Crustless keto broccoli and bacon quiche

Crustless keto broccoli and bacon quiche

This quick and easy quiche only uses a handful of ingredients, yet it's certainly not lacking in flavor. A rich, creamy quiche that can easily make a wholesome breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

Crustless keto broccoli and bacon quiche

This quick and easy quiche only uses a handful of ingredients, yet it's certainly not lacking in flavor. A rich, creamy quiche that can easily make a wholesome breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
USMetric
4 servingservings

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp 1 tsp butter, for greasing
  • 4 oz. 110 g bacon
  • 8 8 eggeggs
  • ½ cup 120 ml heavy whipping cream
  • ½ tbsp ½ tbsp Italian seasoning
  • ½ tbsp ½ tbsp onion powder
  • ½ tsp ½ tsp salt
  • 4 oz. (1¼ cups) 110 g (290 ml) broccoli, cut into florets
  • 6 oz. (1½ cups) 170 g (350 ml) mozzarella cheese
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Instructions

Instructions are for 4 servings. Please modify as needed.

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F° (175 C°). Grease a 9" (23 cm) pie plate with butter.
  2. Place the bacon in a cold skillet. Cook over medium heat until crispy, turning occasionally to brown evenly. Drain the bacon on a paper towel-lined plate, and then cut the bacon into small pieces. Set aside.
  3. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the eggs, cream, and seasonings until well combined.
  4. Add the broccoli and bacon pieces to the pie plate. Pour the egg mixture over the broccoli and bacon and sprinkle the cheese on top.
  5. Bake on the middle rack for 20-30 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Tip

Serve with sliced tomatoes and leafy greens.

Store-bought, fully cooked bacon can also be used for this recipe.

You can also make this recipe as individual quiches or as egg muffins in a greased muffin tin. Make sure to reduce the time in the oven to about 10-15 minutes depending on size.

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18 comments

  1. 10 comments removed
  2. Jill Wallentin Team Diet Doctor
    Hello there!
    Thanks so much for your feedback. We've listened, re-tested this recipe, and improved it. We hope once you try it again yourself, you'll notice the difference — and love it as much as we do.
    Happy cooking!

    /The recipe team

    P.S. To keep the comments section up-to-date, we've gone ahead and removed any comments regarding the now-resolved issues. Thanks!

  3. Yvonne
    I’ve tried to make a crustless quiche twice & it’s always ended up a load of slop. Decided to give this a go last night for our lunch today. Turned out perfect, I used mushrooms in place of broccoli also added some leftover cooked chicken. So happy I finally made one that worked as it’s such a versatile recipe.
    Reply: #13
  4. Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor

    I’ve tried to make a crustless quiche twice & it’s always ended up a load of slop. Decided to give this a go last night for our lunch today. Turned out perfect, I used mushrooms in place of broccoli also added some leftover cooked chicken. So happy I finally made one that worked as it’s such a versatile recipe.

    I am so glad it worked for you this time!

  5. Thheadley
    Hiw much is one serving?
    Reply: #15
  6. Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    Hiw much is one serving?

    This recipe, as written, is designed to make 4 servings. You could eat 1/4 of the final batch. Alternatively, you can scale the recipe and use the drop down menu to choose 1 serving.

  7. Amanda
    This is very tasty and turned out really well. I had to bake it for more like 35-40 minutes in a convection oven at 350 F in a glass pie dish. Easy and reliable. Served beautifully.
    Reply: #17
  8. Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    This is very tasty and turned out really well. I had to bake it for more like 35-40 minutes in a convection oven at 350 F in a glass pie dish. Easy and reliable. Served beautifully.

    I am glad this turned out well! Thank you for letting us know.

  9. mldclinic
    Many DD recipes call for onion powder. Can we substitute with freshly-chopped onions? What is the conversion from dried to fresh for onions? (e.g. rule of thumb for herbs is 1 tablespoon fresh = 1 teaspoon dried). Also, are all onions roughly the same carb count? This crustless quiche is delicious and a new household favourite. We often swap out the broccoli for the equivalent carb count of peppers or mushrooms. Thank you!
  10. Judith
    Can you please tell me how many strips of bacon is equivalent to 4oz?
    Reply: #20
  11. Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    Can you please tell me how many strips of bacon is equivalent to 4oz?

    That will depend on the size of your bacon strips. Most bacon is sold in 1lb packs, so if that's the case for you, take the total number of strips and divide by 4. That will tell you how many strips are in 4oz.

  12. Polly
    We made this for a delicious grab and go weekday breakfast. We added an extra 1/2 cup cream to the recipe for four servings (2 tablespoons per serving) to give it a more quiche-like consistency and baked it in a jumbo muffin tin in a water bath. We used a water bath to prevent the brown crust that didn't appeal to us. It makes six mini quiches. New nutrition facts per serving for 6 servings with extra cream: 409 calories, 4g net carbs, 22g protein, 34g fat
    Reply: #22
  13. Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor

    We made this for a delicious grab and go weekday breakfast. We added an extra 1/2 cup cream to the recipe for four servings (2 tablespoons per serving) to give it a more quiche-like consistency and baked it in a jumbo muffin tin in a water bath. We used a water bath to prevent the brown crust that didn't appeal to us. It makes six mini quiches. New nutrition facts per serving for 6 servings with extra cream: 409 calories, 4g net carbs, 22g protein, 34g fat

    Sounds delicious!

  14. Ali
    Tried this recipe for the first time as I was looking for an easy Friday night meal - it was perfect! Didn't have broccoli so substituted asparagus. YUM! Cooked exactly to recipe, turned out beautifully.
    Reply: #24
  15. Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    Tried this recipe for the first time as I was looking for an easy Friday night meal - it was perfect! Didn't have broccoli so substituted asparagus. YUM! Cooked exactly to recipe, turned out beautifully.

    Great substitution idea!

  16. Mary
    A very nice lunch for one ... thank you.
  17. Kirk Brownson
    I spinced it up a bit. I changed out bacon for hot sausage and switched out broccoli for jalapeños. I also mixed the cheese in with the eggs sausage and peppers. Then let the cheese migrate to the top as it cooked.
  18. Ruth Beale
    i cant get onion powder - would onion salt work instead or should i keep looking for powder
    Reply: #28
  19. Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    i cant get onion powder - would onion salt work instead or should i keep looking for powder

    You can try onion salt, but definitely omit the added salt. Depending on your specific onion salt, it may still be too salty for this dish but that can also be a matter of personal taste.

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