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Can You Make Crustless Quiche Without Cottage Cheese

Overhead photo of a cooked Crustless Quiche recipe, including a slice on a plate, with broccoli and ham on a white napkin with a wooden chopping board, chopped chives and on a white marble background.

An easy and delicious Crustless Quiche recipe. Quick, simple and healthy, this recipe is also Gluten Free, Low Carb and Slimming World friendly. This recipe makes a brilliant dinner, packed lunch or brunch dish.

Cooked Crustless Quiche, including a slice on a plate, with broccoli and hamWhenever I realise that I've been eating a bit too much cheesecake and my trousers won't do up, Crustless Quiche is my go to meal.

Somehow, this tasty, wobbly, cheese topped dish still feels like a mega treat, but served with a salad (or some new potatoes for dinner) it makes a really light meal.

It's packed with protein so really keeps me full for ages too. A win all round.

This No Pastry Quiche recipe is such a good, basic, go to meal as you can vary the fillings to fit with anything you have available in the fridge or freezer. A great way of avoiding food waste by using up leftover veggies.

Broccoli and ham in a round glass dish Crustless Quiche recipe.

How do you make a Crustless Quiche?

To make an easyCrustless Quiche, you just pop your filling of choice into a shallow dish, pour over beaten eggs and cheese and bake until set.

What fillings can you use in a No Pastry Quiche?

In this recipe I've used onions, broccoli and ham but you can use any number of different fillings:

  • Onions, bacon and cheese for Crustless Quiche Lorraine
  • Peas, mint and feta cheese for a delicious Crustless Feta Quiche
  • Spinach and feta for aCrustless Spanakopita Quiche
  • Cooked sausages, bacon, mushrooms and tomatoes for a Breakfast Quiche

What's the difference between a Crustless Quiche and a Frittata?

They can often have very similar ingredients, but traditionally a Frittata would be cooked in a frying pan on the hob (and often finished off under the grill).

A Crustless Quiche differs as it's cooked in the oven.

Broccoli and ham in a round glass dish for Crustless Quiche recipe with egg pouring into it.

Can you make a quiche ahead of time?

Yes, in fact cold quiche, makes a brilliant packed lunch dish.

Just allow to cool fully, wrap well and then store in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Is quiche unhealthy?!

Traditional quiche uses a pastry based, which is packed with fats. Often the quiche filling includes heavy or double cream which also adds to the calorie content, making quiche quite unhealthy.

This Crustless Quiche omits the pastry and cream, and adds in heaps of vegetables to really improve the recipe for anyone who is feeling a little health conscious.

Ham and broccoli topped with beaten eggs and grateful cheese in a round glass dish for Crustless Quiche recipe.

Tips for making theCrustless Quiche recipe:

  1. Don't use a dish that's too large or your Quiche will be too shallow. I LOVE my Pyrex pie dish from Amazon (the 25cm version). The perfect size for this recipe and heaps of other dishes and will last a lifetime.
  2. You can mix this recipe up with different meats or cheeses. How about Bacon and Mushroom? Or Pea and Ham? Or leave the meat out for a vegetarian version.
  3. If you're following the Slimming World plan, this recipeis Syn free if you could the cheese as part of one of your Healthy Extra portions and use Fry Light instead of Olive Oil.

Cooked Crustless Quiche recipe with broccoli and ham on a white napkin

Fancy some other easy No Pastry Quiche recipes? How about my Mini Crustless Quiches or my Crustless Quiche with Feta and Ham?

Hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do. I'd love to know how you got on and what you thought of it if you make thisCrustless Quiche recipe. Please rate the recipe and leave me a comment below if you do.

Also, if you fancy showing me a photo by tagging me on Instagram (@tamingtwins) I LOVE to see your creations.

Fork and a slice of a cooked Crustless Quiche recipe with broccoli and ham

How to make the Crustless Quiche recipe:

Overhead photo of a cooked Crustless Quiche recipe, including a slice on a plate, with broccoli and ham on a white napkin with a wooden chopping board, chopped chives and on a white marble background.

Crustless Quiche

An easy and delicious Crustless Quiche recipe. Quick, simple and healthy, this recipe is also Gluten Free, Low Carb and Slimming World friendly. This recipe makes a brilliant dinner, packed lunch or brunch dish.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings 6 People

Calories 217 kcal

  • 1 tsp Olive oil Replace with Fry Light if you prefer
  • 1 Small onion Peeled and chopped
  • 300 g Broccoli Cut into florets
  • 180 g Ham In small chunks
  • 6 Large free range eggs Beaten
  • 75 g Cheese Grated
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Fresh chives to garnish Optional

  1. Preheat oven to 180C.

  2. Heat the oil (or Fry Light) in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onions and cook for 3 or 4 minutes until starting to soften.

  3. Add the broccoli and cook for a further 4 or 5 minutes until that is starting to soften too.

  4. Put the vegetables into a shallow dish, add the ham and pour over the beaten eggs.

  5. Sprinkle over the cheese and plenty of salt and freshly ground black pepper.

  6. Bake for 25 - 35 minutes until the quiche is cooked through but is still a little wobbly.

Nutrition Facts

Crustless Quiche

Amount per Serving

% Daily Value*

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Can You Make Crustless Quiche Without Cottage Cheese

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