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Crustless Quiche with Broccoli and Cheese

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Posted:8/3/16
Updated:10/15/19
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Crustless Quiche with Broccoli and Cheese is a easy dinner recipe your family is going to love. Instead of the traditional pie crust, you use kale to line the bottom of the casserole dish. Sprinkled mozzarella cheese on top makes it extremely cheesy! It’s the perfect way to sneak in veggies!

“This is one of the best meals you ever made” said my husband Matthew eating this quiche while eyeing up the last piece in the casserole dish.  I thought I’d post this first because if my meat loving husband can fall in love with this Broccoli Quiche made on top of kale leaves, then I think that’s the only review I need!

This Cheesy Broccoli Quiche is a easy to make dinner recipe! Instead of the traditional pie crust, we're using kale to line the bottom of the casserole dish. It's the perfect balance of cheesy and vegetables!

Healthy Quiche 

This quiche is filled with broccoli and kale.  The broccoli is the main contents of the quiche while the kale acts as the pie crust.   I was really craving a quiche but I didn’t have any pie crust and I wasn’t in the mood to make a homemade one so the sudden idea of using kale leaves to lie in the bottom of the casserole dish as a crust popped into my mind.  I have to say this might be one of my most genius kitchen ideas to date because it worked beautifully.

Crustless Quiche Recipe

The kale turns a bit crusty while holding in all the contents of the quiche.    I was worried that the wet ingredients would fall through the kale leaves but this quiche is not wet or soggy at all.  The eggs bake perfectly. The cheese melts perfectly.  When cutting it into slices it all holds together perfectly just like if you used a pie crust, but you didn’t and you saved yourself some calories.

This Cheesy Broccoli Quiche is a easy to make dinner recipe! Instead of the traditional pie crust, we're using kale to line the bottom of the casserole dish. It's the perfect balance of cheesy and vegetables!

Steps:
Remove stems from kale and rip leaves as large as you can.  Cover the bottom and sides of the casserole dish completely with kale leaves.  Make sure there are no holes showing and that kale covers completely.
This Cheesy Broccoli Quiche is a easy to make dinner recipe! Instead of the traditional pie crust, we're using kale to line the bottom of the casserole dish. It's the perfect balance of cheesy and vegetables!

Once your broccoli is finished cooking, add the broccoli on top of the kale. Then sprinkle your mozzarella cheese.  Next pour your egg mixture on top.  Now bake for 40 minutes…
This Cheesy Broccoli Quiche is a easy to make dinner recipe! Instead of the traditional pie crust, we're using kale to line the bottom of the casserole dish. It's the perfect balance of cheesy and vegetables!

And out comes this beautiful Cheesy Broccoli Quiche!  Don’t you love that bubbly cheese on top?
This Cheesy Broccoli Quiche is a easy to make dinner recipe! Instead of the traditional pie crust, we're using kale to line the bottom of the casserole dish. It's the perfect balance of cheesy and vegetables!

This Cheesy Broccoli Quiche is a easy to make dinner recipe! Instead of the traditional pie crust, we're using kale to line the bottom of the casserole dish. It's the perfect balance of cheesy and vegetables!

Take a spatula and gently cut it into pieces.  
This Cheesy Broccoli Quiche is a easy to make dinner recipe! Instead of the traditional pie crust, we're using kale to line the bottom of the casserole dish. It's the perfect balance of cheesy and vegetables!
This Cheesy Broccoli Quiche is a easy to make dinner recipe! Instead of the traditional pie crust, we're using kale to line the bottom of the casserole dish. It's the perfect balance of cheesy and vegetables!

I hope you all enjoy this recipe, it’s now a staple on our dinner menu!
This Cheesy Broccoli Quiche is a easy to make dinner recipe! Instead of the traditional pie crust, we're using kale to line the bottom of the casserole dish. It's the perfect balance of cheesy and vegetables!

This Cheesy Broccoli Quiche is a easy to make dinner recipe! Instead of the traditional pie crust, we're using kale to line the bottom of the casserole dish. It's the perfect balance of cheesy and vegetables!

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Crustless Broccoli Cheese Quiche is a easy dinner recipe your family is going to love. Instead of the traditional pie crust, you use kale to line the bottom of the casserole dish. Sprinkled mozzarella cheese on top makes it extremely cheesy! It's the perfect way to sneak in veggies!

 

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Crustless Quiche with Broccoli and Cheese

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Crustless Quiche with Broccoli and Cheese is a easy dinner recipe your family is going to love. Instead of the traditional pie crust, you use kale to line the bottom of the casserole dish. Sprinkled mozzarella cheese on top makes it extremely cheesy! It's the perfect way to sneak in veggies!
serves 8

Ingredients

  • Approximately 6 kale leaves - stem removed - torn into pieces
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 2 1/2 cups fresh broccoli - chopped
  • 1 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Take your torn pieces of kale and line your casserole dish. Make sure to completely cover the bottom and sides of the dish.
  • Over medium heat melt your butter in saucepan. Add garlic and broccoli, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until broccoli is a bright green.
  • Add your broccoli mixture on top of the kale in casserole dish.
  • Sprinkle cheese on top of broccoli.
  • In a small bowl beat your eggs. Add milk, salt and pepper and stir.
  • Add your egg mixture on top of the cheese in the broccoli dish.
  • Bake for 40 minutes.
Course:Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine:American
Did you make this?I love seeing what you’ve made! Tag me on Instagram at @BrooklynFarmGirl and don’t forget to leave a comment & rating below.

 

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  1. Hayley Russell says

    June 25, 2020 at 3:29 pm

    Light, fluffy, delicious. The quiche was eaten up in one serving!

    Reply
  2. Marnie says

    May 13, 2017 at 9:12 pm

    I am making this tomorrow night! It looks so delicious and healthy. My 6 year old will love it. Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      May 14, 2017 at 11:20 am

      Hope you both enjoy Marnie!

      Reply
  3. Pili says

    May 11, 2017 at 4:05 pm

    Love quiches and this one with kale must be delicious!

    Reply
  4. Menaka Bharathi says

    May 9, 2017 at 2:02 pm

    Totally cheesy and a brilliant idea to use kale as a crust…Great recipe…Thanks for sharing

    Reply
  5. Pam says

    May 6, 2017 at 10:53 am

    This looks amazing! I’m going to try it next week!

    Reply
  6. kristin mccarthy says

    May 6, 2017 at 8:19 am

    I would totally eat this. Im sure my family would allow me to eat the whole thing 😉

    Reply
  7. Michele says

    May 4, 2017 at 9:44 pm

    What a great idea to use kale as crust. I love this idea! Thanks for sharing with Pit stop.

    Reply
  8. Elizabeth | Ellie & Elizabeth says

    May 4, 2017 at 8:31 am

    THis looks amazing! I love to have crustless options for quiche like this one. I’m in a ‘eat quiche every day’ phase, so I’m trying this one soon! Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  9. Leanna says

    May 4, 2017 at 2:12 am

    This is going to be amazing. I cannot wait to try this. Pinning.

    Reply
  10. Laura | Food Fun Family says

    August 15, 2016 at 12:58 pm

    This looks amazing! Love that you shared with the Delicious Dishes Recipe party this week!

    Reply
  11. sahana says

    August 14, 2016 at 11:34 am

    Love the idea of using kale as the crust for quiche . Looks delicious. Thank you for sharing with us at #HomeMattersParty. We would love to see you again next week.

    Reply
  12. Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says

    August 4, 2016 at 1:17 pm

    Cheese and kale in a frittata is amazing. It feels like my day is set up when I start the day with kale.

    Reply
  13. Monica says

    August 3, 2016 at 9:30 pm

    Awesome! I can have extra helpings of this with the healthy kale crust. What a terrific idea, Pamela!

    Reply
  14. Ashley says

    August 3, 2016 at 4:36 pm

    What a great way to use kale! I seem to always have some on hand – this is so smart! Plus, I loveeee quiche!

    Reply
  15. Debbie says

    August 3, 2016 at 2:24 pm

    Pure genius!! This looks amazing, and I know my daughters would love it also! Pinning!!

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  16. [email protected]'s Recipes says

    August 3, 2016 at 11:25 am

    What a creative way to use kale! The quiche looks superb, Pamela.

    Reply
  17. John/Kitchen Riffs says

    August 3, 2016 at 10:30 am

    Love the idea of using kale leaves as a crust! I make crustless quiche all the time — just plop the mess into a pie dish. It can be kinda messy to get out sometimes, though — not something I’d serve to company. But the kale leaves solves that problem! Great recipe — thanks.

    Reply

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