These mini quiche Lorraines are meat free and made with Quorn™ Meat Free Bacon Rashers. They are deliciously perfect for picnics and packed lunches, and suitable for the whole family.
Everyone loves French food when they are on holiday, but it can be not at all vegetarian friendly; with seemingly bacon or lardons added to almost every savoury dish. So you can enjoy some French inspired food at home I’ve given the classic French Lorraine a makeover to make it meat free and vegetarian friendly, using Quorn™ Meat Free Bacon Rashers.
If you add a little soy sauce to the Quorn Meat Free Bacon Rashers it adds a wonderful smokiness and depth of flavour, and I think that it is well worth the few seconds of extra effort.
Mini quiches are ideal for children, are easier to transport for a picnic and certainly are far easier to eat. I’ve used puff pastry, but if you prefer you can use the more traditional short crust. (Strictly speaking it is traditional to use a fluted cutter for sweet tarts and scones and a straight one for savoury – but I prefer how a fluted one looks).
- Knob butter
- ½ small onion finely diced
- 4 pieces strips Quorn ™ meat free bacon rashers - cut into 1cm
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce optional
- 2 eggs
- 60 ml double cream
- 60 ml milk
- 25 g finely grated cheddar
- 1 tsp chopped chives
- 1 packet ready rolled puff pastry
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Preheat the oven to 200C/ Gas 6.
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Melt the butter in a small frying pan, add the onion and fry over a low heat until translucent.
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Remove the onion from the pan, quickly fry the bacon until starting to turn golden. Remove from the heat, pour over the soy sauce and stir well to coat.
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Whisk the eggs, cream, milk, cheddar and chives together in a jug, then stir in the onion and bacon pieces. Season with salt and pepper.
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Use a round cutter to cut 9 circles of pastry and lightly press them into a non stick bun or muffin tin. Pour the mixture into each of the pastry cases until 3/4 full.
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Bake for about 20 - 25 minutes until golden, puffed and just set.
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Allow to cool for 5 minutes before carefully removing from the tin. Store any leftovers in a airtight tin for a day and reheat in a gentle oven.
For more delicious meat free recipes using Quorn check out all their recipes on their website.
Recipe for Meat Free Mini Quiche Lorraines commissioned by Quorn™, using their meat free bacon rashers. All opinions our own.
I love mini quiche’s I’ve not tried Quorn meat free bacon rushers before though.
I think that most foods are better in individual portions!
Ooh I’ve not seen these Quorn Meatfree Bacon Rasher before, would love to make these little Quiches with them – look mouthwatering:-)
Thank you Camilla. Really impressed with the Quorn bacon.
I love quiche! I haven’t tried ones like these though – but I’m definitely up for it! ?? X
I do like quiche too – so quick and easy with ready made pastry.
Looks great and easy to make. Perfect for those “What on earth am I going to cook?” days :)
I always keep pastry in the freezer for those days!
What a cool idea!
I wish they would start making more of their products Vegan friendly!
I think some of the range is vegan now?
I love Quorn and these quiche’s sounds divine, I would love to make one myself!
Go for it Ana, so very simple.
Quiche is my guilty pleasure, but I have never made them myself. I must attempt these as they look delicious
they are so easy Kara – I always cheat with ready made pastry mind you.
ooh these look fab! I love quorn but haven’t tried the bacon, we eat the mince quite regularly.
We were very impressed with the bacon.
I do love a quiche lorraine! With the other half being veggie we often pick a tomato or broccoli quiche instead for a picnic. Don’t know why I hadn’t thought of using quorn rashers before! Great recipe :)
I really liked the Quorn bacon rashers, and adding a little soy sauce when frying makes them really quite smokey.
Oh wow! These look absolutely amazing! I know what I am making for dinner tonight.
Your recipes are always amazing!
Thank you Evelina, I hope you enjoy them.
They look lovely, I have never made my own quiche before but it actually looks more simple than I realised. I am not vegetarian but do like to use Quorn sometimes as it is so good for you
It is so easy to make, whisk up those eggs with milk, cream and cheese and away you go.