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    Keto Quiche Recipe | The BEST, Low Carb, Easy To Make Spinach Quiche For Keto

    Apr 9, 2020 The Diet Chef

    This Keto Quiche Recipe can be made with a crust, or totally crustless! This quiche is perfect for the keto diet because it's low carb, high in fat, and will keep you full for hours. Plus, the delicious combination of bacon and spinach in it is just down right addicting.

    A slice of keto quiche filled with bacon and spinach set on top of parchment paper.

    The Best Keto Quiche You’ll Ever Taste

    Quiche is one of the tastiest (and classiest) dishes you can make, either to treat yourself or when you want to impress the neighbors at a dinner party.

    But quiche traditionally has lots of carbs, which is a huge no-no if you’re following the keto diet as you should.

    That said, what if we told you that you could make a delicious low carb quiche that’s also keto-friendly?

    We aren’t talking about a keto crustless quiche but one that uses special low carb dough instead (even though crustless quiches are quite good).

    And you could certainly make this keto quiche crustless if you wanted to.

    But today, we're keeping the crust!

    Anyways, check out the recipe below to blow your mind.

    A keto quiche sliced into 3 pieces with a knife next to it.

    Ingredients You'll Need To Make Your Quiche Keto

    First-things-first, lets talk about the ingredients you'll need to make today's keto quiche.

    And don't worry, all of the ingredients you'll need for this recipe are very standard low carb keto ingredients.

    There's actually a good chance you have everything you need to make this quiche at home already!

    A savory keto pie crust in a pie plate.

    Crust Ingredients

    So, for the crust you'll need...

    • Blanched almond flour
    • Coconut flour
    • A large egg
    • Butter
    • Salt

    A keto pie crust in a pie plate.

    Crustless Quiche

    As I mentioned earlier though, you can totally make this quiche crustless as well.

    Making a crustless quiche out of this recipe will of course not only save you time, it will save you carbs too. That said, if you do decide to make it crustless, I recommend using an 8x8 baking dish to make the quiche in instead of a 9" one. 

    Oh, and for what-it's-worth, personally, I think the best way to make it is with the crust.

    But, the choice is, of course, totally up to you!

    Low carb quiche sliced into pieces.

    Filling Ingredients

    Anyways, as far as filling ingredients go, you'll need...

    • Thick-cut bacon
    • Onion
    • Spinach
    • Heavy cream
    • Eggs
    • Shredded cheddar cheese
    • Salt & Pepper

    So, like I said, very, VERY, standard keto ingredients.

    A keto quiche sliced into 3 pieces with a knife next to it.

    Prep Time

    Now, make sure to preheat your oven to 400°F. You’ll want to let it preheat for at least 10 minutes but optimally 15 to allow the oven interior to become equally warm.

    Thankfully, you can use this time to prep the other things, maximizing efficiency, just like the keto diet does for fat burning.

    Take a large bowl and mix the almond and coconut flour with salt.

    Next, add the whisked eggs and melted butter into the same bowl and mix everything well.

    Now, get ready to use your hands, because you’ll need to knead the dough into a ball. The dough doesn’t have to be perfectly round, but the closer you get it to perfection, the better things will turn out.

    A slice of keto quiche set on a plate next to a fork.

    That Dough, Though

    Let the dough ball sit for about five minutes.

    Then, take the dough and press it into a 9-inch pie dish using your hands.

    The trick to properly pressing pie or pastry dough without breaking things is to minimize your finger contact.

    If you do use your fingers, keep them together and don’t use the points, as this puts too much pressure on the dough and can easily cause a break.

    Try to even out the dough across the pie dish, flattening bubbles, or growing areas as you go.

    This should take about five minutes altogether, but feel free to take your time if you don’t have lots of dough experience.

    A slice of keto quiche on a plate, while the rest of the quiche is set and cut next to it.

    Parbaking The Dough For the Keto Quiche

    Now it’s time to par-bake the crust.

    If you don’t know what par-baking is, it’s just partially baking your dough, then freezing it quickly for storage.

    However, you can also par-bake dough if you want to match up its cooking time with the cooking time of the other ingredients.

    For our purposes, we’ll be par-baking the dough to prepare it so that when you put the filling in, the entire quiche goes into the oven one final time, and everything finishes at the same moment.

    To par-bake, the crust, line the dough with parchment paper, and fill the interior of the plate with pie weights or dry beans. Adding the weights - or beans - will ensure you end up with a perfectly cooked crust by adding them. It also prevents the dough from rising and bubbling.

    Now set a timer so that the piecrust bakes for about 10-15 minutes.

    That said, you want to check it at the 10-minute mark and see if it's lightly golden in color. If it is, remove it from the oven. If it's not continuing baking it for around 5 more minutes.

    A slice of bacon and spinach quiche on parchment paper.

    Filling Fun

    While the crust is doing its thing, you can prepare the filling.

    Use a skillet to cook the recommended amount of bacon strips over medium-high heat.

    Turn the bacon strips occasionally until everything is evenly browned - or for about five minutes (whichever comes first) - then set the bacon on a paper towel-lined plate to catch the grease.

    Next, sauté the chopped onions for about two minutes in the same skillet; the fat from the bacon you cooked will act as a good lubricant and flavor enhancer.

    When the onions have been appropriately sautéed, add some fresh or frozen spinach to the mix.

    However, if you use frozen spinach, make sure that it doesn’t have lots of extra water before adding it to the skillet. If it does, you'll want to press the water out of the spinach using a wire strainer.

    Now we can sauté both of these vegetables until the spinach is thoroughly wilted, and the juices are gone.

    Once we've taken care of that, we can transfer the keto quiche mixture to a mixing bowl and let it cool for about 10 minutes. Then we're going to add the bacon, salt and pepper, heavy cream, cheddar cheese, and eggs to the bowl.

    Finally, we'll stir all of these elements together until they combine and form a perfect keto quiche filling!

    A bacon and spinach quiche set in a pie plate.

    Cooking Instrutctions For The Keto Quiche

    Now it’s time to complete your keto spinach quiche.

    Pour the filling/egg mixture into the piecrust once you remove it from the oven. Make sure to settle the filling, so everything is relatively even across the quiche surface. 

    Bake the quiche for between 40 or 45 minutes at 375°F; you may want to set this temperature and let the oven cool down for five minutes before popping the quiche inside. And that’s it!

    Now just wait out the time with a cold drink and let the quiche rest for five minutes after removing it from the oven.

    Slice it into eight pieces (or whatever number you prefer) and enjoy your keto quiche! As you can see, makiing a quiche for the keto diet is not only possible, but phenomenal.

    A bacon and spinach keto quiche set in a pie plate with a knife on top of it.

    How to Store The Keto Quiche

    For storage, keep your quiche in the same baking pan and wrap it in aluminum foil or plastic wrap.

    It’s still good for 3-4 days if you keep it at room temperature or refrigerate it.

    You can also store the pieces sliced and separate if you like.

    Other Easy Keto Lunch or Dinner Recipes

    I have more than a few other lunch and dinner recipes for keto on the blog.

    If you liked today's low carb keto quiche recipe you might like these...

    1. Meatloaf
    2. Cheeseburger Casserole
    3. Tuna Salad
    4. Meatballs & Sauce
    5. Mozzarella Sticks
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    Keto Quiche Recipe | The BEST, Low Carb, Easy To Make Spinach Quiche For Keto

    A slice of keto quiche filled with bacon and spinach set on top of parchment paper.

    ★★★★★

    5 from 12 reviews

    A Keto Quiche recipe that can be made with a crust, or totally crustless! This quiche is perfect for the keto diet because it's low carb, high in fat, and will keep you full for hours. Plus, the delicious combination of bacon and spinach is so good, and will have you making it again, and again!

    • Author: The Diet Chef
    • Prep Time: 30 Minutes
    • Cook Time: 1 Hour
    • Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
    • Yield: 8 Slices 1x
    • Category: Dinner or Lunch
    • Method: Baking
    • Cuisine: Keto

    Ingredients

    Scale

    For the crust:

    1 ½ Cups (168g) blanched almond flour

    ⅓ Cup (40g) coconut flour

    1 Large egg, whisked

    1 Stick (112g) butter melted

    ½ teaspoon salt

    For the filling:

    6 Slices thick-cut bacon, chopped

    1 Medium onion, chopped

    8 Ounces (226g) spinach (fresh or frozen)

    ½ cup (118mL) heavy cream

    4 Large eggs

    1 Cup (112g) shredded Cheddar cheese

    ⅓ Teaspoon salt

    ⅙ Teaspoon black pepper

    Instructions

    1. Preheat the oven to 400°F
    2. In a large bowl mix together almond almond and coconut flour with salt. Add whisked egg and melted butter.
    3. Knead the dough into a ball and let sit for 5 minutes.
    4. Press the dough into a 9-inch pie dish using your hands. 
    5. Par-bake the crust.
    6. Line the dough with parchment paper and fill the plate with dry beans or pie weights.
    7. Bake for about 10-15 minutes or until lightly golden.
    8. While the crust is baking prepare the filling.
    9. In a skillet cook the bacon over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 4-5 minutes.  Drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
    10. Saute chopped onions for 2 minutes in the same skillet using remaining fat from the bacon.
    11. Add spinach - make sure its strained of excess liquid if using frozen - and sauté until it wilts and the juices have evaporated.
    12. Transfer the spinach-onion mixture to the mixing bowl and let it cool down for 10 minutes.
    13. After 10 minutes mix in previously browned bacon, heavy cream, salt, pepper, cheddar cheese and eggs.
    14. Stir to combine.
    15. Pour the egg mixture into the pie crust.
    16. Bake quiche for 40-45 minutes at 375°F, until top is golden brown and center is set.
    17. Remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes or so.
    18. Slice into 8 slices

    Notes

    For a crustless quiche us an 8x8 pan instead of a 9" one.

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 Slice
    • Calories: 520
    • Fat: 45
    • Carbohydrates: 8.5
    • Fiber: 5
    • Protein: 18

    Keywords: keto quiche, keto quiche recipe, crustless keto quiche, keto quiche crustless, low carb quiche, keto spinach quiche, quiche keto

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    Comments

    1. Val says

      April 10, 2020 at 8:03 pm

      I’m not on keto but I am always looking for gluten free, low carb recipes and this turned out really awesome. To make it a bit lighter in saturated fat I substituted olive oil for butter and used half and half instead of heavy cream and it came out perfect!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    2. Rebecca says

      April 15, 2020 at 9:40 am

      Absolutely delicious. Made it last weekend and making again this weekend. So easy and I think it’s the tastiest quiche we’ve ever had.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    3. Carmen says

      April 24, 2020 at 10:55 am

      Great..I made it for breakfast this morning

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    4. Brandi Payne says

      April 28, 2020 at 8:57 pm

      So good, I'm already doing a second one.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    5. Moni says

      May 30, 2020 at 2:49 pm

      I missed real quiche (with a crust) so much! I’ve tried so called “keto” crusts before and they were never good. This quiche was amazing! I know I will be making this again and again!! Thank you so much!!

      Reply
    6. Lori says

      August 30, 2020 at 5:41 pm

      OMGoodness, love quiche, but can't eat the flacky crust. Thanks for creating this easy to follow crusty quiche recipe.
      Wish I could post pic here. Pics are on my IG post lorigsant.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    7. Trish says

      October 18, 2020 at 10:21 am

      Great

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    8. Cecilia says

      November 01, 2020 at 10:32 am

      Started keto lifestyle and looked for great recipes. This recipe rocks! Easy to follow and the taste was so delicious. We ate half of it right away. Will make this many more times. One of my hubby's favorite! I loved it and I'm not a big egg eater. Took pic but no where to upload it.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    9. Carrie says

      November 02, 2020 at 3:46 pm

      This quiche is amazing, even the pastry. Will definitely make again!!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    10. Francine Rattner says

      January 27, 2021 at 8:24 pm

      First keto quiche I ever made and it was phenomenal. We don't eat bacon, so skipped that, and used olive oil instead of butter, half and half instead of cream. With all those substitutions, it was still delicious! Thanks.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    11. Ashley says

      February 01, 2021 at 3:41 pm

      This quiche is EXCELLENT. The pastry turned out nice and flakey too. Will definitely be making this apart of my new keto lifestyle!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    12. Jo says

      February 20, 2021 at 12:36 pm

      Recipe....Great! But PLEASE condense your printable recipes - no one likes a recipe on 3 sheets of paper!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    13. E says

      February 21, 2021 at 11:53 pm

      Easy and baked eggcellently! Great crust too. Substituted almond milk with butter for heavy cream since I didn’t have any left and it worked great. Thank you!

      ★★★★★

      Reply

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    Hey there! I'm Joe Duff - The Diet Chef, and I've been creating low carb keto recipes for over 15 years. Initally, I started making these recipes to help myself lose weight - I lost over 75 pounds doing so - but now I make recipes for the entire low carb keto community!
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