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4.05.20

Spinach Quiche with Bacon {Paleo, Gluten Free, Dairy Free}

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This paleo spinach quiche is loaded with flavor!  Crispy bacon, onions, garlic and spinach are baked with a creamy egg mixture in a grain free and paleo pie crust.  This quiche is sure to become a favorite for brunches and works as a make-ahead breakfast too!

Whether it’s brunch or dinner, quiche is one of my favorite savory recipes of all time.  Can you really beat a flaky pie crust filled with all the goodies you love?

Sure, I know that when you think “quiche” you’re probably also thinking about cheese.  Trust me – I used to LOVE (LOVE!!) a cheesy quiche Lorraine before I realized how much dairy and I don’t get along.

But a paleo quiche loaded with veggies, bacon (or turkey bacon!) and a creamy egg mixture all in a flaky grain free pie crust will win you over fast.  No cheese required!

What You Need to Make Paleo Spinach Quiche 

This spinach quiche requires simple ingredients and is easier to make than you might think!

Here’s what you’ll need to prepare the spinach quiche:

For the Crust:

  • almond flour
  • tapioca flour 
  • grass fed butter, ghee, or palm oil shortening {for dairy-free)
  • fine sea salt
  • coconut sugar, or other granulated sweetener (just a teaspoon)
  • 1 large egg

For the Filling:

  • bacon (or turkey bacon) 
  • frozen spinach 
  • Sea salt and black pepper
  • onion
  • garlic
  • eggs
  • light coconut milk or plain nut pods
  • nutritional yeast (for flavor, optional)

How To Make Paleo Spinach Quiche

Prepare the crust first.  In the bowl of a food processor, pulse together all crust ingredients except for the egg, then add the egg and pulse until a dough forms.

Gather the dough into a ball (it will be sticky) wrap it in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour or up to a day in advance.

Preheat your oven to 375° F.  Lay out a sheet of parchment paper and sprinkle lightly with tapioca flour.  Place the chilled dough on the parchment and cover with another sheet of parchment. 

From the center, roll the crust out into an 11-12” disk.  Remove the top piece of parchment to flip the dough into the pie dish.  Slowly remove the remaining parchment and gently press the dough into the dish.

Repair the edges as needed and crimp or press with a fork to seal.  Chill the unbaked crust in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.  Prick all over with a fork, and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, until just set.

Meanwhile, prepare the quiche filling.  Heat a large skillet over medium high heat.  Add the bacon and cook until crisp.  Drain and set aside.  Discard all but 1 Tbsp if the bacon fat.

Lower the heat to medium low and add the onion to the skillet.  Cook about a minute, until soft, then add the garlic and cook another 30 seconds.  

Add the thawed spinach and sprinkle lightly with sea salt and black pepper.  Cook, stirring, to heat through.

In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt and pepper, and nutritional yeast until well combined.  

Add the spinach mixture to the bowl, then pour into the partially baked crust.  Bake in the preheated oven for about 30-35 minutes or until the center is set.  Cover the top with foil if the crust begins to brown too much.  

Allow the spinach quiche to sit at room temperature for about 15-20 minutes before slicing and serving.  

Tips for Working with Paleo Pie Dough

Whether you’re using grass-fed butter, ghee, or palm shortening, it’s essential that the fat is chilled in the refrigerator or freezer before beginning.  This step keeps the dough from becoming overly sticky when it forms and will make it easier to gather it into a ball and wrap it up to chill.

Since paleo dough lacks gluten, it till breaks far more easily than traditional pastry dough and is also stickier.   It helps to roll the dough between two sheets of parchment paper, using a little bit extra tapioca flour if needed.

I like to then remove the top sheet of parchment and place my pie dish face down on the rolled out dough.  Then simply flip and remove the parchment.

You’ll still see after flipping it into the dish that the dough has a tendency to break.

Luckily, it’s also easier to repair than traditional pastry dough.  You can’t “overwork” the dough, so repairing it as you press it into the pie dish is totally fine.

Work with it gently and patiently, and if it gets too sticky, place it in the fridge or freezer for a few minutes to firm it up.  The end result is a deliciously flaky, grain free pie crust!

I hope you’re ready for a delicious brunch treat that feels totally indulgent but is made with clean, healthy ingredients!

Time to get started on the dough for our spinach quiche – grab your ingredients and let’s go!

Spinach Quiche with Bacon {Paleo, Gluten Free, Dairy Free}

Spinach Quiche with Bacon {Paleo, Gluten Free, Dairy Free}

This paleo spinach quiche is loaded with flavor!  Crispy bacon, onions, garlic and spinach are baked with a creamy egg mixture in a grain free and paleo pie crust.  This quiche is sure to become a favorite for brunches and works as a make-ahead breakfast too!
Author: Michele Rosen
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Chilling Time: 1 hr
Course: Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine: Gluten-free, Paleo
Keyword: dairy free, paleo, pastry, pie, quiche, spinach
Servings: 8 slices
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Ingredients

Crust:

  • 1 1/4 cups blanched almond flour
  • 3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp tapioca flour
  • 1/2 cup grass fed butter ghee, or palm oil shortening {for dairy-free), cold, and cut or broken into pieces
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
  • 1 tsp coconut sugar or other granulated sweetener
  • 1 large egg

Filling:

  • 6-8 slices bacon or turkey bacon
  • 10 oz frozen spinach thawed
  • Sea salt and black pepper
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup light coconut milk shaken, or plain Nut Pods
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast optional

Instructions

Prepare the Crust:

  1. In the bowl of a food processor, pulse together all crust ingredients except for the egg, then add the egg and pulse until a dough forms.
  2. Gather the dough into a ball (it will be sticky) wrap it in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour or up to a day in advance.
  3. Preheat your oven to 375° F.
  4. Lay out a sheet of parchment paper and sprinkle lightly with tapioca flour. Place the chilled dough on the parchment and cover with another sheet of parchment. From the center, roll the crust out into an 11-12” disk. Remove the top piece of parchment to flip the dough into the pie dish. Slowly remove the remaining parchment and gently press the dough into the dish.
  5. Repair the edges as needed and crimp or press with a fork to seal. Chill the unbaked crust in the refrigerator for 10 minutes. Prick all over with a fork, and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, until just set.

Prepare the filling:

  1. Meanwhile, prepare the quiche filling. Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the bacon and cook until crisp. Drain and set aside. Discard all but 1 Tbsp if the bacon fat.
  2. Lower the heat to medium low and add the onion to the skillet. Cook about a minute, until soft, then add the garlic and cook another 30 seconds.
  3. Add the thawed spinach and sprinkle lightly with sea salt and black pepper. Cook, stirring, to heat through. Crumble the cooked bacon into the skillet with the spinach.

  4. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt and pepper, and nutritional yeast until well combined.
  5. Add the spinach and bacon mixture to the bowl, then pour into the partially baked crust. Bake in the preheated oven for about 30-35 minutes or until the center is set. Cover the top with foil if the crust begins to brown too much.

  6. Allow the quiche to sit at room temperature for about 15-20 minutes before slicing and serving. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Nutrition is for 1 serving based on a total of 8 servings in one 9" quiche.

Nutrition

Calories: 447kcal
Carbohydrates: 32g
Protein: 13g
Fat: 32g
Saturated Fat: 12g
Cholesterol: 185mg
Sodium: 594mg
Potassium: 276mg
Fiber: 4g
Sugar: 2g
Vitamin A: 4718IU
Vitamin C: 3mg
Calcium: 113mg
Iron: 3mg

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More than a little into running and paleo recipes (yoga now too!) but I'm not here to rain on your grains (or anything else) so come along for the ride! I do a little too much of everything (except cleaning), and I enjoy laughing at myself. As long as I'm the one making the jokes, that is. Just kidding. So bring me your angst, your appetite and your frying pan and climb aboard!

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  1. Mary says

    April 6, 2020 at 9:06 am

    Do u need to squeeze all water out of frozen spinach once thawed before adding??

    Reply
  2. Erica says

    April 16, 2020 at 7:17 pm

    5 stars
    Delish! This was our breakfast for dinner option today:)

    Reply
  3. brandy says

    April 17, 2020 at 12:04 pm

    Can you use fresh spinach?

    Reply
  4. Barbara Thurber says

    April 18, 2020 at 12:52 am

    5 stars
    Thank you SO MUCH for this amazing recipe. I swear, this was the most delicious quiche I have ever made. Total success! I had no idea eating paleo could be so satisfying. Your great recipes have been an inspiration.

    Reply
  5. 8 pool ball says

    April 18, 2020 at 4:31 am

    Perfect, looking at it makes me hungry. I will definitely make this dish according to the recipe you shared, thank you.

    Reply
  6. Gwen says

    April 24, 2020 at 2:25 pm

    Thank you so much for this recipe. It really hit the spot! The crust was very satisfying. I will use nooch next time. I didn’t have it this time, but it was delicious without.

    Reply
  7. vin lookup says

    April 28, 2020 at 12:16 am

    The food is great. I will learn the formula from you.

    Reply
  8. Katie says

    May 2, 2020 at 6:51 pm

    5 stars
    I made this today, it’s great! I added a little cayenne to mine as well.

    I also cheated a bit with the crust. Instead of chilling the dough for an hour and rolling it out, I just squished it into the pie dish with my hands. It’s not quite as pretty that way but it works out fine

    To the person who asked about squeezing the water out of the spinach – I did and I’m assuming you’re supposed to.

    Reply
  9. Wendy Shmaeff says

    May 10, 2020 at 5:07 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious and simple!!!!

    Reply
  10. Kathleen says

    May 19, 2020 at 2:19 pm

    The crust was easy to roll out and looked beautiful. But when cutting the wedges of the quiche, the crust all broke down into crumbs. So there was a crustless wedge of filling and some crumbs on the plate. Has this happened to others?

    Reply
  11. Danielle Price says

    May 25, 2020 at 5:48 pm

    5 stars
    Just made it! Delicious. Very easy to follow!

    Reply
  12. becca says

    May 26, 2020 at 12:48 pm

    5 stars
    very yummy! fair warning: i chilled my dough overnight in the fridge and it was rock hard in the morning. i just microwaved it for 15 second intervals til it was soft enough to roll out, but next time i will definitely only chill it for an hour or 2.
    it was also a little hard to flip the dough over into my dish and it broke apart, but it was super easy to mold back to the dish. my cooking time was way off but i also think that’s because i used a square baking dish and not a pie dish. overall, the flavor is fantastic!!

    Reply
  13. Sue says

    May 27, 2020 at 6:31 pm

    5 stars
    This was delicious! We had it for dinner tonight and I had to write immediately to tell you how wonderful it was. Each piece cut so perfectly, it was a dream to serve. And the crust was amazing! I could eat it all day long. It crumbled when I flipped it into the pie dish (like you warned) but it was easy to fix it with the pieces that broke. A great recipe that will be made often!

    Reply
  14. Rachel says

    June 29, 2020 at 1:33 pm

    Can you make this without a crust? I am doing whole 30 and don’t have ingredients for your beautiful sweet potato crust…. So I was going to try this crustless. Thoughts?

    Reply
  15. Dede Small says

    August 5, 2020 at 7:29 pm

    5 stars
    This was so delicious , my husband loved it as well. I love eating paleo! Hats off to you for sharing all these great things to eat.

    Reply
  16. Lori A Barney says

    August 10, 2020 at 3:15 pm

    5 stars
    Awesome recipe!! The crust was tricky so I’m glad I read theology before just jumping in. Although it reads “dairy free” yet calls for 7 eggs so that confused me.

    Reply
    • Nisha says

      September 22, 2020 at 6:08 pm

      Eggs are not dairy since they don’t come from cows. If you want it to be dairy free you need to substitute the butter or ghee with shortening.

      Reply
  17. Kirby says

    September 1, 2020 at 6:41 am

    This recipe is AMAZING. My pie pan must be smaller because my cook time was a lot longer. Also, the carbs on this recipe we’re looking a bit high to me so I redid the nutrition stats and I think they might be off. Think it’s closer to 145g total carbs for the whole recipe, so closer to 18 for each serving.

    Reply
  18. Rebekah says

    September 29, 2020 at 2:59 am

    How long can this be refrigerated? Can it be frozen, of individual pieces frozen?

    Reply
  19. Kass says

    October 4, 2020 at 8:31 pm

    Everytime I make this it has to back for way longer than called for.

    Reply
  20. Cynthia says

    October 12, 2020 at 7:14 pm

    I haven’t been able to get any Tapioca flour at my local store. I’ve got almond, coconut & oat flours. Can I sub any of these or do I need tapioca flour?

    Reply
  21. Nancy says

    November 20, 2020 at 8:46 am

    5 stars
    My first quiche! I’ve always wanted to make a homemade quiche and what a treat this was. I don’t even miss the cheese! The only thing I’ll do differently next time is cut up the turkey bacon first to let it fry, it was a little hard to crumble up while in the middle of the recipe.

    Thank you for the wonderful work you did to make this recipe available!

    Reply

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