SPINACH & BACON CRUSTLESS QUICHE-SOUFFLÉ 🫑🥚🧀🥬🥓🥘
This delicious crustless quiche, with its fluffy soufflé-like texture, is the perfect low-carb lunch or dinner! It's super easy to make, taking only 30 minutes before it's ready to pop in the oven. Serve as it is, with potatoes, crispy salad or stuff into rolls or wraps
RECIPE - Serves 4
Ingredients 🛒
8 Eggs, room temperature
80g (1 1/2 Cup) Baby Spinach, roughly chopped
1 Small Red Bell Pepper, diced
2 Tbsp Chopped Fresh Chives
100g (1 Cup) Shredded Fontina Cheese
50g (1/2 Cup) Shredded Gruyere Cheese or Cheddar Cheese + extra for on top
1/4 Tsp Chilli Flakes
6 Slices Steaky Bacon
Salt & Pepper
Béchamel Sauce:
250ml (1 Cup) Milk
60g/2.1oz Butter
5 Tbsp Plain Flour
1/4 Tsp Nutmeg
Method:
Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
Butter grease a 27cm pie dish or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
In a large bowl lightly beat the eggs, chives, chilli and season with salt and pepper.
In a small saucepan, melt the butter. Stir in the flour until smooth then slowly add in the milk and nutmeg. Bring to boil continuously stirring until the sauce thickens. In a seperate small bowl, remove 2 tbsp and stir in 4 tbsp of the egg mixture. Whisk together then add back into the béchamel sauce and mix until smooth.
Add the béchamel sauce to the egg mixture, stirring continuously as you pour it in. Whisk together until well combined.
Add the chopped spinach, diced bell pepper and cheeses. Mix together and pour into your prepared pie dish.
Scatter extra shredded cheese on top, place the bacon strips in a circular pattern and season with freshly ground pepper.
Bake in oven for 45 minutes until puffed and golden.
Enjoy! 😊