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Home » Type » Breakfast » Eggs » BLT Crustless Quiche

BLT Crustless Quiche

June 10, 2009 by Faith 6 Comments

What is the difference between crustless quiche and frittata?, you might be wondering.  As far as I can tell, not much.  The only difference that I know of, is that crustless quiche (like regular quiche) is made of a custard mixture (eggs and some form of cream or milk), while frittata is made of eggs.  The end products end up being slightly different…quiche has a lighter and more delicate texture, while frittata is denser.

 

In my recipe for crustless quiche I lighten it up by replacing cream with a purée of low-fat cottage cheese and milk…it actually has a very creamy consistency and does a good job of simulating real cream.  It makes me wonder, what else could this low-fat, high-protein cream-substitute be used for?  (Ah, the joys of experimentation in the kitchen.)

 

One of my favorite things about quiche is its flavor versatility.  You can make it with virtually any cheese/meat/veggies you want.  I made a BLT (bacon, lettuce, tomato) version with turkey bacon, spinach instead of lettuce (for the simple reason that wilted lettuce in my quiche didn’t appeal to me), and diced tomato on top.

BLT Crustless Quiche

 

(Yield:  1 entrée-sized portion)

 

1 tsp olive oil

2 slices turkey bacon, finely chopped

½ c frozen spinach

¼ c low-fat cottage cheese (I used 1% milkfat)

¼ c low-fat milk (I used 1% milkfat)

1 egg

2 egg whites

1 TB all-purpose flour

Dash pepper

About 1 tsp butter (to grease the pan)

¾ c cherry tomatoes, quartered

 

Preheat the oven to 350F.  Sauté the turkey bacon in the olive oil over medium heat until crispy; add the spinach and sauté for about 2 minutes.  Allow the bacon/spinach mixture to cool slightly.  In a blender, purée the cottage cheese and milk until smooth; add the egg, egg whites, flour, and pepper and blend until just mixed.  In a bowl, combine the bacon/spinach mixture with the egg mixture.  Grease a small pan (about 6” in diameter) with butter.  Pour the quiche mixture into the greased pan and bake for 20 minutes or until the quiche is set and the edges and bottom are golden brown and slightly crispy.  Turn the quiche out onto a plate and top with the diced tomato.

Filed Under: Eggs Tagged: Cottage Cheese, Eggs, Quiche, Recipes, Spinach, Tomatoes, Turkey

Comments

  1. Ruthie says

    June 15, 2009 at 1:05 pm

    Looks great, I am going to give this a try on vacation.

    Reply
  2. Kelly Brown says

    June 12, 2009 at 4:49 pm

    Hi, gr8 post thanks for posting. Information is useful!

    Reply
  3. Karyn (French Charming) says

    June 11, 2009 at 4:35 pm

    It looks and sounds delicious I can’t wait to try it! Thanks for the visit…I’ll be back to visit you and I’m off now to peruse through the rest of your yummy blog.

    Reply
  4. [email protected] says

    June 11, 2009 at 1:16 pm

    wow faith!! vat a great idea!! this look so simple and delicious.. my husband gona adore this.. will try it out soon
    cheers!!

    Reply
  5. Candy says

    June 11, 2009 at 6:54 am

    I like all the ingredients you used, plus I actually have all those ingredients now. Maybe I’ll try it soon…

    Reply
  6. Krista says

    June 10, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    What a brilliant idea to use cottage cheese and milk in place of the cream. I’ll have to remember that!

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