2 cube) butter cubed
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening (eg crisco) cubed
• 1/4 cup  ice water

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 medium yellow onion diced
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 6 eggs
• 1 cup heavy cream
• package bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 12 oz shredded Gruyere cheese

Directions

• Mix the flour and salt together in a large bowl
• Cut in the butter and shortening until it resembles coarse meal 
• Roughly mix in 1 Tablespoon water at a time using a fork
• Roll pastry into 6 inch disks, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hours

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• In large skillet, melt butter, add onion, salt, pepper and saute until golden
• Layer bacon over bottom of pie crust
• Layer onion over bacon
• Layer cheese over onion 
• In medium bowl whisk together eggs and cream, salt & pepper
• Poor over layers
• Bake 60 minutes 

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Crockpot Bacon Jalepeno Mac & Cheese

Ingredients

• 1 pkg bacon
• box macaroni
• 1/2 cup (cube) butter
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 cups milk
• 1 can evaporated milk
• 20oz shredded white cheddar cheese
• 2 jalepenos chopped
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper

Directions

• fry & crumble bacon
• boil pasta al dente (according to pkg) and drain
• melt butter in large saucepan
• sprinkle in flour and whisk together creating a roux
• slowly whisk in milk
• slowly whisk in evaporated milk
• stir in cheese, 1/2 of the jalepeno, 1/2 of the bacon, salt, pepper
• combine pasta & sauce 
• poor into crockpot
• cook low for 2 hours
• sprinkle remaining jalepeno & bacon on top

Brussel Sprout Bacon Casserole

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Ingredients

1 pound brussel sprouts,outer leaves removed

1 pkg bacon

1 cube butter cut into slices

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

1/2 tsp ground pepper

1 cup heavy cream

1.5 cups grated white cheddar cheese

1 cup (8oz) french fried onions

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

Butter a 9x13 baking dish

Fry & crumble bacon

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil 

Add the brussel sprouts and cook 9 minutes

Drain the brussel sprouts, cut off & discard stems, then cut each into quarters, and put into a large bowl

Stir in half of the fried onions

Stir in half the bacon 

Toss with the red pepper flakes, salt and pepper

Transfer to the baking dish

Pour the cream evenly over the top

Sprinkle cheese evenly over the top

Lay remaining fried onions over the top

Dot with the butter slices

Bake for 30 minutes

Sprinkle rest of bacon on top