Crustless Spinach and Cheese Quiche

KaraRN's Note:

I came up with this when I was among the many doing the Atkin's Low Carb dieting... This was something tasty without all the carbs. You may have to play with the measurements a bit as I never measured it, I just dumped it in a bowl all together and mixed it adding as I saw fit.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen spinach , thawed and drained
• 6 eggs
• ½ cup onion , chopped
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1 cup cheddar cheese , shredded
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese , shredded
• ½ cup milk
• ½ cup bacon , cooked and crumbled
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper

Directions:

1. Cook bacon (as crispy as you like) and crumble. Drain on paper towels to absorb excess grease and set aside.
2. Saute onion just a bit so they won't be crunchy in your quiche. Place with bacon on yor paper towel.
3. In a bowl, beat eggs. Add cheeses, milk, salt and pepper. Mix well.
4. Mix in bacon and onions. Stir in spinach.
5. Put in sprayed 9 inch pie pan or 8x8 baking dish.
6. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted into quiche comes out clean.

Reviews

[ZaarAddict]

I like these. I actually did mine in a non-stick muffin tin. They took 29 min. at 350 and made an even dozen. There was just a smidge too much mix for a dozen. The eggs rose while cooking and there was just a little bit of cooked egg on the flat part of the muffin tin. I also subbed turkey bacon since that's what I had on hand. I plan to freeze them so that I can pop them in the microwave for a quick grab-n-go breakfast.

[rickoholic83]

I tried this recipe because it is very similar to a South Beach crustless quiche I often make. I prefer this version. :) The recipe doesn't say where to add the spinach so I put it into the egg mixture with the onion and bacon. I also forgot to add the milk but it still turned out great. I will be making this often (with the milk) and use turkey bacon to cut down on the sodium. Thanks for sharing this great breakfast, KaraRN!

[Redsie]

This made a great lunch!!! Only changes I made was to use fresh spinach that I added in step 4, used low-fat milk and used turkey pepperoni instead of bacon. Loved the mix of cheese here!! Made for Zaar Tag! Thanks KaraRN! :)