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WW Recipe of the Day: Bacon, Egg and Cheese Breakfast Pie
This lightened up family-favorite breakfast, or brunch, comes together with just five easy-to-find, everyday ingredients. What’s not like to like about this cheesy quiche-like pie topped with crispy turkey bacon?
Make it on the weekend and enjoy the leftovers during the week—simply delicious, just heat-and-serve!
How Many Calories and WW Points in Bacon, Egg and Cheese Breakfast Pie Made Lighter?
According to my calculations, each serving has 332 calories.
To see your WW Points for this recipe, track it in the WW App!
(You must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.)
8 SmartPoints (Green plan)
5 SmartPoints (Blue plan)
5 SmartPoints (Purple plan)
8 PointsPlus (Old plan)
How to Make 5-Ingredient Bacon, Egg and Cheese Pie, Step-by-Step
Step 1: Gather and prepare all ingredients.
Step 2: Preheat oven to 400F degrees.
Step 3: Line a baking sheet (affiliate link) with parchment paper and place 5 strips of bacon side-by-side, with their edges touching. Arrange the remaining 4 strips perpendicularly, by alternatively weaving them over and under the first layer (working one strip at a time).
Step 4: Spray an 8-inch square baking dish with nonstick spray and lay the thawed pastry sheet in the bottom, pressing up the sides. Be sure to trim any excess pastry that overhangs the sides (mine fit perfectly without having to remove any excess).
Step 5: In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs, half-and-half, cheese, salt and black pepper, until thoroughly mixed. Pour mixture over puff pastry.
Step 6: Place the bacon and eggs in the oven and bake until eggs start to set (with center that still jiggles) and bacon begins to brown and crisp, about 15 minutes.
Step 7: Remove pans from oven and carefully place the bacon weave on top of the eggs, using two spatulas on opposite sides of the bacon.
Step 8: Return bacon-topped egg pie to oven and continue baking until eggs are completely set and bacon is crispy, about 25 minutes.
Step 9: Remove from oven and allow to rest at least 10 minutes before serving. Pie will deflate slightly.
Step 10: Cut into 8 equal pieces and serve.
Recipe Notes, Substitutions and Variations
- Try substituting your favorite reduced fat shredded cheese for the pepper jack.
- This will work with regular pork bacon too, but be sure to adjust your points accordingly.
- Follow the thawing instructions on your package of frozen puff pastry. I set mine on the counter and it was fully thawed in about 40 minutes. Alternatively, you can thaw in the refrigerator overnight – this method usually takes about 6 to 8 hours. You can also try thawing in the microwave (affiliate link) if in a hurry. (Check your microwave for proper thawing directions.)
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5-Ingredient Bacon, Egg and Cheese Breakfast Pie Recipe
Ingredients
- 9 slices turkey bacon
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed (from 17.3 ounce package – I used Pepperidge Farm brand)
- 12 large eggs
- 1-1/4 cups cups reduced-fat half-and-half
- 1-1/2 cups reduced fat shredded pepper jack cheese
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F degrees.
- Line a baking sheet (affiliate link) with parchment paper and place 5 strips of bacon side-by-side, with their edges touching. Arrange the remaining 4 strips perpendicularly, by weaving them over and under the first layer (working with one strip at a time).
- Spray an 8-inch square baking dish with nonstick spray and lay the thawed pastry sheet in the bottom and press up the sides. Be sure to trim any excess pastry that overhangs the side (mine fit perfectly without having to remove any excess).
- In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs, half-and-half, cheese, salt and black pepper, until thoroughly mixed. Pour mixture over puff pastry.
- Place the bacon and eggs in oven and bake until eggs start to set (with center that jiggles) and bacon begins to brown and crisp, about 15 minutes.
- Remove pans from oven and carefully place the bacon weave on top of the eggs, using two spatulas on opposite sides of the bacon.
- Return bacon-topped egg pie to oven and continue baking until eggs are completely set and bacon is crispy, about 25 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to rest at least 10 minutes before serving. Pie will deflate slightly.
- Cut into 8 equal pieces and serve.
Notes
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 8 SmartPoints (Green plan) 5 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 5 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 8 PointsPlus (Old plan) Variations and Substitutions
- Try substituting the pepper jack cheese with your favorite reduced fat shredded cheese.
- This will work with regular pork bacon too, but be sure to adjust your points accordingly.
- Follow the thawing instructions on your package of frozen puff pastry. I set mine on the counter and it was fully thawed in about 40 minutes. Alternatively, you can thaw in the refrigerator overnight – this method usually takes about 60 to 8 hours. You can also try thawing in the microwave if in a hurry. (Check your microwave for proper thawing directions.)
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe source: Food Network
