Crustless quiche is everything you know and love about classic quiches – minus the carbs! While you can put almost anything in it, this ultra easy ham and cheese crustless quiche takes less than 5 minutes to get in the oven, and smells just like Quiche Lorraine.
Keeps perfectly for days, serve it as is, stuff into soft rolls or wraps, crispy burrito style!
Crustless Quiche
If you were to drop round on any given day, there’d likely be some version of crustless quiche in my fridge. This, along with Baked Frittata, are two of my most used fridge clean out recipes because they’re both terrific quick dump-and-bake recipes.
This does take 30 minutes or so to bake. But with pre chopped ham and a bag of shredded cheese, it takes less than 5 minutes to get into the oven – and it smells like a Quiche Lorraine when it’s baking!
Add to that the shelf life – it keeps perfectly for up to 5 days in the fridge. Serve it sliced like a quiche OR stuffed into soft rolls, or rolled up into flatbreads or tortillas then pan fried until crispy, burrito style. (Yes, I realise that defeats the “low carb” pitch for this recipe!😂)
What goes in Crustless Quiche
Here’s what you need for this quick ham and cheese quiche: eggs, cream OR milk, ham, cheese and green onions.
Cream vs Milk
Cream gives it a more luscious, custardy texture like everybody’s favourite Quiche Lorraine. Milk gives it a frittata texture – still quite custardy as long as you don’t overcook it, but it doesn’t have the same luxurious mouthfeel you can only get from cream!
If using milk, we need to reduce the amount of liquid used because eggs can’t hold as much milk as it can cream.
Use your adds ins of choice!
This recipe is more of a formula than actual recipe. Essentially, whisk together 5 eggs and 1 cup of cream OR 1/2 cup of milk, salt and pepper.
Then pour that into a greased pie tin with ~ 2 cups of whatever add-ins you want (I’ve used ham, cheese and green onions) and bake for 30 minutes until puffed and golden.
I do recommend that part of those 2 cups of add-ins includes cheese!
How to make Crustless Quiche
Here’s how I make Crustless Quiche:
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Whisk together the eggs, cream or milk, salt and pepper;
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Put most of the ham, cheese and green onions into a greased pie tin – we hold some back for topping so you get some bits on the surface which looks nice (love the golden cheese crust and browned bits of ham!);
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Pour in all the egg mixture;
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Scatter with remaining ham, cheese and onions;
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Bake 30 – 35 minutes until golden and puffed;
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Rest 5 minutes then slice!
Note: there is major deflation. So don’t get too excited when you see how puffy it is straight out of the oven. See?
But don’t worry. Deflation in height doesn’t result in deflation of tastiness! 😂
How I serve Crustless Quiche
Being the low-carb, easier version of Quiche Lorraine, it would be a wonderful brunch option with a side salad – choose from this ever increasing collection of Vegetable Sides! For a very simple salad, toss any leafy greens or fresh raw vegetables with my Everyday Salad Dressing, and for a show off option, try this Leafy Apple Salad with Candied Walnuts or this Strawberry Spinach Salad (it is Fabulous with a capital “F”!).
But, as depicted and mentioned above, my favourite way is to make sandwiches and burritos out of crustless quiche. Or just piled on toast. It’s fabulously delicious, cheesy, salty and filling too. Big bonus that it keeps for 5 days and freezes fabulously! – Nagi x
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Crustless Quiche - Ham and Cheese
Ingredients
- 5 large eggs (~50 - 55g / 2oz each)
- 1 cup cream , heavy/thickened (halve if subbing milk, Note 1)
- 1/4 tsp salt (Note 2)
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 100g/ 3.5 oz ham , diced
- 1 cup shredded cheese (anything that melts except mozzarella, Note 3)
- 1 green onion , sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F. Grease with butter or spray a 22.5cm / 9" pie dish (Note 4)
- Whisk eggs, cream, salt and pepper.
- Scatter most of the ham, cheese and green onion in the pie pan.
- Pour in egg mixture. Top with remaining ham, cheese and green onion.
- Bake 35 minutes until golden on top and centre barely wiggles. Don't overcook, it will lose custardy-ness.
- Remove from oven, rest 5 minutes and watch it deflate!
- Cut then serve with a simple side salad, or stuff into soft rolls, or wrap into burritos (then pan fry to crisp!)
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
More quiche and frittata type things
(With and without the carbs!)
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My husband and i are trying to lose some weight and this is my go to recipe for a yummy low carb dinner with salad. I now adapt it to anything, if i have left over taco mince or roasted veges or anything really, i just throw them in the pie dish and make the liquid up and add the cheese. LOVE IT.
Beautiful recipe, made with farm fresh eggs , full of flavour and so easy. Thanks again for another winner Nagi 👍👍👍
Absolutely love this recipe! I’ve made it countless times, simple to make & very tasty! 😁
I’d like to use broccoli-should it be cooked first? Can I use fat free half and half in place of the milk/cream? If so,1 cup or 1/2 cup? Thanks!
Made this exactly as written. It is very good. Thank you for. The recipe.
Forgot to add my stars!
I regularly make this recipe! It’s delicious and simple and any leftovers makes for great quick breakfasts. Thanks for always sharing your great recipes with us !
Made this for dinner tonight. So good with a basic salad. I didn’t vary anything in the recipe. Made it with cream of course! Thanks Nagi.
Delicious! I used good Gruyère and cheddar (parmesan would have been excellent too), and no crust to make! Nagi, you are the best!
Great recipe…. I love and make many of your dishes. Thank you.
can u use non fat cream
Hi! I love all your recipes and can’t wait to make this one. I know it’s not very recent, but I thought I would ask if you’ve found much difference baking this recipe in a ceramic pie dish instead of a tin? Thanks!!
Absolutely amazing! Definitely use the cream.
Very tasty great way to use up left over leg ham from Xmas making again tonight with garden salad
You can leave your quiche in the oven turned off open and it will not sink in the midde
I make this recipe in an 8×8 and change the ingredients like the NOTES say to. I do not change anything else and it always comes out incredible… The most creamy, thick, custard-y egg dish I’ve ever made. Everyone always asks for the recipe and how the texture came out that creamy. This is the best recipe ever!!!!
Totally agree with your review,beautiful custard like texture 🥰
This recipe is incredibly delicious, I find myself making it at least once every two weeks. Thank you!
How would I go about doubling this, for larger groups?
If you look at the top of the the recipe, there is a quantity served. This is a sliding scale. Just slide up to the number of serves you want.
Its the 2nd time I’ve made this now and its a fantastic, quick recipe for a last minute meal. I’ve added other fridge draw contents and left over roasted vegetables and its been a hit both times. Its a bit of regular now for us – empty nesters and tragic lawn bowlers, who are suprisingly and happily, time poor.
Anxiously waiting for the cookbooks
Made this tonight. Quick, easy and delish. We must have very hearty appetites as this fed 4, no way it would serve 6 – 8 imo.