This is how to make the “Best Cheesy Sautéed Spinach Crustless Quiche. ONLY FIVE INGREDIENTS NECESSARY!

Yes, it is such a simple recipe, only using five ingredients! I did toss in a couple other optional ingredients, but, they are just optional!

Seriously, it is an absolute delicious breakfast meal, and a favorite family recipe.

Because of how easy it is, it is one of my go to healthy recipes, that can be easily made the day or night before.

We make this a lot on the weekends, I love it that I can make the batter up the night before. It makes it so that I can just pop it into the oven for a Saturday morning brunch.

It has such a great flavor, especially when you let it sit in the refrigerator overnight. Who doesn’t LOVE convenience like that when you are cooking whole food healthy meals for your family?

BONUS- Best Cheesy Sautéed Spinach Crustless Quiche DOESN’T Require A Pie Crust

One of my favorite things about this recipe is that it doesn’t require a pie crust. It is a crustless dish of happiness.

I will say this though, we more often than not pair it with sweet whole grain muffins and a side fruit or melon. It gives a perfectly delicious balance of sweet and savory and to me, that is what the perfect brunch is.

Can you use it for other meals?

Absolutely! It makes a great side dish for those busy weeknights. When I have leftovers of this, I will just add it as one of the side dishes. It’s SO good, even cold!

And let’s be honest, can one really go wrong with cheese, onions, eggs and fresh spinach (sautéed to perfection) all mixed up in a dish and baked? I just don’t think so… So go ahead and make it a main dish too, no one is judging you!

Best Sautéed Spinach Cheesy Crustless Quiche

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Best Cheesy Sautéed Spinach Crustless Quiche

Ingredients

16 oz of fresh baby spinach leaves
4 Tbs Butter
1 medium yellow or red onion chopped finely onion is optional, but is so good
4 1/2 cups cottage cheese
2 cups sharp cheddar cheese
10 eggs
Black pepper optional

Instructions

This will make two large pies!
Directions: Preheat oven to 350ºF
Using a large skillet over medium-high heat add your four tablespoons of butter.
Add your spinach and sauté until fully wilted.
In a separate bowl, whisk your eggs together.
Add your cottage cheese and cheddar cheese to the eggs and combine well.
By this time, your spinach should have cooled down slightly, it can still be pretty hot when you add it, so just dump in into your egg and cheese mixture.
Combine well.
Get two pie dishes and grease them with olive oil or butter.
Evenly distribute quiche mixture into pie dishes (store in airtight container in the refrigerator, if baking the next day)
Bake until the top is a golden color and it is stiff to the touch.

Frozen Spinach Vs. Sautéed Baby Spinach

So when I first started making this recipe, I used frozen spinach. You could use this too! Just let it thaw out and be sure to drain any excess water out of it and then you can toss it in quiche mixture.

However, I have learned that I much prefer using baby spinach leaves. It is more budget friendly and it is just a fresher whole food ingredient!

We have also been working to get more butter into our cooking and oh my goodness, get that large skillet over medium heat, with four tablespoons of butter. The spinach is SO good and makes the best sautéed spinach and cheese crustless quiche taste amazing!

Another reason I like to use baby spinach instead of the regular handfuls you could buy in the produce section, is because you don’t have to worry about the tough stems. If you want to use regular spinach instead of baby spinach you can totally do that.

Another Spinach Substitution:

Kale! Yes, Kale! I have used this when I had a bunch in the garden that needed to be used up. I will say this though, even sautéed, I can’t seem to ever get kale as tender as spinach.

It doesn’t change how equally good it could be substituting with kale, if that is what you have on hand or prefer. It seriously only changes the texture a little bit.

Ingredients For Best Cheesy Sautéed Spinach Crustless Quiche

Here is what you will need for this recipe

You will need:

16 oz of fresh baby spinach leaves
4 Tbs Butter
1 medium yellow or red onion chopped finely (onion is optional, but is so good)
4 1/2 cups cottage cheese
2 cups sharp cheddar cheese
10 eggs
Black pepper (optional)

This will make two large pies!

Directions: Preheat oven to 350ºF

Using a large skillet over medium-high heat add your four tablespoons of butter.
Add your spinach and sauté until fully wilted.
In a separate bowl, whisk your eggs together.
Add your cottage cheese and cheddar cheese to the eggs and combine well.
By this time, your spinach should have cooled down slightly, it can still be pretty hot when you add it, so just dump in into your egg and cheese mixture.
Combine well
Get two pie dishes and grease them with olive oil or butter.
Evenly distribute quiche mixture into pie dishes (store in airtight container in the refrigerator, if baking the next day)
Bake until the top is a golden color and it is stiff to the touch.

I truly hope your whole family will love this recipe as much as we do!

Here is another super yummy quiche recipe from Healthy Recipes Blogs

It’s a broccoli version and if broccoli is your jam you will want to try her recipe!

Crustless Broccoli Quiche

Happy Whole Food Cooking!

Only one life to offer,

~Andrea