The Best Tortilla Quiche
You'll love this healthy tortilla quiche for an easy lunch. It's tasty, loaded with protein to keep you full, and totally meat-free.
Ingredients
- 1 largewhole wheat tortilla
- 3 largeeggs
- ¼ cuplow fat cottage cheese
- ¼ tspsalt
- ¼ tspgarlic powder
- ⅛ tspcayenne pepper
- black pepper (to taste)
- ½ cupchopped veggies of choice (i used baby spinach )
- ⅓ cupshredded cheese of choice (i used tex mex mix)
Directions
- 1
Prepare oven: Adjust oven rack to the middle position and preheat to 350 F.
- 2
Prepare your tortilla: Gently press your tortilla into an 8-inch cake pan until it takes the shape of the pan.
- 3
Blend eggs, cottage cheese, and spices: In a small blender, add eggs, cottage cheese, and spices. Blend until smooth, about 10-15 seconds. If you don't have a blender, simply whisk well.
- 4
Add eggs to tortilla: Pour the cottage cheese mixture into the tortilla.
- 5
Add toppings: Add your vegetables and cheese on top of the egg mixture.
- 6
Bake: Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until eggs are set and tortilla is lightly golden.
- 7
Cool and serve: Allow the quiche to cool for 5-minutes before removing from the pan. Slice into quarters and enjoy immediately, or pack it for later!