How amazing does this Chicken and Spinach Quiche look?
Pastry is something we don't hear off too often within Slimming Eats, most of us avoid it because it can be pretty high .
For that reason you will find dozens of recipes for crustless quiches, but what about when you want a crust?
That's where the hash brown crust comes in and it's delicious. If you love quiche with a pastry crust, then you won't be disappointed with this hash brown crust.
Yummy flavour of chicken with spinach, in a cheesy quiche filling with a crispy potato crust, what more could one ask for.
It is great dish for packed lunches or days out etc because it can be eaten hot or cold.
I like to make it in a springform 8 inch spring form pan, with this pan, you will that you will get nice height to the quiche. But if you don't have one of those, then a large round quiche type dish will work too.
I like to serve this with a mixed salad of baby greens, julienne carrot, cucumber and red onion. It is also great with a side of my ranch dressing
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Chicken and Spinach Quiche
This recipe is gluten free, Slimming and Weight Watchers friendly
WW Smart Points - 11 (when making the quiche serve 4 instead of 3)
Ingredients
- 800g of Russet Potatoes, peeled and grated (squeezed of excess moisture)
- ⅔ cup (160ml) of fat free cottage cheese
- 5 eggs
- 3 chicken thighs, cut small strips
- 1 red onion, halved and sliced thinly
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 3 cups of baby spinach
- 90g (3oz) of parmesan cheese
- Oil
- Salt and Black Pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200c or 400f (gas mark 6)
- Spray a 8 inch springform pan with spray oil
- Season grated potato with salt and black pepper.
- Fill the end of the pan with an even layer of the gratedpotato and then carefully turning the pan on it's side, firmly press down the grated potato around the sides also, until you have a grated potato shell. Spray all over the with spray oil.
- Place in the oven and bake for approx 35-40 mins until lightly golden.
- Lower oven to 180c or 350f (gas mark 4)
- Spray a frying pan with spray oil. Add the chicken. onion and garlic and cook until chicken is golden. Add the spinach and mix to combine it all with the chicken. Set aside to cool slightly.
- Add the cottage cheese and eggs to a food processor or blender and blend until smooth.
- Add to a bowl with the parmesan and mix to combine, season the egg mixture with salt and black pepper.
- Add the chicken mixture to the hash brown crust and then slowly pour in the egg mixture, gently stirring as you do, so that the mixture evenly falls to the bottom.
- Place in the oven and bake for approx 40 mins, quiche should be lightly golden on top.
- Allow to cool for approx 10 mins before slicing.
- Serve with your choice of sides.
Notes
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- Calories - scroll down to nutritional info box
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Nutrition Information
Yield
3Amount Per Serving Calories 540Total Fat 18.9gSaturated Fat 8.9gCholesterol 372.1mgSodium 1001.7mgCarbohydrates 48.7gFiber 7.4gSugar 4.8gProtein 43.5g
Melanie Anne Ross says
This is another fab recipe... the ham really makes this one I think 🙂 x
Historyhound says
I just checked the syn value using the online calculator and the nutritional information at the bottom of the page and it came out as 27 syns per portion!
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
The nutritional information is for those following a calorie controlled diet and includes free foods which we do not syn on Slimming World 🙂
Rhona Ross says
Thank you so much for this lovely recipe. My first time making quiche and I've made it 3 times in 3 weeks. Kept the basic recipe but also used quorn and added more speed and have also tried Pease Pudding crust. Whatever way it has still tasted beautiful.
Julia says
This looks fantastic. Do you reckon I could use quark instead of cottage cheese?
Sue says
Made this for theb1st time tonight and it was actually really tasty... had it with a pile of veg and very filling
is it suitable for freezing??