This easy Crustless Quiche Lorraine with bacon and Gruyere is a lighter take on the classic, made lighter without the crust.
Crustless Quiche Lorraine
I love making crustless quiche for weekend brunches. They are so simple to make. Plus, since there’s no crust, not only is it healthier, but it’s also quicker to prepare. You can mix all the ingredients the night before so it’s ready to bake when you wake up. This Quiche Lorraine is made with Bacon and Gruyere, but you can also try my Ham and Cheese Crustless Quiche, Crustless Broccoli and Cheese Quiche, or if you want the crust this Spinach Ricotta Tomato Quiche is delicious.
Why is quiche Lorraine called quiche Lorraine?
Quiche Lorraine is a popular type of quiche that is named after the Lorraine region of France. It is traditionally made of eggs, cream, and bacon. Over the years, recipes began adding cheese to this classic French quiche.
Can I use milk instead of cream in a quiche?
Yes, you can use milk instead of cream in a quiche to lighten it up, but I like to do a mixture of both for a silkier texture. In this recipe, I use 2/3 cup 2% milk and just ¼ cup half and half.
What should I serve with quiche?
Quiche is great for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and can be served hot or room temperature. Here are some serving suggestions for quiche Lorraine for breakfast:
And if you’re eating quiche for lunch or dinner, try these side dish recipes:
- Potato and Green Bean Salad
- Cacio e Pepe Brussels Sprouts
- Garden Salad
Variations:
- Use Swiss or cheddar cheese instead of gruyere.
- Swap the bacon for chopped ham.
- Add spinach to the quiche Lorraine for some extra nutrients.
- If you’d like quiche with a crust, use refrigerated pie dough.
- Pour the egg mixture into a muffin tin to make crustless quiche Lorraine muffins. Bake at 350 degrees for 28-30 minutes.
How To Make
More Quiche Recipes You’ll Love:
- Crustless Broccoli Cheddar Quiche
- Petite Crustless Quiche
- Chicken Quiche
- Spinach Ricotta Quiche
- Crustless Ham and Cheese Quiche
Crustless Quiche Lorraine
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- 6 strips center cut bacon
- 1 cup grated Gruyere cheese
- 2/3 cup 2% milk
- 1/4 cup half & half cream
- 6 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- pinch freshly grated nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons chopped chives
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350F degrees. Spray a pie dish with oil.
- Cook the bacon: Heat a large frying pan on medium heat. Arrange strips of bacon in a single layer on the bottom of the pan.
- Slowly cook the bacon, turning the strips over occasionally until they are nicely browned then lay the cooked strips on a paper towel, chop the cooked bacon crosswise into 1/4-inch to 1/2-inch pieces.
- Evenly spread the bacon in the dish and top it evenly with the grated gruyere cheese.
- Make the custard mixture by whisking together the milk, half and half, eggs, salt, black pepper, and the nutmeg.
- Pour the custard into the dish and top with chives, bake 35 minutes, until the center is set.
- Cut the quiche into 6 pieces and serve.
I forgot the nutmeg but will remember to add it the next time I make this easy Quiche Lorraine. I made it as a single portion in my toaster oven. Delicious.
This recipe was sooo good! I made it tonight for dinner with hashbrowns on the side. I used a gruyère-swiss blend that was preshedded and it was perfect. You could probably omit the salt from this recipe in general. Another skinnytaste win, of course!
I make this all the time–its delicious. I use a 10 inch glass pie plate and it usually bakes in 25 min. Today I added leftover asparagus.
This was very good. I did not have half & half handy so I used 1% cottage cheese ground up in my mini food processor. Worked very well.
Can you make the day before and cook the next morning?
Can leftovers be frozen? I’m looking forward to trying this recipe. I’ve never been disappointed.
Yes! I freeze quiche all the time!
Cook your bacon in your toaster oven or oven. Comes out perfectly straight and crispy. No clean up if you use foil or parchment paper.
Cut back on the amount of cheese. It took forever for it to get done…
love this
Made this today. Used red pepper, chopped onions, & mushrooms, sauted in butter, lots of cheese, 3 eggs , a cup of chopped crisp bacon, 1/2 cup milk & 1/2 cup 18% cream, à smigeon of nutmeg, salt, pepper, à glass pie plate, 350 F , 45 minutes.
Went down great with a liter of Il Padrino Pinot Grigio (two people😉)
Times are hard in the back country!
Andy DeGaust
So you actually made a completely different recipe. 😊
Tasty didn’t miss that crust at all. 😊
Can I sub the milk with almond milk and the half and half cream with greek yogurt or coconut cream?
This was simple to make & it turned out great–thanks!!! 🙂
For the the crust-less quiche, could you add veggies like mushrooms, caramelized onions, and spinach? I’m not sure if the mushrooms and raw spinach would create a soupy mixture? Maybe sauté those first and drain before adding to quiche and baking?
Sure, that may work if you drain it
How many muffin sized quiches will this make?
Hi. I’m from New Zealand and want to make this quiche. I don’t understand what you mean by half and half as we don’t use that terminology with cooking.
1/4 cup half and 1/4 cup cream. What does this mean.? Is it just 1/2 cup of cream ?
Thought I might try with tim salmon, add a bit of fresh salmon as well – what do you think ?
Hi Gail. Half and half is a product available in the states and frequently used for coffee. I’m pretty sure it’s just half milk and half cream .
Size of pie dish please? 9”??
yes
Can it be made with egg whites only?
The flavor is good. I think the pie pan I used was too small. My quiche turned out very watery at the bottom. I did use 2% lactose free milk. Do you know what I could do to not let it come out as watery or what I might have done wrong?
Can I use egg substitute (ex: Egg Beaters) ?
Another winner, Gina! We’ve loved Skinnytaste for years, but are eating more and more of your recipes lately as we try to lose our pandemic weight. Thank you for these healthy recipes that don’t sacrifice taste! ❤️
Thanks Lauren!
Great recipe and very easy! Very adaptable to ingredients that you have on hand. Thank you for the recipe.
This was very tasty! The only thing different is I used cheddar cheese as that’s what I had. Next time I’ll omit the salt, as the bacon was salty.
Delicious and easy! I used turkey bacon but otherwise followed the recipe to a T and it was perfect for brunch. 🙂
this recipe was awesome! so yummy and easy
Hi! I made this and it tasted delicious. However, when I plug mine into the recipe builder it comes out to 10 points – and that’s with only using 3/4 C of cheese. Could you add the name brand of your bacon and cheese you use to get it to be 5 points on WW Blue plan? I used my name brand products in the recipe builder and was shocked as it was nearly double the points.
The only accurate way to determine any recipe’s SmartPoints® value is to plug the ingredients into the recipe builder on the Weight Watchers website (Click on “My Foods,” select “Recipe,” and click “Create a recipe.”)
The SmartPoints® calculator isn’t meant for recipes and will often give you the wrong points (usually higher) because it’s counting 0 points foods such as eggs, chicken, fruits and vegetables. So if you see a recipe with a SmartPoints® value that’s different from what the calculator tells you, that is why.