Bacon & Cheddar Spinach Squares

Name: Bacon and Cheddar Spinach Squares
Total time: P1H20M
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: bacon; flour, unbleached, all-purpose; baking powder; salt; black pepper; cayenne pepper; chicken broth, low salt; eggs; spinach; cheddar cheese, very old, sharp; onions; garlic; parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated

Submitted by willy

Warm and cheesy hors d’oeuvres that are easy to make. Bacon, cheddar and spinach naturally go together and are oh so tasty.

YIELD

24 servings

PREP

30 min

COOK

50 min

READY

80 min

Ingredients

SLICES BACON
cooked crisp and finely crumbled

CUP UNBLEACHED ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
plus 2 tablespoons

TEASPOON BAKING POWDER

TEASPOON SALT

TEASPOON BLACK PEPPER

TEASPOON CAYENNE PEPPER

CUP CHICKEN BROTH, LOW SALT

LARGE EGGS

1 ¼

POUNDS SPINACH
frozen, chopped, thawed and squeezed dry

OUNCES CHEDDAR CHEESE, VERY OLD, SHARP
shredded (3 cups)

EACH ONIONS
finely chopped

CLOVES GARLIC
minced

OUNCE PARMESAN CHEESE
(1/2 cup)

Directions

Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position and heat oven to 375℉ (190℃). Spray 13×9 inch baking dish with vegetable oil spray.

Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, pepper, and cayenne together in a bowl. Add the chicken broth and eggs and whisk until smooth. Stir in spinach, cheddar, onion, bacon, and garlic until combined.

Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish and sprinkle with Parmesan.

Bake until browned on top and bubbling around edges, 40 to 45 minutes.

Let cool in pan for 20 minutes.

Cut into 24 equal-size squares and transfer to platter.

Serve warm.