Crustless Cottage Cheese Zucchini Quiche
Cottage Cheese Zucchini Quiche is a crustless, high protein breakfast or side dish that's creamy, light, and fluffy with 19 grams of protein!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 255kcal
Ingredients
- 5 cups shredded zucchini measured before squeezing
- 6 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups cottage cheese
- 1 cup cheddar, gouda or havarti cheese shredded
- 1/4 cup chives, green onions, dill, parsley or basil finely chopped
- 3/4 cup gluten-free flour all purpose or whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon onion flakes or powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt plus a bit more
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Cooking spray I use Misto
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and spray 9" pie dish with cooking spray well. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, add shredded zucchini, sprinkle with salt and mix. Let sit for 5-10 minutes then give it a good squeeze to extract as much water as possible, working in batches. I do it by placing zucchini into a linen towel and wringing into a ball. Transfer to a large bowl.
- To a bowl with squeezed zucchini, add eggs, cottage cheese, cheese, herbs, flour, onion flakes, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Stir with a spatula until well combined.
- Transfer mixture to previously prepared baking dish and bake for 45-50 minutes or until it's no more jiggly in the middle and toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove quiche from the oven and let cool on a wire rack for about 2 hours. Loosen the edges with spatula and cut into 8 slices. Enjoy warm or cold (I love cold quiche!).
Notes
- Make ahead quiche mixture and refrigerate for up to 1 day. After bake as per recipe. If you need to make quiche ahead 2 days in advance, you can prep zucchini and grate cheeses, then refrigerate separately. Helps a lot!
- Store: Refrigerate leftovers covered for up to 5 days.
- Freeze: In an airtight container for up to 3 months. Unsliced will stay more moist. Slices are easier to thaw but use faster.
- Reheat quiche? I love mine cold. It is so good! If you must, I recommend a microwave otherwise it will dry out in the oven.
- Air fryer: Line air fryer basket with unbleached parchment paper and spray well with cooking spray. Add mixture, level with spatula and bake in preheated air fryer to 320 F degrees for 30 minutes. Do toothpick test in the center for doneness.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 180mg | Sodium: 649mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g