Get the Recipe: Crustless Mini Quiche
Mini quiche without the traditional pastry crust. Instead, these delicious little egg bits have a shredded sweet potato "crust".
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups sweet potato, peeled and shredded (about 1 medium)
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil, or oil of your choice
- 1/2 cup bacon, cooked and finely chopped *see Notes for other filling options
- 1 cup Gruyere cheese, shredded and packed
- 6 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Fresh thyme leaves or finely chopped parsley, or other herbs of your choice (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. (non-convection/not fan-assisted) Generously spray a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray or brush with cooking oil. Set aside.
- Add the shredded sweet potato to a medium bowl. Drizzle the oil overtop then toss to coat well. Divide the sweet potato among the 12 muffin cups, usng about 2 Tablespoons per cup. Use your fingertips to press the sweet potato into the bottom of the muffin cups and up the sides just a bit.
- Divide the cooked bacon (or other filling option) among the cups. Place a mound of shredded cheese (or crumbled cheese) into the muffin cups, keeping it away from the edges of the muffin cups to minimize sticking.
- In a large measuring cup or bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt and pepper Carefully pour the mixture into the cups, filling up the cups only about half full to start, then dividing any extra custard mixture evenly between the muffin cups. Top with chopped fresh herbs, if using.
- Place into the preheated oven and bake until set and cooked through, about 22 to 26 minutes. Remove from the oven and let the quiche stand in the pan for 2-3 minutes. Insert a fork straight down around the outside of the quiche until the quiche is loosened, then slide the fork underneath the quiche to lift it out of the pan to a cooling rack. Serve warm.
Notes
Mini quiche filling options:
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- cooked ham, finely diced
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- cooked bacon, finely diced
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- prosciutto, raw or crispy
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- red pepper, raw, or cooked or jarred roasted red pepper
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- wilted spinach, finely chopped
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- sauteed onion
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- cooked and finely chopped mushrooms
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- cooked broccoli, finely chopped
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- cooked asparagus, finely chopped
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- any cheese you have or enjoy such as Cheddar, Goat cheese, Feta, Mozzarella, Gouda, Gruyere, Swiss, Emmental etc.
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 151kcal, Carbohydrates: 4g, Protein: 8g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 0.03g, Cholesterol: 112mg, Sodium: 241mg, Potassium: 135mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 2621IU, Vitamin C: 0.4mg, Calcium: 143mg, Iron: 1mg
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