Creamy Quiche' title='Creamy Quiche' />I am not a morning person. As some of you may remember, I made a resolution this year to wake up earlier, so I could be more productive during the day and spend less. An easy recipe for Crustless Cheese and Vegetable Quiche made with cottage cheese, cheddar, mushrooms, onions, and tomatoes. A no fuss, no base needed quiche recipe to which you add whatever filling you like. I like it as the ingredients are always in the house. An outstanding quiche relies on a few simple elements a creamy egg custard, buttery homemade crust, and flavorful cheese and vegetables like spinach. This savory. Tomato, Bacon and Arugula Quiche with Sweet Potato Crust. I feel like a bad, bad paleo blogger. Well, at least this weekend I was. I spent the entire weekend devouring all sorts of non paleo things. Want to hear what they were Dont judge Frozen sausage pizza, peanut butter filled pretzel bites, all sorts of chips, LOTS of alcoholic beverages, half a blueberry bagel with honey nut cream cheese, a few bites of deli potato salad, and AMAZING sweets from my lovely cousin, Germaine for her sister, Katies wedding shower including lavender ice cream, chocolate mousse, french macarons strawberry, lavender, and caramel, and cupcakes with buttercream See the lovelinessHear me out. I spent the entire weekend in Wisconsin at a cabin to celebrate my friends bachelorette party and then drove back for a couple hours for my cousins wedding shower. I knew going in it would be really hard to stick to 1. See how to grab a seasonal veggie and make delicious vegetarian quiche with it. Recipes for broccoli, spinach, onions, and more. I decided to relax about it. I hardly ever eat ANY grains or dairy but I didnt want to sweat it and just wanted to have a great time with wonderful ladies. So, thats exactly what I did So now I am sitting at home, feeling the most bloated and uncomfortable I have felt since I started my first Whole. October 1st and am SO ready to get back on the 1. I really like that train, its my favorite. I might actually try to be the conductor of said train for the next several weeks since it is nearing bikini season and I dont want to be pasty white and bloated. Am I right My first line of business was to make a quiche with my farm fresh eggs since after seeing this beauty on Iowa Girl Eats last week I havent been able to stop thinking about itI was inspired, and after missing my typical 3 eggsmorning routine this weekend I needed some eggies for dinner tonight. What transpired was the most wonderful quiche I have ever made, and a wonderfully satisfied tummy. Best part The Dr. HATES sweet potatoes even really liked it Woo hooooo. Pressed crust ready for the oven FYI white sweet potatoes are a less sweet variety and are awesome for savory recipes so the sweetness doesnt overpower the rest of the flavors. I highly recommend using white ones for this quiche if you can get themLocal, uncured bacon FTW. Also, that is HALF of a giant sweet potato in the background. Helpful hint Instead of chopping raw bacon because its not super easy try cutting it up into smaller pieces using your kitchen shears, thats what I do Looks like a lot of arugula but it will wilt a LOTVeggies all cooked up Helpful Hint 2 Watch your crust carefully so it doesnt burn on the edges. Dont be like me Ready to be bakedPoor burnty crust, at least you taste goood. How beautiful is that Helpful hint 3 Although it smells amazing and looks delish, wait 1. Dont make that mistake or your slices wont be pretty The crust holds up well too I ate two pieces. You will too. Thats all for now, but COME BACK TOMORROW because there is gonna be a super ridiculously awesome announcement that I JUST CANT CONTAIN MY EXCITEMENT FOR Sorry for yelling Sweet Potatoes and Smiles,The Freckled Foodie. Prep time 1. 5 min. Cook time 5. 0 min. Total time 1 h 5 min. Yield 3 4. Difficulty easy. Recipe type Entree, eggs. Ingredients 2 c shredded Sweet potato or yam 1 2 large2 12 tbsp Coconut oil or ghee, melted. S P4 slices bacon, chopped. Sweet onion, chopped. Cherry tomatoes, quartered. Baby arugula. 2 3 garlic cloves, minced. Directions Preheat oven to 4. Grate sweet potatoes with box grater or food processor then wrap in paper towel to squeeze out excess moisture. Add hash browns to a 9 pie pan with cooking fat, salt, and pepper, then mix and press evenly into the bottom and up the sides. Bake for 2. 0 minutes or until hash browns are golden brown around the edges. Remove and set aside then turn oven down to 3. While the crust is baking, cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Discard or keep excess bacon grease but leave 1 tbsp in the skillet. Add onions and saute until translucent, 3 4 minutes. Add tomatoes and arugula and saute for 3 4 more minutes. Add garlic and mix well for 3. Whisk together eggs, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Add the bacon and veggie mixture then stir to combine. Pour mixture over crust and bake for 3. Let sit for 1. 0 minutes before slicing and serving. Try not to eat the whole thingdapted from Iowa Girl Eats. Published on June 9, 2. Related posts by Tagged breakfast, dairy free, dinner, eggs, entree, gluten free, grain free, paleo, primal, quiche, whole. Asparagus and Two Cheese Quiche with Hash Brown Crust recipe. This was an amazing quiche. I was worried about the crust, but it turned out perfectly. I did not have a cast iron pan, so I just used a non stick that could go in the oven. You need to make sure that the potatoes are really dry. I made the filling per the recipe and found it to be a perfect balance of cheeses and asparagus. Im looking forward to making this again with some other fillings we have 2 gluten free family members to accommodate and this is a great option. This recipe turned out great. I used the Orida frozen hash browns. I substituted parsley for tarragon. Prepared and baked the night before. Loosened the crust. Slowly reheated the next morning. Had no problems getting it out of the pan. I made this for Easter Brunch, and it was delicious I, too, will have to experiment with the hash brown crust, as mine was not very pretty at all. Will opt for a thinner crust and drying it out in the oven before adding egg mixture next time. I personally love the fresh tarragon taste. I think it plays nicely against the tang of the goat cheese. And I was judicious in the amount used, so it wasnt overpowering. I agree that this would be a great supper dish. Delicious. I used about 1 lb frozen hash browns and they worked perfectly. I did bake them at 4. Also subbed thyme and parsley for the tarragon, since its not a favorite. Makes a lovely meal served with a light salad. Will definitely be using this recipe again. Loved this quiche I did not have some of the ingredients so had to substitute used aged cheddar instead of Fontina. Did not have any asparagus so sauted a little spinach and used some roasted bell peppers I had on hand. Also used thyme did not have any tarragon. The potatoes browned beautifully everything worked. So pleased my husband with celiac could enjoy a delicious quiche. This is a keeper This was a bit of work but very good. I will likely make it again but I had grey hashbrowns due to the oxidation of the starch in the potatoes. Wish I would have followed the directions Carla. Joyner gave as I imagine the potatoes would have been more appealing that way. Soak potatoes, then drain, lemon juice. I also cooked the potatoes in my non stick pan as I dont have a cast iron pan. I did 1. 0 min on the stove and per another review then into the oven at 4. Then I filled in the shallots, cheese, custard and then a lot of asparagus. I also baked at 3. It was done perfectly and was quite good although not as pretty as the picture due to the grey potatoes. Simply delicious I doubled the Asparagus and cut in half so that they were easier to bite into. I suggest soaking the potatoes in water after shredding, drain, add 12 teaspoon of lemon juice before squeezing out the excess water. Also, as noted below, I browned the potatoes in the oven after the stove top method to brown more evenly thus creating a brown crust. A COOK FROM TX, It would be helpful if you gave specifics for what the problem was. I havent made this yet, but I plan to. I would cheat though and use frozen hash browns. This quiche was delicious. The hash brown crust certainly takes some work but allowed me to serve quiche to the gluten free members of my family. The hash brown crust makes the recipe Even if I dont make this exact thing again, Ill definitely try that trick with other quiches Print size on your print recipes is a joke I do feel this recipe as is does not work. The only problem with this dish is the tarragon which overpowers the rest of the ingredients. I would suggest using other herbs instead, maybe coriander and parsley. I added speck to the shallots to give it more flavour. The potato base is still not as good as a pastry base. Disregard most of what I just wrote. I might have forgotten to add oil to the frying pan in addition to the butter. I will give this 3 forks now to make up for the 2 forks I previously gave. Sorry I made the recipe as written, except for a few minor changes based on other reviews. To cut the potatoes, I used a Cuisinart shredding disc, which looks like what was used to make the quiche in the photo, but one certainly would not get that type of crust using the largest holes on a box grater. I used a 1. My potato crust stuck to the bottom of the frying pan, and only the top edge of the potatoes got crispy. Most of the potato crust ended up mushy and dark gray. The filling cooked fine in the stated amount of time. Two tablespoons of butter for 2 pounds of potatoes doesnt seem to bee enough fat or the right fat to create a crispy crust. I used fresh tarragon, which is what I think the recipe calls for, and I like tarragon, but the quiche ended up with an overwhelming flavor of tarragon. I cut my thin asparagus into 3 sections and lay the pieces in a starburst pattern, which worked out well for cutting and serving, but the crust didnt cook properly for me, and there was too much tarragon. Perhaps a non stick pan would have worked better. I consider this an insufficiently tested recipe. Used this recipe combined with another for making a smoked salmongoat cheese quiche. Not sure where I blew it, but definitely somewhere. I tried same proportion of liquid and cheese. Vegan Chili Recipes. Crust was great, but the quiche didnt have enough creaminess in the custard. Not scrambled eggs, but nothing Id make again. Hoping to find a solid quiche recipe that adapts well and has an alternate crust for people that cant do gluten. Will leave 3 forks because Im sure the errors were mine. Any advice appreciated I changed this substantially by using what I had on hand Ore Ida Hashbrowns. It works. Use a non stick oven safe skillet. Oven set to maybe 4. Put a tab of butter and a bit of oil in pan. Add hashbrowns and start to cook them until no longer frozen on medium burner. Then with a greased mug, press into crust shape. Cook on stove until you start to worry about the bottom burning before the top cooks. Transfer to oven for maybe 1. Set oven temp at the temp for the filling after about 1. Then, continue as the recipe says, or use different fillings if that is on hand. The recipe is robust to changes, which is important for day to day cooking. Ive used leeks and leftover Serrano. Ive used different cheeses, although always some fontina. Made as written, though I couldnt make myself use that much tarragon. I used one full tsp only. I dont have the skillet so I had to use heavy duty Belgium skillet that was slightly smaller, which meant using only 3 potatoes I used the whole bunch of asparagus though. After the potatoes were browned on the stove I put the skillet in the oven to broil for a bit to ensure the crust was cooked. Great recipe. Would make this one again. Great presentation for brunch today Thanks for the recipe. Deserves 4 forks. Hi its me again. We just finished this quiche and we loved it. The tarragon tasted real nice and we had a bit of a difficulty getting the sides loose from the dish I baked it in. And 3. 5 minutes was enough to get a brown crust. We will definitely make it again in the future. I am from Holland so I have to work with other ingredients. The fontina was a problem but I read online that emmenthaler or gruyre cheese was a good substitute. But other than that I only had to converse Fahrenheit to celcius. Its in the oven now and I hope its a smash hit. This was fantasticI did use frozen, thawed shredded potatoes. Other then that, made as written. As we say DO AGAIN We loved it especially the hash brown crust since we dont usually have crusts on hand. If I could, I would give it 3. I like healthier recipes with more veggies see below. Since I didnt have a 1. I used our 1. 2in. I had to increase some measures 1. T Tarragon fresh from garden and more onions. Substituted for shallots 23 cup sweet onion, and 12 cup finely chopped fresh chives from garden. Didnt have fontina cheese so substituted extra 2oz goat used the packaged shredded 2 and no fat Cheddar and Mexican cheeses.