Early morning protein prep

Crustless spinach quiche with Canadian bacon

Ingredients

  • 1 10-oz. package frozen chopped spinach
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 1/4 cup 2% cottage cheese
  • 3/4 cup part skim mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • 6 oz. Canadian bacon, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, freshly grated

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325. Prepare an 8-inch pie pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
  2. Cook spinach according to package directions; drain and squeeze on paper towel to remove all liquid.
  3. Beat eggs in a medium sized bowl. Stir in spinach, onion, cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese, and chopped Canadian bacon.
  4. Pour egg mixture into prepared pie pan. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top.
  5. Bake for about 50-60 minutes, or until egg is fully set in the middle. Cut into 6 wedges and serve immediately.
    1. If serving the next day, allow quiche to fully cool in pie pan before refrigerating. When ready to reheat, cover quiche with foil and place in 325 degree F oven for about 20 minutes, or until heated through.

Yield: 6 servings

Nutrition per serving: 193 calories; 8 g fat; 3.5 g saturated fat; 608 mg sodium; 7 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 0 g added sugar; 23 g protein

From Novanthealth.org

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