It’s a blustery Winter day and buses on the south end of the Island weren’t running. With Little One home today, we decided to make (upon her request) a quiche! Usually I have Little One as my sous chef, but today she wanted to call the shots and have me as the sous chef! I don’t know if it’s a blessing or a curse that my five year old loves cooking shows and is addicted to Food Network Canada. She takes after me. Hmmm…
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’ll know that my child is different from her peers.
- She doesn’t like overly sweet things. She’ll ask for an apple over a cookie.
- She doesn’t like bread or bread-type products. She will eat the fillings from pies, toppings from pizza, but not the actual crust.
- She is a veggie monster. She often requests cucumber slices, red/yellow/orange pepper slices and anything green!
- She’s not a fan of fried food. She doesn’t like greasy food. Yay! Right?
- Although she loves baking with me and loves the idea of cupcakes and cakes, she won’t actually eat the cake.
How do we make a quiche with no pie crust? Well, I just didn’t include one. I suppose this recipe could be called “Gluten-free Spinach, Maple Bacon & Cottage Cheese Quiche” or alternatively, “Spinache, Maple Bacon & Cottage Cheese Bake”!
Hard to believe that my five year old chose all the ingredients! This turned out perfectly for the kid who loves protein and veggies!
- 3 cups chopped baby spinach (I used fresh & not frozen)
- 8 strips Maple Bacon, chopped
- ½ a large onion, chopped
- 6 eggs, whisked
- 500 g Cottage cheese (I used Gay Lea Nordica 2%)
- olive oil to cook bacon and sautee vegetables
- butter to grease baking dish
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly grease 9x11 baking dish (you can use a pie or quiche dish/pan, but this recipe is for a farming family who loves their quiche & won't do with small slices of quiche 😉
- In a heated pan with a bit of olive oil, cook copped bacon.
- Add chopped onion and sautee. Add spinach until cooked down.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, whisk eggs and add cottage cheese. Add mixture from pan into prepared baking dish. Pour egg and cheese mixture into prepared dish, making sure that everything is evenly distributed.
- Bake uncovered in preheated oven for 45 to 60 minutes, until eggs are set.
If you give my Spinach, Maple Bacon & Cottage Cheese Quiche a try, please let me know what you think! I always appreciate feedback!
This may sound a little crazy, but I think one of the reasons I love cottage cheese so much is because it brings back memories of my grandmother and grandfather. Both have passed away, but whenever I pick up cottage cheese or ricotta cheese at the grocery store, I think of my grandparents. As a kid, I remember my grandparents having toasted Italian bread with strawberry jam and cottage cheese or strawberry jam and ricotta cheese. Whenever I have that combination, I’m always transported to my childhood and spending mornings in my grandparents’ kitchen with them. Happy times.
Ha! Who knew a food post would make me cry like this?!
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My favourite way to use it is in Hungarian pancakes (palacsinta), which are basically crepes–filled with cottage cheese and apricot jam. Or just cottage cheese and cinnamon.
My favorite cottage cheese recipe is Cheesy Spinach Baked Penne!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/cheesy-spinach-baked-penne-recipe/index.html
i eat cottage cheese with chopped up apple and chia seeds
Love to use cottage cheese in lasagna and also to whip it into mashed potatoes!
I enjoy cottage cheese with apple slices & silvered almonds with some cinnamon.
I have always enjoyed cottage with pepper on melba toast and some orange slices.
I love cottage cheese in my Lasagna, I use this recipe its so delicious!!
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/easy-lasagna-ii/
I like to have my cottage cheese with fruit cocktail.
I like to have my cottage cheese with crackers.
My favourite cottage cheese recipe is super simple….a scoop of cottage cheese with fresh ground black pepper! Yummy, it’s one of my favourite quick and healthy snacks!
Always looking for new tastes for this family made with cheeses. I think my kids will love!
I use cottage cheese mixed with one beaten egg as the cheese filling in my lasagna. Less expensive than ricotta and just as good! Definitely going to try your quiche recipe!
I have to say I wasn’t a fan of cottage cheese until very recently. My hubby of all people (the die hard carnivore) got me onto it. Now I love it in lasagna and on it’s own.
I am making this for dinner tonight without the bacon and with peppers, mushrooms and a dash of maple syrup. Yum! I haven’t been this excited for a recipe in a long time.
lol… I’m such not a foodie, I don’t have a recipe to share but I LOVE cottage cheese as a side to my breakfast meal (eggs, sliced tomatoes, cucumbers and cottage cheese). My grandmother used to make this breakfast for me growing up and I love it to this day. I used to it daily and it also helped me lose weight! Can’t wait to try out your recipe (probably tomorrow). Love how easy it is to make even I can do it 🙂
<3 Let me know how it turns out for you, Maya!
I made Partridge berry (native to NL, I believe) cottage cheese muffins adapted from here: http://thesweet-toothlife.blogspot.ca/2013/03/lemon-blueberry-cottage-cheese-muffins.html and they were awesome.
I also like adding a spoonful of jam to cottage cheese and eating it on its own as a snack
Oh, my! Brenda, those sound delish! I want to try that recipe!
looks fabulous and healthy
Thank you, TorviewToronto!
I love cottage Cheese with some chopped Cashews and a sprinkle of Paprika on sesame toast
Oh my goodness, Jane! I’m going to have to try that!!
I like to use cottage cheese on crackers and also use it in lasagna 🙂
Diane: Ooooh! Now I want lasagna!!!
Looks like a great recipe that my three year old granddaughter and I can both enjoy since I am a foodie and gluten free. Thanks!
Oh! Alison, that works out perfectly then!! 🙂