Cottage Cheese Quiche
Easy Quiche with Cottage Cheese made with simple ingredients. Light, flavorful, and packed with 12g of protein per slice.
Servings: 6
Calories: 275kcal
Equipment
- 1 9-inch pie dish
Ingredients
- 1 9-ich pie refrigerated pie crust or frozen, see Note 1
- 5 large eggs
- ¾ cup low fat cottage cheese see Note 2
- 1 slice ham diced
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese see Note 3
- ¼ cup low fat milk or milk of choice, see Note 4
- 1 green onion plus more for top
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Blind bake the crust: place the refrigerated pie dough disc in a 9-inch pie dish. Tuck the edge that sticks out under and crimp it. Pierce the botton with a fork several times. Place a sheet of parchment paper in the pie shell and fill with pie weights or dry beans.
- Blind bake the crust for 10 mins. Remove from the oven and turn the temperature down to 350 degrees.
- While the pie crust is pre-baking, prepare the filling. Crack the eggs into a medium bowl and add cottage cheese and milk. Whisk together until combined.
- Now add chopped ham, shredded cheese, chopped green onions, salt and pepper. Stir to incorporate.
- Remove the parchment paper with pie weights or beans from the pie crust. Pour the egg filling in.
- Place it in the oven and bake for about 45 minutes at 350 degrees or until set.
- Check the color of the crust after about 25 minutes. If it's browning too fast, open the oven and cover the quiche with a sheet of aluminum foil to prevent further browning.
- Take out of the oven, let cool for 5-10 minutes until cutting into triangles.
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Notes
Note 1: If you don't want to use refrigerated pie dough, you can also get a frozen pie crust in a disposable pie dish. Just blind bake it according to package instructions before adding the filling.
Note 2: Full fat (whole milk) cottage cheese will also work. I like Good Culture. Note 3: Cheddar cheese can be swapped for colby jack, monterey jack or your favorite cheese. Note 4: Any milk will work, diary or plant-based
The quiche can be served hot, at room temperature or chilled. Note 5: Chopped ham can be swapped out for cooked bacon bits. You can also skip the meat all together and make it vegetarian. Note 6: The quiche can be served hot, at room temperature or chilled.
Note 2: Full fat (whole milk) cottage cheese will also work. I like Good Culture. Note 3: Cheddar cheese can be swapped for colby jack, monterey jack or your favorite cheese. Note 4: Any milk will work, diary or plant-based
The quiche can be served hot, at room temperature or chilled. Note 5: Chopped ham can be swapped out for cooked bacon bits. You can also skip the meat all together and make it vegetarian. Note 6: The quiche can be served hot, at room temperature or chilled.
Nutrition
Serving: 1piece | Calories: 275kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 159mg | Sodium: 545mg | Potassium: 128mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 427IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 174mg | Iron: 1mg