High-protein Quiche

Miriam Hershman
Miriam Hershman @miriamhershman
Bay Area, CA

This high-protein quiche is made with eggs and cottage cheese. It’s super easy to prepare and perfect for meal prep. Customize it with your favorite veggies, meats, or cheese for a versatile dish that never gets boring!

High-protein Quiche

This high-protein quiche is made with eggs and cottage cheese. It’s super easy to prepare and perfect for meal prep. Customize it with your favorite veggies, meats, or cheese for a versatile dish that never gets boring!

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Ingredients

1 hour 15 min
4 servings
  1. 1frozen pie crust
  2. 5eggs
  3. 1/2 cupcottage cheese (full fat or low fat)
  4. 1/4 tsppaprika
  5. 1/4 tspgarlic powder
  6. 1/8 tspblack pepper
  7. 1/2 tspsalt (or less)
  8. 1/8 tspground nutmeg (optional)
  9. 1/2 cupcheddar cheese (mozzarella or provolone also work)
  10. Fillings
  11. 1.5 cupschopped cooked broccoli (peas, caramelised onions or zucchini also work)
  12. 1/3 cupmushrooms (bacon or ham also work)

Cooking Instructions

1 hour 15 min
  1. 1

    Blind-bake the pie crust for 10 minutes per package directions.

  2. 2

    Egg mixture: whisk together 5 eggs, 1/2 cup cottage cheese and seasonings.

  3. 3

    Once the crust has been blind-baked, add fillings. Layer the fillings about 2/3 of the way up the pie crust.

  4. 4

    Pour egg mixture over the quiche fillings.

  5. 5

    Top the quiche with cheddar cheese.

  6. 6

    Bake at 375F for 35-40 minutes until filling is cooked through.

  7. 7

    Serve and enjoy. For storage, let the quiche cool completely and store in an airtight container in the fridge.

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