Crustless Spinach and Feta Quiche made with lots of fresh spinach, and lighter by eliminating the traditional crust.
Oh, hey! It’s been awhile! It’s for a good reason, I promise! Lots of new exciting website updates coming! Funny how much longer things take when you’re trying to squeeze them into an already uber busy schedule. What’s not difficult to squeeze in, though? This quiche. Last week I made it twice. Twice! That’s how good it is. Once for dinner for Dan and I and then again for brunch with the ladies. I love this quiche. It’s fast, easy, delicious, and nearly guilt-free since it’s sans the buttery delicious pie crust that we use in our Spinach, Ham, and Cheddar Quiche. This quiche, it doesn’t even need a crust, it’s so packed with spinach, feta, and egg goodness.
Because it doesn’t have our normal butter laden (and delicious) pie crust, I greased the pie dish with just a little bit of butter. And parmesan cheese.
Just enough for a light layer for all the quiche-y goodness to rest on.
Then I mixed 5 eggs with 2/3 cups of milk. I used 2% because that’s what Dan drinks and what we keep in the house.
I had also just finished making some homemade feta cheese, which is truly my most favorite cheese to make. Not only is it delicious, but it lasts up to 4 weeks! This quiche was totally inspired by this feta. Ok that and because my husband has requested more spinach in our daily diets. Spinch+feta? Win.
For the spinach, I just sautéed some minced garlic and onion and added the spinach until it was wilted. With that, the parm / butter base, eggs and milk, and feta, I was ready for a super simple yet delicious quiche.
First the spinach and feta, then a mix with the eggs, all into the pie dish.
A perfect fit. Ok, this one was. The 2nd one I made I got greedy and added more feta and it spilled over into the oven. Oops. Not sorry.
50 minutes later, we had a perfectly cooked quiche
that was packed with spinach! Popeye would have totally approved. My studly husband did! It made a great protein, vitamin K, etc. rich dinner for him and a healthier brunch option for the gals!
Crustless Spinach and Feta Quiche
Ingredients
- 2 bunches of fresh spinach washed and trimmed from stems
- 3 oz of feta make your own feta! https://www.servedfromscratch.com/feta-cheese-from-scratch/
- 3 cloves of garlic minced
- 1/2 small white onion diced
- 5 eggs
- 2/3 cups of milk
- 2 tablespoons of parmesan cheese shredded
- 1 teaspoons of kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of pepper
- butter for greasing or non stick spray
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350°.
- Grease a pie dish with butter. Add shredded parmesan cheese to bottom of dish and spread in a very thin layer.
- In a large saute pan, heat olive oil on medium. Add garlic and onion until translucent. Add spinach and saute, mixing often until spinach is bright and wilted. Remove from pan and put in a bowl.
- In a separate large bowl, add 5 eggs, 2/3 cup of milk, salt, and pepper. Whisk well.
- Add crumbed feta to bowl with spinach. Add spinach mixture to large bowl with eggs. Mix well.
- Pour egg and spinach mixture into pie dish so that it fills dish but doesn't overflow.
- Bake for 50 minutes until egg has set.
- Serve and enjoy!
Just made this and am happy with results. True to recipe although I did chop the spinach before cooking and it finished cooking 5 minutes before posted time. The butter and parm made its own very thin crust. Will definitely make again. Need those greens and it can be for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Jean I’m so glad you enjoyed it!! Thanks so much for sharing!
I added caramelized mushrooms and it took this recipe to the next level! So good everyone in my families loved it!
Oh my gosh that’s the PERFECT addition!! Thanks for sharing!!
This is great! I gave the recipe to a friend, too.
So glad you enjoyed it, Elyse!!
Any experience or tips with freezing this recipe?
Yes! It freezes great! Be sure to cook it and then let it cool completely then it’s good to go!
added a chilli and a little left over bacon, delicious, am keeping this recipe, thanks!
Sounds great!!
Would frozen chopped spinach work in this recipe.?
It will! Just make sure it’s thawed and it’s drained from as much liquid as possible.
I loved this quiche, we had it for dinner last night, with enough left over for snacks today. Have you tried it with different cheese? The feta taste can get lost … Would cheddar work?
Hi Susan! Cheddar would be delicious, too! Any cheese, really! Enjoy- let me know what you think of it with cheddar!
Thanks Tracy, I will try cheddar!
This is such a great low carb breakfast option! So good!
Love spinach and feta together. My family would eat this up.
This is the perfect recipe for meal prep. So easy to make on Sunday and enjoy throughout the week!
This recipe looks so delicious! Would be perfect for holiday breakfast!
Saving this recipe for Christmas morning! Looks so good!
How much spinach is in a bunch? When one grows their own spinach, that’s a rather broad term. Thank you in advance for the clarity!
Hi Marea! Sorry about that – I meant a bunch that you buy in the grocery store, which is a lb. But your fresh grown spinach, so much tastier!!
Looks delish! I love the idea of going crustless – I might make more quiches that way!
Yummy! Looks delicious!
This quiche looks awesome!! Yum!!
Yup. I HAVE to make this ASAP. It looks SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good Tracy sheeez! I agree, no crust needed. And I need a reason to stop eating feta all by itself, lol… because I’ve been doing a lot of that lately. I’m getting the stuff to make this STAT!!!! Nice work- can’t wait to see what fun site updates you have in store 😉