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I chose to make this simple spinach and feta crustless quiche for this week’s 38 Power Foods Blog Group. Can you guess the Power Food ingredient? Yes, it’s spinach.
And no, that’s not ketchup on the plate. It’s ajvar, a chunky red pepper and eggplant relish or spread popular in the Balkans that my sister introduced me to, and that I now can’t get enough of. I’m eating it with everything.
I continue to have fun each week making and writing about a healthy ingredient from Power Foods: 150 Delicious Recipes with the 38 Healthiest Ingredients (affiliate link) by Martha Stewart and the editors of Whole Living Magazine.
Recipe Notes
I came across the recipe for this easy crustless spinach and feta quiche in one of my favorite cookbooks of the moment, which I’ve mentioned several times lately, 5 Easy Steps to Healthy Cooking: 500 Recipes for Lifelong Wellness (affiliate link), by the talented Camilla Saulsbury.
This quiche is much lighter and healthier than classic quiche because:
- it’s crustless, and
- it’s made with non-fat cottage cheese
You simply whirl the ingredient together in a blender (affiliate link), pour the mixture into a pie dish and bake, so it’s a great quick and easy weeknight supper solution.
And the leftovers can be warmed up for a super quick breakfast or lunch.
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Spinach and Feta Crustless Quiche?
According to my calculations, each serving has just 159 calories.
To see your WW Points for this recipe, track it in the WW App!
(You must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.)
4 SmartPoints (Green plan)
3 SmartPoints (Blue plan)
3 SmartPoints (Purple plan)
4 PointsPlus (Old plan)
Recipe Ingredients
- 16 ounces nonfat cottage cheese
- 4 eggs
- 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach
- 1-1/3 cups finely chopped green onions
- 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 2 tablespoons toasted wheat germ
- ground black pepper to taste
Health Benefits of Spinach
Spinach is nutritious and delicious. We eat a lot of it around here, which turns out to be a very good thing.
Rich in vitamins and minerals, it is also concentrated in health-promoting phytonutrients such as carotenoids and flavonoids that provide powerful antioxidant protection which can help protect you from inflammatory problems, oxidative stress-related problems, cardiovascular problems, bone problems, and cancers!
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Spinach and Feta Crustless Quiche Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 container (16 ounces) non-fat cottage cheese
- 4 large eggs
- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 1-1/3 cups finely chopped green onions
- 1 cup crumbled feta cheese (about 6 ounces)
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons toasted wheat germ
Instructions
- Place an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
- Coat a 9-inch glass pie dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a blender (affiliate link) combine cottage and eggs and puree until smooth and creamy.
- Add the spinach, green onions, feta cheese and black pepper and pulse several times, until the mixture is combined.
- Spread the cottage cheese mixture evenly into the prepared pan, spreading it out evenly.
- Bake in the center of the oven for 25 minutes.
- Sprinkle with wheat germ and bake until golden brown and set, 10 to 15 minutes more.
Notes
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 4 SmartPoints (Green plan) 3 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 3 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 4 PointsPlus (Old plan) Next time I will add some chopped roasted red bell pepper for additional flavor.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe source: 5 Easy Steps to Healthy Cooking: 500 Recipes for Lifelong Wellness (affiliate link) by Camilla Saulsbury
More Spinach Recipes for WeightWatchers
- Skinny Artichoke & Spinach Pasta Bake
- Healthy Spinach Artichoke Dip Chicken
- Easy & Delicious Sausage & Spinach Soup
- Skinny Baked Fish with Spinach & Asian Drizzle
- Crustless Spinach Green Chile Quiche
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Do you use dry curd cottage cheese or the creamy variety?
Hi Faye, We used the creamy variety of cottage cheese. ~Martha
Inspired by this recipe but needed to add more. Number one garlic! I’m Korean so added 1/2 a bulb of garlic in the mixture. I used fresh spinach not frozen. After I added mixture to pan I sliced cherry tomatoes on top and mixed in emmental cheese. Super healthy, thank you!
How did you go about using fresh spinach? I’m not a good cook. Do you cook it first separately on the stove then add it? How much fresh spinach to use?
Hi KJ, This recipe calls for frozen chopped spinach that is defrosted and then squeezed to remove excess moisture. I’ve never made it with fresh spinach. Hope this helps. ~Martha
It serves 8, but that can’t be an 8th of the pie, can it?
Yes, a serving would be 1/8th of the quiche.
Sounds great! I like the addition of toasted wheat germ for topping, I will have to give that a try! Thanks for linking up at Sweet Saturday 🙂
Hmm. This sounds like a Greek spanikopita without the wrapper. The filling is the best part so this has to be delicious!
Love how simple this recipe is using the power food – spinach!
Absolutely love this curstless quiche. Perfect slices for a nice lunch