Dairy-free Onion Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 whole grain pie crust
• 5 slices turkey bacon
• 1 1/2 lbs onions
• 3 teaspoons sea salt
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme
• 3 large eggs (room temperature)
• 3 1/2 ounces soymilk (room temperature)
• 3/4 tablespoon coconut oil (melted)
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 cut bacon strips in half, lengthwise, then crosswise in 1/4 inch pieces.
• 2 cut onions in half, then 1/4 thin slices.
• 3 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 4 cook bacon in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat until brown and crisp (8-10 minutes). remove bacon from pan.
• 5 add olive oil to skillet. keep at medium heat. at onions, salt and thyme to skillet. cover and cook until onions release liquid and start to wilt (approx 10 minutes).
• 6 reduce heat and continue to cook covered, until onions are very soft (approx 15 minutes), stirring once or twice. uncover. if onions look wet, let cook uncovered for 5 minutes.
• 7 while onions are cooking, bake the pie shell for 8 to 10 minutes. also while onions are cooking, whisk eggs, milk, coconut oil and pepper.
• 8 when onions are done, remove the thyme. stir onions into egg mixture until just incorporated. poor onion mixture into pie crust. sprinkle with bacon.
• 9 place pie on baking sheet. bake until center of pie feels firm to touch (20-25 minutes). cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before serving.