Healthy High Protein Quiche with Spinach & Onions
This healthy high protein quiche with spinach and onion is the perfect healthy breakfast to kickstart your mornings. Filled with lots of yummy goodness like spinach, Canadian bacon, caramelized onions and cheese you'll forget it's actually healthy for you.
Ingredients
- 1 Pie crust whole wheat
- 5 Eggs whole
- 1/2 cup Almond milk plain
- 1/4 cup Whole milk
- 1 medium Onion sliced + caramelized
- 3 slices Canadian Bacon diced
- 1 cup Spinach fresh + chopped
- 1/3 cup Shredded cheese low fat white cheddar or mozzerella
- 1 tsp Black pepper
- 1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- First prep your onions by slicing them lengthwise into long strips.
- In a nonstick skillet heat to low heat and place 1tbsp of butter in the pan. Once the butter melts, add your sliced onions and let sit for at least 20 minutes before starting to stir.
- Cook onions low and slow for 45 minutes to an hour until they are soft and a dark brown color.
- Next, pre heat your oven to 325 degrees. Once heated, bake your pie crust for 5 minutes to ensure an even crispiness at the bottom.
- While the pie crust is baking, prep the remaining ingredients by chopping the spinach and dicing the Canadian bacon.
- In a medium bowl, add your eggs and whisk until combined. Next add the milk plus black pepper, cayenne pepper and salt until throughly combined and set aside.
- Heat a skillet to medium-high heat and brown the bacon in the skillet and remove once done and set aside.
- Remove pie crust from the oven and place the onions, Canadian bacon, spinach and cheese into the quiche filling. Lastly, pour the egg mixture on top and gently stir to combine all ingredients.
- Bake in the oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until the center of the quiche is set and comes out clean when tested with a knife.
- Let cool to room temperature and cut into individual slices. This great recipe makes approx. 8 servings.
Notes
Calories estimated based on a single sliced serving.