🥚🌿 Cottage Cheese & Spinach Crustless Quiche – Light, Creamy & Protein-Packed

This crustless quiche is fluffy, savory, and surprisingly creamy thanks to cottage cheese. It’s perfect for a quick breakfast, brunch, or light dinner — low-carb, comforting, and easy to make.

📋 ingredients:

• 4 large eggs

• 1 cup cottage cheese

• 1 cup fresh spinach, chopped (or thawed frozen spinach, well drained)

• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella or Swiss cheese

• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

• 1 small onion, finely diced

• 1 clove garlic, minced

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1/4 tsp black pepper

• 1/4 tsp nutmeg (optional)

• Cooking spray or olive oil for greasing

optional add-ins

• Mushrooms, sautéed

• Cherry tomatoes

• Crumbled bacon or sausage

🥣 directions:

prep

Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).

Grease a 9-inch pie dish or baking dish.

blend the base

In a bowl or blender, whisk eggs and cottage cheese until smooth and creamy.

build the filling

Stir in spinach, mozzarella, Parmesan, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, and nutmeg.

Fold in any optional add-ins.

bake

Pour mixture into prepared dish.

Bake 30–35 minutes until set in the center and lightly golden on top.

rest & serve

Let rest 5–10 minutes before slicing. Serve warm or at room temperature.

💡 tips:

• Blending cottage cheese makes the texture extra smooth

• Great for meal prep — reheats beautifully

• Swap spinach for kale or zucchini

⏲ prep time: 10 mins | bake time: 30–35 mins

serves: 4–6