Hold the crust: this simple egg dish uses a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese instead of a crust.
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 3 hr |
| Active: | 15 min |
| Yield: | 6-8 |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons finely grated Parmesan
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- Pinch cayenne
- 2 large eggs plus 2 large egg yolks
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups packed baby spinach, plus more for serving (optional)
- 3/4 cup chopped cooked bacon
- 1/2 cup grated mozzarella
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Brush a 9-inch pie pan with the butter and sprinkle the grated Parmesan evenly on top. Put the pan on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Whisk the half-and-half, flour, cayenne, eggs, egg yolks, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper together in a large bowl. Spread the spinach and bacon out in the prepared pie pan. Pour the egg mixture over top and sprinkle with the cheese and chives.
- Bake until the quiche is just set in the center, 40 to 50 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool and then slice into wedges. Serve with more baby spinach if using.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 229 |
| Total Fat | 19 g |
| Saturated Fat | 10 g |
| Carbohydrates | 4 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Sugar | 3 g |
| Protein | 10 g |
| Cholesterol | 141 mg |
| Sodium | 355 mg |
Reviews
Made this dish and followed recipe instructions. Delicious!! It’s a keeper.
Omg so so good. I used gruyere and fontina in place of the mozz. Pancetta instead of bacon also some garlic. I’m Italian garlic with everything! Delicious !!
The Parmesan cheese and lesser measure of mozzarella gives cheese flavor without all the calories of other recipes. My husband, who makes this all the time, usually adds a lot more spinach than is called for. Delish!
I loved this recipe. So tasty and easy. I don’t like quiche either crust so I gave this recipe a try. Cooked it the whole 40 minutes and it was set nicely. Will make it again!
This came out extremely wet, with the filling too loose and not set up.
Next time I might put a layer of no boil lasagna noodles on the bottom, and increase oven temp to 375.
Next time I might put a layer of no boil lasagna noodles on the bottom, and increase oven temp to 375.