Category

PROTEIN | HEALTHY FAT | LEAFY GREENS

6-SERVINGS

Total Time50 mins
 1 Large sweet potato or yam
 1 tbsp Avocado oil or extra virgin olive oil
 8 oz (About 6-8 slices) Nitrate-free bacon, diced
 2 bunches, fresh collard greens ( about 3 cups), de-stemmed and chopped
 10 eggs, beaten
  tsp garlic powder
 salt and pepper, to taste
1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. While oven is heating grate sweet potato using a box grater or your food processor. Mix grated sweet potato with 1 tablespoon of oil. Press sweet potato mixture into the bottom and sides of a well greased pie dish to form crust. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until soft and edges begin to brown.

2

While crust is cooking. Heat a skillet over medium heat and cook diced bacon until crisp. Remove bacon and let drain on a paper towel and set aside.
Pour out all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon grease from skillet. Add in chopped collard greens and cook over medium-low heat until wilted. Transfer cooked greens to a mixing bowl and let cool.

3

Once sweet potato crust is done. Remove from oven and lower temperature to 375 degrees.
In a large bowl whisk together eggs, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Add egg mixture and bacon to the collard greens. Mix well.
Pour mixture into sweet potato crust evenly.

4

Bake for 25 minutes or until eggs have set. Remove from oven and let cool 10-15 minutes before serving.

Ingredients

 1 Large sweet potato or yam
 1 tbsp Avocado oil or extra virgin olive oil
 8 oz (About 6-8 slices) Nitrate-free bacon, diced
 2 bunches, fresh collard greens ( about 3 cups), de-stemmed and chopped
 10 eggs, beaten
  tsp garlic powder
 salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. While oven is heating grate sweet potato using a box grater or your food processor. Mix grated sweet potato with 1 tablespoon of oil. Press sweet potato mixture into the bottom and sides of a well greased pie dish to form crust. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until soft and edges begin to brown.

2

While crust is cooking. Heat a skillet over medium heat and cook diced bacon until crisp. Remove bacon and let drain on a paper towel and set aside.
Pour out all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon grease from skillet. Add in chopped collard greens and cook over medium-low heat until wilted. Transfer cooked greens to a mixing bowl and let cool.

3

Once sweet potato crust is done. Remove from oven and lower temperature to 375 degrees.
In a large bowl whisk together eggs, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Add egg mixture and bacon to the collard greens. Mix well.
Pour mixture into sweet potato crust evenly.

4

Bake for 25 minutes or until eggs have set. Remove from oven and let cool 10-15 minutes before serving.

Notes

Collard Green Bacon Quiche With Sweet Potato Crust

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