Crustless quiche is everything you know and love about classic quiches – minus the carbs! While you can put almost anything in it, this ultra easy ham and cheese crustless quiche takes less than 5 minutes to get in the oven, and smells just like Quiche Lorraine.
Keeps perfectly for days, serve it as is, stuff into soft rolls or wraps, crispy burrito style!
Crustless Quiche
If you were to drop round on any given day, there’d likely be some version of crustless quiche in my fridge. This, along with Baked Frittata, are two of my most used fridge clean out recipes because they’re both terrific quick dump-and-bake recipes.
This does take 30 minutes or so to bake. But with pre chopped ham and a bag of shredded cheese, it takes less than 5 minutes to get into the oven – and it smells like a Quiche Lorraine when it’s baking!
Add to that the shelf life – it keeps perfectly for up to 5 days in the fridge. Serve it sliced like a quiche OR stuffed into soft rolls, or rolled up into flatbreads or tortillas then pan fried until crispy, burrito style. (Yes, I realise that defeats the “low carb” pitch for this recipe!😂)
What goes in Crustless Quiche
Here’s what you need for this quick ham and cheese quiche: eggs, cream OR milk, ham, cheese and green onions.
Cream vs Milk
Cream gives it a more luscious, custardy texture like everybody’s favourite Quiche Lorraine. Milk gives it a frittata texture – still quite custardy as long as you don’t overcook it, but it doesn’t have the same luxurious mouthfeel you can only get from cream!
If using milk, we need to reduce the amount of liquid used because eggs can’t hold as much milk as it can cream.
Use your adds ins of choice!
This recipe is more of a formula than actual recipe. Essentially, whisk together 5 eggs and 1 cup of cream OR 1/2 cup of milk, salt and pepper.
Then pour that into a greased pie tin with ~ 2 cups of whatever add-ins you want (I’ve used ham, cheese and green onions) and bake for 30 minutes until puffed and golden.
I do recommend that part of those 2 cups of add-ins includes cheese!
How to make Crustless Quiche
Here’s how I make Crustless Quiche:
- Whisk together the eggs, cream or milk, salt and pepper;
- Put most of the ham, cheese and green onions into a greased pie tin – we hold some back for topping so you get some bits on the surface which looks nice (love the golden cheese crust and browned bits of ham!);
- Pour in all the egg mixture;
- Scatter with remaining ham, cheese and onions;
- Bake 30 – 35 minutes until golden and puffed;
- Rest 5 minutes then slice!
Note: there is major deflation. So don’t get too excited when you see how puffy it is straight out of the oven. See?
But don’t worry. Deflation in height doesn’t result in deflation of tastiness! 😂
How I serve Crustless Quiche
Being the low-carb, easier version of Quiche Lorraine, it would be a wonderful brunch option with a side salad – choose from this ever increasing collection of Vegetable Sides! For a very simple salad, toss any leafy greens or fresh raw vegetables with my Everyday Salad Dressing, and for a show off option, try this Leafy Apple Salad with Candied Walnuts or this Strawberry Spinach Salad (it is Fabulous with a capital “F”!).
But, as depicted and mentioned above, my favourite way is to make sandwiches and burritos out of crustless quiche. Or just piled on toast. It’s fabulously delicious, cheesy, salty and filling too. Big bonus that it keeps for 5 days and freezes fabulously! – Nagi x
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Crustless Quiche - Ham and Cheese
Ingredients
- 5 large eggs (~50 - 55g / 2oz each)
- 1 cup cream , heavy/thickened (halve if subbing milk, Note 1)
- 1/4 tsp salt (Note 2)
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 100g/ 3.5 oz ham , diced
- 1 cup shredded cheese (anything that melts except mozzarella, Note 3)
- 1 green onion , sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F. Grease with butter or spray a 22.5cm / 9" pie dish (Note 4)
- Whisk eggs, cream, salt and pepper.
- Scatter most of the ham, cheese and green onion in the pie pan.
- Pour in egg mixture. Top with remaining ham, cheese and green onion.
- Bake 35 minutes until golden on top and centre barely wiggles. Don't overcook, it will lose custardy-ness.
- Remove from oven, rest 5 minutes and watch it deflate!
- Cut then serve with a simple side salad, or stuff into soft rolls, or wrap into burritos (then pan fry to crisp!)
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
More quiche and frittata type things
(With and without the carbs!)
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I LOVE this recipe! Made this last night (second time in 10 days) with fried speck (bacon bits) and spinach and OMG it is so good. I can’t use cream or milk so I use sour cream instead and it works a treat. I love your recipes Nagi and your instructions are fabulous. Thank you so much for sharing! Xxxx
Sounds perfect Irini – and everything is good with BACON! N x
Can we substitute the cream or milk with natural yogurt?
Hi Angele, yes as per the note next to cream in the ingredients list – halve if subbing milk – refer Note 1. N x
Have made this crustless quiche many times, it is SO creamy and delicious.
I get the local deli to cut my a thick slice of leg ham, and then dice that up.
Have made it with both milk and cream, cream is by far the superior option,
Thanks Nagi for this keto-friendly, super easy recipe!
Hi Nagi – I just love your recipes! Got my sister in Melbourne onto you now too ❤️. Question – can I use ceramic pie/quiche dish and would I have to preheat it ? Thanks kindly 🙏
Hi Dynette, you sure can – no need to preheat here 🙂 N x
What a lovely and easy recipe for quiche! Thank you. Your recipes are so impressive and easy!!
My quiche is in the oven as I type. I can’t wait. Last night was your easy panko crumbed fish fillets using basa, never again frozen crumbed packet fish. I’ve made both green and red curry in last 2 weeks, both thumbs up. I have a very fussy family (so annoying) so far none of your recipes disappoint. I can’t thankyou enough, you always deliver what you say. I’m so grateful my sister introduced your site to me 2 weeks ago. Oh, and your oatmeal cookies. OMG! I reckon I ate 75% of them. ❤️ to you and Dozer.
First time making this and it was lush! I swapped the cream for skimmed milk so nice and low calorie for me but as its pastry free it’s a winner for my diabetic son 💙
FYI: Typo in note #1- you transcribed eggs for milk.
This recipe looks great!
Thanks Loonchick – fixing now! N x
I made this crustless quiche this morning for my husbands lunch. Not only was it super quick and simple with minimal ingredients that are main staples in my fridge, it was really yummy. Thank you Nagi I love the detail you give with your recipes. ATM I am cooking your beef pho, only I have had it simmering all night and the house smells amazing and I am drooling. I will leave a comment how it turns out when we have it for dinner tonight. ☺
This was amazing! Super easy and delicious. Definitely a keeper
I made the crustless quiche last night. It was easy to make and the results impressive. I added some asparagus from my garden, red capsicum, corn and herbs to the mix to increase the amount of vegetables. I will definitely make this again. Thank you Nagi.
Thanks for sharing, We don’t have heavy cream in South Africa – we only have cream which is about the same consistency as milk or slightly thicker. Should I beat it or do you think I can just use it as it is?
Hi Lisa, use it as you would milk if that’s the case 🙂 I hope you love it! N x
Wow, made crust less quiche for my family & it was brilliant, will definitely make again, especially as family have asked me too, another great recipe, thank you,
Can I use half and half instead of cream and do I decrease the amount as I would with milk?
I made this quiche recently as I want to reduce eating carbs, and it is so easy and tasty I will definitely make again and again. It is in my “favourites” recipe folder and I have sent the recipe to my Facebook friends. 😋👌
I’ve made this a few times now it’s so good,I use semi skimmed milk a wee bit healthier 😉
Tastes better when it’s straight out of the fridge topped with Scottish smoked salmon a partnership made in heaven.
A definite keeper 😜.
Thank you Nagi!!
Have a great weekend.
Philx
Do I use regular cream like Carnation in the can or Heavy Cream in a carton?
Hi Shannise – heavy/thickened cream that’s stored in the fridge 🙂 N x
Hi Nagi. This is a great recipe. so easy and so tasty. I couldn’t stop at one piece. I’ll be making this again and again. Liz
I’m so glad you enjoyed it Liz! N x
What sort of pan do you have –
– the ridges must make a great crust! Would this work ok in a glass pie dish?
Hi George, it’s a pie tin here – yes this will work in a glass dish too! N x
Thank you so much for this recipe! Soooo delicious it’s my husbands favourite breakfast he loves it. I’ve made it every week since early September. Your recipes are awesome with Dozer an added attraction.
I made this tonight for a quick dinner and it was yummy. I added sliced mushrooms as well, definitely a keeper!!