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Make this crustless keto quiche recipe on the weekend to enjoy for a simple brunch. Or even better, use it for easy egg fast meals during the week!
Quiche is a meal that works well for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, although, its versatility is just one of the many reasons to love it. The fact that crustless quiche is one of the best easy keto meals is why it is one of my favorites.
Keto meal prep is a fantastic way to save time during busy weeks, especially during the school year. If you spend time on the weekend making an egg and cheese crustless quiche, you can use it for quick meals early in the week.
How long does crustless quiche last?
One of the biggest problems with leftover quiche is that the crust becomes soggy in the refrigerator. Fortunately, that is not a problem you will have with crustless quiche!
Ideally though, you will want to eat crustless quiche within 3 to 4 days for the best flavour.
What goes well in low carb quiche?
My low carb quiche is made to be egg fast friendly, so you won’t need to add anything to it. It has the perfect ratio of eggs, fat, and cheese.
Besides, I like the simplicity of a basic egg and cheese quiche, but honestly, there are a lot of ways to customize it.
In order for it to be a keto and low carb quiche, the best options are pre-cooked meats and fresh cheeses. That being said, here are some delicious options for crustless quiche:
- Meats – Ham, sausage, chorizo, pepperoni, and chicken are all delicious in quiche! Just make sure to use pre-cooked meats.
- Low Carb Veggies – Good choices for low carb vegetables include broccoli, cauliflower, mushrooms, and zucchini. All varieties of olives are low carb as well but technically, olives are a fruit.
- Cheese – When it comes to cheese, the sky is the limit! Use as much of your favorite cheese as you wish. I use an entire 8 ounce block of cheddar cheese in the crustless quiche recipe!
NOTE: It’s best to grate the cheese yourself. This is because pre-shredded cheese contains anti-caking powder that can be high in carbs.
I use a food processor to grate cheese, but a box or hand grater will do. I use the food processor to blend up the egg mix too. If you don’t have a food processor, you can just use a blender or hand mixer.
Other Easy Keto Meals
Incidentally, if you have extra eggs that you want to use, cloud bread is another fantastic keto meal prep idea. It is perfect for a quick snack. I also like to make keto egg salad sandwiches with them.
Can you freeze quiche?
With or without a crust, quiche is very freezer-friendly. As a result, it is a great option for make-ahead meals!
If you plan to freeze your quiche, be sure that it is completely cool before you place it in the freezer. Otherwise, condensation will form on the underside of the aluminum foil or lid to your freezer-safe container.
The condensation will eventually drop onto the surface of the quiche, causing freezer burn to form on the surface.
How do you reheat crustless quiche?
If you want to reheat an entire quiche, the best way to do so is in an oven. For a frozen crustless quiche, place it into your refrigerator and be sure that it is completely thaw before reheating.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- If you are reheating the quiche in the pan you baked it in, just place the pan onto a cookie sheet.
- Cover the quiche lightly with aluminum foil. This will prevent the quiche from burning.
- Heat the quiche at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 to 25 minutes, or until it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
Egg and Cheese Keto Quiche
I hope you enjoy this simple crustless quiche recipe. After you finish prepping easy keto meals for the week, you may want to try out some of these other recipes:
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Egg and Cheese Quiche
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Ingredients
- 8 ounces cheddar cheese grated and divided
- 12 large eggs
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 12 tablespoons butter melted (I used unsalted)
- salt and pepper to taste optional
Instructions
- Dump all but about a half cup of the cheese into a 9.5-inch deep dish pie pan. If the batter doesn't fit in your pie pan, excess batter can be placed in individual ramekins and microwaved or baked separately.
- Add eggs and cream cheese to a food processor or blender.
- Process eggs and cream while slowly pouring in melted butter.
- Pour egg mixture over cheese in pie pan.
- Sprinkle reserved grated cheese over top.
- Bake at 325°F for about 45 minutes or until outside is set and middle is only a little jiggly.
- Remove from oven and cool on rack for a few minutes before slicing.
- Store leftovers in refrigerator for up to a week or freezer for longer storage.
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Traci L Klineman
I’m on day 3 of the egg fast and tried this recipe. I was worried because of the comments about the butter pooling up but mine didn’t. I used the 12T, but my quiche was solid and AMAZING!!!
Carol
this does not fit in a 9 in pie plate what a mess wish i had read the reviews will not make again!!
Lisa MarcAurele
The recipe instructions call for a 9.5-inch pie pan. But if you have extra batter (egg sizes can vary), they can be cooked in separate ramekins in the microwave or oven.
MZ
It really is way too much butter. Used a 9.5 inch pan and after 45 mins, it was just swimming with butter in the middle. Not cool. Will not make again. If you do try this, you have to reduce the amount of butter or it won’t turn out.
Lisa MarcAurele
The amount of butter in the recipe is there for a reason. It provides the proper ratio of fat to eggs for Egg Fasting. If you aren’t egg fasting, I do recommend reducing the butter.
Chrissy
There is no way 12 eggs + cream cheese and butter are going to fit in a 9.5 in pie pan. I made half a recipe and my 9 in pan was full!
Lisa MarcAurele
I use a deep dish pan. You can up it to a bigger size if needed. There’s always the option to make muffins too.
SARA
Do you have the info in regards to muffins? How many, what temp and for how long? I’d love to half the recipe and make muffins since I am the only one who will eat this in my house! lol
Lisa MarcAurele
I’d still bake at 325°F, but it should be done much faster. I’d check after about 25 minutes or so.
Lisa
The crustless keto quiche is so delicious!
Vanesa
Hi,
Can you use another kund of cheese?
Do you defrost before using the microwave?
Thanks
Lisa MarcAurele
Other types of cheese can be used if you prefer to change it up. If freezing, I find it’s best to thaw in the fridge first, but it should work without.
Amy Lee
Can you reheat in a microwave?
Lisa MarcAurele
I always reheat in the microwave. You can also reheat in the oven or toaster oven.
Tcedillo
Can I use salsa to top on my quiche?
Lisa MarcAurele
You can certainly add salsa, but you’ll have to account for the carbs. However, if your egg fasting, tomatoes aren’t recommended due to their sugar content.
shona
Thanks you for this recipe. I accidentally made it with 2 tablespoons of butter and it was still delicious (not keto macros, but good for regular high protein/low carb eating). My kids like it too, so I am really happy with it.
Darlene
12 TABLESPOONS OF BUTTER?!?!?!? Mine came out swimming in butter. It took 1/2 roll of paper towels to soak it all up. Maybe it’s supposed to be 2 tablespoons??
Lisa MarcAurele
It’s made to have a the necessary fat to egg ratio used for egg fasting. If you aren’t egg fasting, you can definitely reduce the amount of butter.
Ariel
Your website is tops in my book. However, I do have a suggestion or a question, depending on your point of view, but definitely not a complaint. WHAT IS A SLICE? I do everything by grams since all foods weigh differently. A slice of Egg/cheese Quiche is less than a slice of pumpkin pie, but a gram is always a gram. (Unlike the old adage: A calorie is a calorie.
so again thanks for making my horrible cooking at least edible for the rest of my house.
Lisa MarcAurele
I just cut the quiche into 8 equal slices. The nutritional data is only estimated so it can vary depending on actual serving size and ingredients used.
Tammy
I originally used a 9.5” pie dish as suggested, but there wasn’t enough room for al of the egg misfire. So I got a 10” pie dish out, poured it into the 10”, and covered with the remaining cheese. Is it supposed to rise like a soufflé? It was overflowing the pie dish with butter dripping on the heating element. Took out after 35 minutes but was still runny in the middle. Popped it back in and I hope it finishes cooking. What did I do wrong?
Lisa MarcAurele
It does rise while cooking. But I’ve never had an issue in the 9.5-inch pan so it could be a difference in egg size or the amount of processing the mixture.
Anonymous
Wait lol, one slice is 500+ calories?
Lisa MarcAurele
This is meant to be a meal while egg fasting. I’ve lost weight eating this for several meals while doing an egg fast!
Darlene
Loved this recipe . Perfect for day 5 of my 1st egg fast. I divided by 4 and put it in my small pie plate. Perfect. My husband and i actually split it. 🤗😍
Cindy Mrva
This looks good. Can this recipe be divided up into little tart size (bite-size)? If so how long would you bake them? I would be using them for a ladies brunch.
Thank you,
Cindy
Lisa MarcAurele
You can bake it in any size you want. I’ve never done tart size, but I’d check them after 10-15 minutes.
Claire
Hello! I really like this egg fast quiche and I do it very often. I was wondering with all the cheese inside do we really need 12tbsp of butter? I know we need to have the ratio 1egg 1tbsp of fat, but the cheese add a lot of fat too… Maybe 6tbsp would be enough and it will make it less caloric. What do you think? Thank you
Lisa MarcAurele
As long as you are calculating the proper fat/egg ratio. However, it’s better to omit the cheese and keep the butter.
Natalia
I’m a super picky eater and work like crazy. I believe this will be the answer to prayers for the egg fast I’m starting tomorrow!
If I was going to do something crazy like do a whole egg fast day with this quiche… how much of it would I eat?
Lisa MarcAurele
You can easily eat 4 or 5 slices for a day and be full for all meals.
Alicia
Plaining on making this in the Moring, adding Bacon. Serving sliced Peaches on the side, making Hash for the rest of Family. I’m already Hungry looking at the Photo.)
Patricia Kudrna
Can you use egg beaters in the crustless quiche? If so, how much liquid
Lisa MarcAurele
Egg beaters should be a one-for-one sub for the eggs.
Dolshune
Could you add spinach or broccoli to that even cauliflower asparagus
Lisa MarcAurele
Adding veggies is usually fine.
Judy
Hi, it wasn’t done in the middle. Added a little onion powder and parmesan. I thinks it’s okay for low carb.