This recipe for crustless quiche Lorraine is a delicious way to enjoy a traditional dish with very little carbs.
I remember hearing and tasting Quiche Lorraine when I was growing up in the 70's. I don't think it occurred to me that there could be different kinds of quiche until much later in my life.
Of course, since then I've had many different kinds of quiche. In fact, I even wrote about my standby super easy holiday quiche on this blog. So I wanted to try making a quiche without a crust and quiche Lorraine came to mind. So I did a little research and found that quiche Lorraine is more of a custard with more cream than eggs.
Originally from the Lorraine region of France, it's no wonder the dish is so rich and decadent. And it uses gruyere cheese also from France which is rich and nutty.
Heavy cream, cheese, and bacon, this dish is tasty and delicious.
Leaving out the crust helps to drastically cut the carbs to next to nothing.
The calories are still pretty high but hey, it's a yummy French dish. What more do you want?
Make it with a crust if you wish. The result will still be good.
However, if you do decide to leave out the crust make sure you cook it on the bottom rack in the oven.
This is the key to cooking this heavy cream based quiche without it turning out runny.
You'll know it's done when you can insert a knife in the middle and it comes out clean. Also, the sides of the quiche will start to pull away from the edges.
A little bit of jiggle in the middle is good and will keep it nice and creamy.
Finally, you can use other cheeses and seasonings in this recipe but then it would not be quiche Lorraine so I hope you try it and love it as much as we did.
Crustless Quiche Lorraine
Ingredients
- 3.25 ounce package of fully cooked bacon
- 6 large eggs
- 4 cups (2 pints) heavy cream
- 1 cup grated gruyere cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon fresh chives chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Microwave bacon in batches until crispy. Chop well
- Break eggs into a large bowl and whisk together
- Add bacon, cream, salt, pepper, chive and cheese. Mix well
- Pour egg mixture into a 10 inch deep dish pie pan.
- Cook on the bottom rack for 1 hour.
- Test to see if the quiche is done by inserting a knife in the center.
- If the knife comes out clean and the quiche is slightly jiggly remove from oven.
- Let cool and serve.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1 sliceAmount Per Serving: Calories: 378
Denise
Oh my does that look good! I love how brown and tasty the top looks too.
Patti Estep
Thanks Denise. I think that's because there is more cream than eggs in this one and then, of course, there's cheese.
Carole West
This looks wonderful Patti - it's been forever since I made quiche I've got about another two months before these chickens start laying fresh eggs and I'm going to make this. Holy cow those ingredients are perfection. I've missed my time in the kitchen this past year so I'm trying to change that.
Patti Estep
Thanks Carole. I hope you love it.
Cd Loken
My daughter and I were just talking about quiche the other day. She made one for brunch and I told her I’d never made one before. She couldn’t believe it but it’s true. Guess whose recipe I’m trying this weekend!! Yum!!
Patti Estep
You should definitely try it CD and if you want you could even make it with a crust.