Tonight seemed like a great night to enjoy eggs in the evening, so I figured I’d try making my first-ever quiche!
Broccoli and Spinach Egg White Quiche
I was inspired to make the quiche when I saw Tina’s post on Tuesday. She basically followed this recipe by Rachael Ray, which sounded really easy and looked amazingly delicious.
I changed the recipe quite a bit, but the results were still fabulous! It was a copy cat quiche… kind of. 😉
Slice of Delight
The recipe below includes my alterations.
Broccoli and Spinach Egg White Quiche
Ingredients:
- Three whole wheat tortillas
- 1 1/2 cup chopped broccoli florets
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 2 cups chopped fresh spinach
- Salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup shredded cheese of your choice
- 1/4 cup crumbled goat cheese
- 6 egg whites
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 375°. In a greased 9-inch pie plate, overlap the tortillas to make a crust; place on a rimmed baking sheet. Meanwhile, steam broccoli and until crisp-tender, about 2 1/2 minutes.
- Add the olive oil to a skillet and heat over medium-high heat. Add the onion and spinach, season with salt and pepper and cook until the onions are transparent, about 3 minutes. Stir in the broccoli; season with salt and pepper. Spread evenly in the tortilla crust, and add shredded cheese on top.
Veggies + Cheese
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the goat cheese, egg whites and yogurt and season with salt and pepper; pour into the tortilla crust. Bake on the baking sheet until just set in the center and lightly golden, about 30 minutes. Let rest for about 10 minutes before serving.
Easy, huh?
Bubbles of Tastiness
The Goods
The addition of the Greek yogurt to the egg whites really made this quiche taste like at thick egg casserole.
In Ryan’s words, it tasted “quichey,” which he assured me was a good thing. 😀
Question of the Evening
Do you enjoy breakfast for dinner, or do you prefer to eat meals typical of breakfast, lunch and dinner at their typical times?
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I love breakfast for dinner…. smoothies, cereal…fruit…pancakes… WAFFLES? haha that quiche looks great! successful first try.
I love breakfast for dinner or lunch. As evidenced in my last post. That quiche looks good. I’m surprised the tortillas held up to it, but I’m glad bec that’s a great idea.
How funny! I saw Tina’s post and immediately bookmarked it to make next week. Glad to hear I wasn’t the only one inspired to make quiche! mmm
wow that quiche looks so good! I have never had quiche before but this so looks like a great way to start out eating them 🙂
ooh, the quiche looks delicious!
i love eating breakfast for dinner. i think breakfast foods are the best!
I saw this on Tina’s post and thought it looked amazing. I’m a huge quiche fan and think it’s so amazing and easy!
Wow – what a healthy twist on quiche! Love it. 🙂
I love breakfast for dinner. Pancakes for dinner are great, but I won’t lie – my favorite breakfast for dinner is a bowl of ‘remix’ cereal <–buncha different cereals in one bowl. 🙂
That quiche is so creative and healthy!! It looks really tasty too!!
I love breakfast for dinner. One summer I went through weird phase where I pretty much ate breakfast all day long… breakfast was yogurt and cereal, lunch was oatmeal and fruit, and dinner was eggs and toast… so weird, haha! 😉
I switch my meals also, it’s depends what you are rally hungry for.
That looks so good! I thought it looked delicious on Tinas site too. I looove breakfast for dinner.
LOVE breakfast for dinner! I made an egg white omelet last night with caramelized onions, turkey bacon, lotsa cheese, & salsa. It was so super yummmmmmy!! Can’t wait to try making a version of this quiche.
Yum – that quiche looks great! I always want to make quiche but to be honest, the yolks kind of gross me out – thanks for providing an egg white option!
I love breakfast for dinner! I had never thought about using tortillas instead of a pie crust, but I love the idea! I’m going to have to try this healthy version!
We just had eggs for dinner too!
Oh, that sounds like a really good dinner! I do love breakfast for dinner–although usually not that healthy–I usually make waffles and bacon! I’ll definitely have to make this next time.
I love breakfast anytime of day! yumm. I really love the idea of tortillas for the crust I’m going to have to try this!
BFD is always a huge hit with me…even though i never have it! i gotta try that quiche immediately!
That looks really good. I hardly ever eat breakfast usually coffee and fruit. I hate eggs so that causes a big problem for me.
i LOVE breakfast for dinner… so much so that we had breakfast for dinner as the meal at our wedding reception. it just so happened that the place we picked for the reception employed a man named pappy, who was a cook at the first IHOP when it opened up out west in the 70s! i may be fuzzy on the date/location of that IHOP but he was a super cook and it was a great meal. we got bride & groom omelets, and everyone had egg casserole, some meats, fruit, potatoes, muffins, etc. yum!
OMG I love the tortilla idea. Hmmm maybe it’s time I made me a quiche.
Looks delicious….I saw it on Tina’s blog too and was intrigued!
I rarely eat breakfast for dinner….hubby doesn’t like breakfast type foods for the most part. 🙁
I love breakfast for dinner! That quiche looks delicious 🙂
Woah you should definitely check out my blog. I had breakfast for lunch today and talked about how much I love breafast!! I love it for all meals of the day. Feel free to check out my blog! 🙂
Sounds great, Julie! Love the use of the tortillas as the crust.
I looooove breakfast for dinner, or at any meal really. Growing up, my brother and I would beg my dad to make his “famous waffles” for dinner at least once a week. They were amazing!
breakfast for dinner is my FAVORITE! I actually bookmarked Tina’s recipe the other day, too! =0)
I call my meal whatever based on the time, but I eat foods at random meals. I almost never eat “lunch” for “lunch” or “dinner” for “dinner.” I just eat whateer sounds good!
Quiche is such a gross word I think..but I definitely do love breakfast for dinner..especially eggs and toast.
I love the idea of using a tortilla as a crust!! I’m a vegan but I think I can find some uses for this. 🙂 Looks delish!
Sorry to hear about your fall this morning. You go girl for getting right back up and having an awesome run!
Oddly enough, I never have eggs for breakfast – just lunch and dinner! I am a huge fan of ‘brinner’ though. The quiche recipe looks awesome – I think my hubs would like it too, I am bookmarking it to try soon.
I saw this on Tina’s blog, but I really like your update! Does the crust really crisp up that well? I thought it would get soggy.
Breakfast foods are my favorite. I often have “brinner,” but never dinner for breakfast. So many better options!
the sides get really crispy, but the bottom isn’t very crispy. it isn’t soggy though – just doughy tasting. i loved it!
I haven’t ever tried to make quiche before, but this look so easy and delicious. Maybe I’ll be trying in the near future?
Quiche is such a great any time meal! This is such a unique way to make it!
I loove breakfast for any meal, actually! A veggie/egg scramble with english muffins is my go-to but cereal is a close second!! Love waffles too but I need a new iron!!
Now I have quite the hankering for cheese.
Waffles, eggs, French toast, all amazing for dinner as well. Waffle House built a chain around the idea it’s OK to each breakfast all day.
That looks REALLY good. Healthy, protein loaded, and delicious! Thanks for sharing your recipe!
(my breakfast tomorrow!) 😉
I made this for dinner tonight and it was fantastic! I used lite Jarlsberg cheese, which I think went really well. Also, breakfast is my favorite meal and I am down for it 24/7!