Crustless High Protein Quiche

This is such an easy high protein breakfast that you can whip up without a lot of effort. The cottage cheese gives this quiche dish some great flavor. Toss in your favorite ingredients and have some fun playing with different combinations. Give it a try!

Crustless High Protein Quiche

This is such an easy quiche to make. When you add in the cottage cheese, you increase the protein content while adding a ton of flavor. Add in your favorite ingredients and you have a perfect crustless quiche. Give it a try and let's get cooking!

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Servings 8 slices

Calories 139 kcal

Equipment

• 1 9 inch pie dish
• 1 frying pan

Ingredients

 

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• ▢ 6 large eggs
• ▢ 1 cup cottage cheese
• ▢ 1 cup grated cheese optional
• ▢ ¼ tsp salt
• ▢ ⅛ tsp ground black pepper
• ▢ ½ cup optional ingredients choose 2: ham, spinach, zucchini, mushrooms, etc.
• ▢ 2 tsp olive oil to coat the frying pan and pie dish

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Instructions

 

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  Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
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  Coat a frying pan with 1 tsp of olive oil. Cook your optional ingredients for 5 minutes on medium heat. If cooking meat, ensure the meat is fully cooked per cooking instructions.
  2 tsp olive oil
  
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  In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, salt and pepper.
  6 large eggs, ¼ tsp salt, ⅛ tsp ground black pepper
  
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  Stir in the the cottage cheese, cheese, and additional ingredients you are using (up to 1 cup in extra ingredients).
  1 cup cottage cheese, 1 cup grated cheese, ½ cup optional ingredients
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  Pour the quiche mixture into a 9-inch pie pan that is coated with olive oil and bake on the middle rack uncovered for about 40-45 minutes. Check on the quiche and it is done when the center is set and it is golden brown in color.
  
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  Serve immediately and enjoy!
  

Notes

The nutritional data is an estimate since you will be using different ingredients. This is a fun recipe to play with and try different combinations. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 139kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 141mg | Sodium: 295mg | Potassium: 84mg | Fiber: 0.01g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 357IU | Calcium: 140mg | Iron: 1mg

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