This easy crustless spinach quiche with fresh spinach is a simple gluten-free recipe that will be ready in 30 minutes. This dish is rich, creamy, and perfect for breakfast, lunch, or even dinner.
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What Is Quiche?
Quiche is a popular French dish, made with a pastry crust filled with eggs, cheese, cream, and sometimes vegetables and chicken, seafood or beef, and then baked in the oven.
This delicious savory tart can be served either warm or cold for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Easy Crustless Spinach Quiche Recipe
This easy spinach quiche is so easy to make; combine everything and let the oven do the rest. This simple dish takes only 20 minutes in the oven and it is made with basic ingredients.
The recipe is also flavourful; the combination of fresh spinach, garlic, onion, cheddar and mozzarella is tasty.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
- A keto-friendly dish; this dish is suitable for people following a low-carb or keto diet or even for those who don't want the extra calories from the crust.
- Freeze beautifully and suitable for meal prep.
- The dish is customizable; you can add more veggies or meat to it.
- Healthy dish for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
- This gluten-free, no-crust spinach quiche is perfect for an easy dinner for the whole family.
Frozen or Fresh Spinach
Fresh spinach adds so much flavour to the quiche, moreover it is much more nutritious and has a better texture.
On the other hand, frozen spinach is convenient. However, to use frozen spinach, you need to get rid of all the excess water it holds, otherwise, the quiche will turn out soggy.
Crustless Spinach Quiche Ingredients
To make this crustless quiche, you will need to have the following ingredients.
- Eggs
- Mozzarella
- Cheddar cheese
- Heavy cream
- Fresh Spinach
- Olive oil
- Garlic
- Onion
- Salt & Ground black pepper: To taste.
- Red pepper flakes
“See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.”
Variations & Substitutions
- You can replace the mozzarella with parmesan if you like, but you will need to reduce the salt because parmesan is a little bit salty.
- Add in some veggies, such as potatoes, zucchini, Vegan Roasted Cauliflower, Sauteed Whole Mushrooms, Caramelized Mushrooms And Onions or Roasted Green Beans and Carrots.
- Feel free to add in some cooked beef, chicken or smoked salmon.
- Use a combination of cheese, such as feta, cottage cheese or Homemade Ricotta Cheese.
How To Make Crustless Spinach Quiche With Fresh Spinach
One: In a skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat, then add the minced onion, garlic, salt, black pepper and red pepper flakes, and stir from time to time until the onion softens ( You can go further and caramelise the onion if you like).
Two: Add the fresh spinach to the skillet in batches (if you use a small skillet), then stir until the spinach becomes wilted.
Three: Next, Spread the spinach mixture in an ovenproof baking pan, set aside.
Four: In a medium-sized bowl, crack the eggs, add the heavy cream and whisk together until combined.
Five: Add mozzarella and cheddar cheese to the egg mixture, and stir well.
Six: Pour the eggs over the spinach into the baking tray and bake at 180C/ 356F for 20-25 minutes.
Seven: Garnish with chopped parsley (optional), and serve immediately.
Expert Tips!
- Don't use frozen spinach because it will produce a lot of water you don't need in this recipe. Make sure to use fresh spinach.
- I have used a 14x24 cm baking pan in making this recipe; you may also use a deep pie dish; don't use a shallow dish.
- It is important to saute onion, garlic and fresh spinach before adding them to the quiche to prevent it from getting soggy.
Serving Ideas
Serve this dish with No-Noodle Eggplant Lasagna, Pasta Al Forno, Italian Shrimp Pasta Salad, Crispy Cauliflower Pizza Crust or Chicken Arrabbiata Pasta for dinner.
This dish is also delicious with Smoked Salmon Pasta Salad or Tomato And Onion Salad for lunch.
Recipe FAQs
Store the leftovers in an airtight box in the fridge for a couple of days; you can also freeze it if you want. Either way, it heats well in the microwave or oven.
Yes, you can make this crustless quiche ahead of time and keep it in the fridge (baked) for 3-4 days.
Yes, you can. Allow it to cool completely after baking; wrap it with a sheet of aluminum foil and freeze for 1-2 months. To reheat, thaw in the fridge and reheat in a preheated oven at 180C/ 350 F for 10-15 minutes.
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Recipe Card
Easy Crustless Spinach Quiche With Fresh Spinach
Ingredients
- 8 eggs
- 1 cup mozzarella , shredded
- 1 cup cheddar cheese , shredded
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 300 g spinach
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic , minced
- 1 onion , minced
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
- pinch of red pepper flakes
Instructions
- In a skillet, pour the olive oil on a medium heat then add the minced onion, garlic, salt, black pepper and red pepper flakes, stir from time to time until the onion softens ( You can go further and caramelized the onion if you like).2 tablespoon olive oil, 2 cloves garlic, 1 onion, ¼ teaspoon salt, ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper, pinch of red pepper flakes
- Add the spinach to the skillet in batches if you use a small skillet then stir until the spinach becomes wilted.300 g spinach
- Spread the spinach mixture in an ovenproof baking tray, set aside.
- In a medium-sized bowl, crack the eggs then add the heavy cream and whisk together until combined.8 eggs, ¼ cup heavy cream
- After that, add mozzarella and cheddar cheese to the eggs, stir well.1 cup cheddar cheese, 1 cup mozzarella
- Pour the eggs over the spinach in the baking tray.
- Bake at 180C / 356F for 20-25 minutes.
- Garnish with chopped parsley (optional) and serve immediately.
Notes
- Don't use frozen spinach because it will produce a lot of water you don't need in this recipe.
- I have used a 14x24 cm baking pan in making this recipe; you may also use a deep pie dish; don't use a shallow dish.
- It is important to saute onion, garlic and spinach before adding them to the quiche to prevent it from getting soggy.
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