Crustless Spinach Ricotta Quiche

Submitted by Kozmic Blues

"This dish is great, especially if your a fan of spinach like I am. The dill weed adds a nice "spring-like" flavor"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 12 cups fresh spinach or 2 packages frozen spinach, thawed
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1⁄2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 cup ricotta cheese (can use part skim or low fat ricotta)
• 2 whole eggs, beaten
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried dill weed
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper, to taste
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 3 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped (1 cup)
• 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Grease a 9" pie dish.
3. Steam the fresh spinach until just wilted.
4. (Or thaw frozen spinach and steam for about 5 minutes).
5. Press the water out of the cooked spinach and set aside.
6. Heat the oil in a small skillet and cook the onions until soft but not brown.
7. Combine the ricotta cheese, eggs, dill, pepper, and nutmeg in a large bowl.
8. Add the prepared spinach, tomatoes, and onions.
9. Mix thoroughly and place mixture into the pie pan.
10. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the top and bake for about 30-35 minutes.
11. Let the quiche cool for 5 or 10 minutes before serving.

Reviews

[flower7]

This is pretty good. I used cottage cheese (so I didn't have leftover ricotta to deal with) and used a touch more parmesan. Otherwise made as directed. Served with biscuits. Thanks!

 

[crunch914]

Soooo yummy! I used half cottage cheese half farmer cheese in place of ricotta. Also added an extra egg to make it more breakfast-y. will make it again and again!

 

[Brooke the Cook in]

Excellent! I nixed the nutmeg and used fresh mushrooms in place of the tomatoes. Also ended up using 2t dried dill since I love the flavor. Would make again!

 

[dale7793]

This was very tasty. I cut the recipe in half and used low-fat ricotta. I chopped tomatoes from a can until I had 1 cup. I actually thought this could do with more tomatoes. I really liked the addition of the parmesan sprinkled on top and the light nutmeg flavour.

 

[Red Rampage]

I really enjoyed this recipe, although I did modify it some. I added more dill, salt, and ricotta cheese (upped the amount to 1 and 3/4 c). I also added 5 egg whites instead of 2 eggs. Delicious.