Grain Free Spinach & Bacon Mini Quiches
These grain-free mini quiches made with spinach and bacon are perfect for dinner or packed inside a lunchbox or thermos the next day!
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These Spinach and Bacon Mini Quiches are a great way to help our kids get more leafy greens in their diet. I too have green averse kids. So when I find a way to make a green food appetizing, I share it with you.
Perhaps you are thinking that a few quiches are not going to provide all the “green” nutrition a child needs in their diet. Sure, a single serving of these quiches might not be an entire day’s requirement, but they are a great start.
With an all-or-nothing mentality, one will not go far when it comes to making “yucky” foods edible. Food, like other things in life, is a choice. All we can do as parents is find ways to make things that are nutritious more appealing to our kids.
I had the opportunity to shoot a video for this recipe with my 3 year old. He called the finely shredded spinach “confetti” and the word stuck with us. When his siblings came back, he explained to them that he had made confetti eggs with bacon and cheese.
I’d like to eat him for breakfast he is so cute. He glows every time he is around food. He really surprised me and showed me that he could stand still in front of the camera and was able to follow the (easy) steps for this recipe. To see him in action, click on the video below.
Since leafy and crunchy greens are some of the most difficult foods to get our kids to eat, I often try to find alternative uses in some of our favorite recipes. I’ve shared my green smoothie recipe that doesn’t taste green, a blueberry muffin smoothie made with spinach, my broccoli nuggets recipe, and I’m currently developing a few others that will blow your kids’ palate away.
Why do I try so hard? Because I believe our children deserve it. We live in a world where food marketing campaigns have larger budgets than our children’s education and competing with foods presented in bright packaging can be a challenge.
By the way, if you are looking for a larger version, try this quiche recipe made with puff pastry! The flaky crust makes this one a crowd pleaser for lunch or dinner!
These quiches are made in a single bowl and kids can help with the process (just watch the video). Something else I love is that they can be customized with different veggies. If you need them to be vegetarian, omit the bacon. Need to make them dairy free? Skip the cheese. I’ve even made a zesty version and they are delish!
Leftovers make a great lunch! All you have to do is heat them up and send them inside a thermos or at room temperature in any lunch container.
Spinach & Bacon Mini Quiches
These grain-free mini quiches made with spinach and bacon are perfect for dinner or packed inside a lunchbox or thermos the next day!
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Servings 6
Prep Time 7 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 3 tablespoons milk
- ¾ cup finely chopped spinach
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 4 strips bacon, cooked and chopped
- Dash of pepper
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F (180C) and grease a 24 mini muffin pan.
In a large bowl, whisk eggs and milk. Add in chopped spinach, shredded cheddar, chopped bacon, and pepper. Give it a quick mix to combine all ingredients.
Distribute egg mixture evenly into muffin pan cups.
Bake in the preheated oven for 15-18 minutes.
Once cooked, allow mini quiches to cool in the pan before carefully removing with a small knife or spatula.
Nutrition
Serving: 4 mini quicheCalories: 125kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 15gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 168mgSodium: 684mgPotassium: 208mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1183IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 310mgIron: 1mg
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