one giant slice for me...
Monday is a day for waking up late with your hair looking like it’s been to crazy town and back, spilling coffee on your only clean item of clothing, finding out that the dog vomited in the bath (is it just mine who does that?!) and realising when you reach the office that you’ve forgotten to put on deodourant (apologies co-workers!).
It is NOT a day for cooking.
After 20-something long years on this earth I’ve discovered that the secret to Mondays is preparation. Specifically in the kitchen.
good as a dinner, midnight snack or lunch the next day. One quiche: many uses
And that is why I cook up a storm on Sundays.
I like to make something easy, nourishing and durable. Something that will taste just as good the day after…and the day after that.
At this point I was drooling
This quiche is it. We’ll be eating it today for lunch and tomorrow and possibly Wednesday.
And no, I won’t get sick of it because it’s just that good.
Chicken, Bacon & Spinach Quiche (serves 6)
Coconut Flour Pastry:
*adapted from the Coconut Mama
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- Whisk together the butter and eggs. Stir into the coconut flour and salt. Keep mixing until it comes together as a wet dough.
- Press into a well-greased 9in pie dish. It won’t behave like ordinary dough, you’ll have to do a fair amount of pressing with your hands but trust me, it comes out fine.
- Prick the bottom and bake at 375 for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.
the first stage of what will be a belly-pleasing pie
Filling:
- 1 large boneless, skinless chicken breast, diced into small cubes
- 3 rashers streaky bacon, finely chopped
- 1/2 medium, white onion
- 1 tbsp butter
- 4 cups baby spinach leaves (or two generous handfuls)
- 5 eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated
- Heat the butter in a frying pan and gently fry the onion, chicken and bacon for 10 minutes. Add in the spinach and stir until it wilts. Take the pan off the heat.
it ain't pretty but it is tasty
- Decant the chicken mixture into your pastry and spread so it is evenly distributed.
the filled pie
- Whisk together the eggs, milk, cheese and season with salt and pepper. Pour the liquid onto the pie dish until all the chicken and bacon mixture is covered.
- Bake at 375 for 25-30 mins ’til firm. Let sit for five minutes before serving.
with green beans!
Quiche has been my new comfort food, lately. Yours looks delicious!
Thanks Robin.
I’m impressed at your attitude – my comfort foods are usually extremely bad for me
Well…quiche IS pretty rich!
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Ms. Cat….I am coming to steal you!! Quiche is one of my favorite foods. Bacon……oh Bacon….sweet meat of the world. Thank you “Things My Belly Likes”.
Do you think I could I make it up the night before and not bake it until morning?
Definitely Emily, this one’s a real time saver. One word of warning though – if you ladle the meat filling onto the pasta while hot, the pasta sheets will curl up at the sides. Best to make the filling and let it cool down before assembling….hope that helps!
I just made this, and it was ssssooo tasty. Even the pastry was awesome i couldn’t even tell it was gluten free. Well done and thank you. We recently just discovered that my husband is allergic to wheat and gluten. So i am learning a whole new way of cooking.
Hi Jamie. Thanks so much for coming back and letting me know you enjoyed it – I love to hear success stories! When I first started cooking gluten-free it was a bit intimidating but you’ll find there’s a GF version of (almost) all your favourites so you don’t have to feel deprived. Good luck with your culinary adventures & thanks again, Cat.
We’ve been making at least two crustless quiches a week for breakfast and/or lunch. I just searched “chicken quiche paleo” and found yours. How could I not have thought of chicken and bacon before? Brilliant. Making it tomorrow! Thanks!
Hi Carly, aren’t quiches brilliant? So adaptable and great for busy mealtimes. I’m glad I could introduce you to the world of chicken and bacon – you won’t look back I promise!
Enjoy.
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