Healthy Quiche With Hash Brown Crust (Whole30, Dairy-Free)

Mind-blowingly easy and tasty, Healthy Quiche With Hash Brown Crust is delicious for breakfast, lunch, or even dinner. Packed with veggies and dairy-free, this healthy quiche is also Whole30 compliant. Easily adaptable for a Vegetarian meal.

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What Kind of Potatoes Should I Use?

For convenience sake, using shredded hash browns makes assembling this healthy quiche a quick process. It can be really hard to find Whole30 compliant frozen hash browns but Cascadian Farms are a great choice if they are carried at your local store.

Want to make your own hash browns? Using Russet potatoes are fabulous for this dish and are easily found at any grocery store. Potatoes are on the Dirty Dozen list, so if your budget allows, buying organic is a solid choice.

Here’s How to Make Quiche With Hash Brown Crust:

*Detailed & printable recipe card at the bottom of the post

Mix potatoes with olive oil, ghee and garlic salt. Press into your baking dish. Pro tip: if you want to use a pie plate, spray it liberally with cooking spray or brush with ghee. If using a cast iron skillet, preheat it in the oven for a few minutes and then brush with ghee. Bake hash brown crust at 425 degrees for 30 minutes.

Add your veggies and (cooked) meat if using.

Mix your eggs, dill, and milk (Nutpods in this case) and carefully pour into the hash brown crust. Some egg will likely leak through the crust and into the baking dish. That’s fine. I mean, who are you, Martha-freaking Stewart? This thing is going to be amazing and delicious…who gives two craps about a little leaked egg? Not this girl.

Lightly cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Remove the foil and bake until the egg is set in the middle (about 20 minutes).

Pro Tips/Recipe Notes

• Nutpods are a creamy non-dairy milk that is Whole30 compliant. If you’re unable to find it, sub in your favorite non-dairy milk.
• If you consume dairy, feel free to sub in half-and-half or whole milk for the Nutpods.
• To make this recipe 100% dairy-free, use all all olive oil in the crust instead of the ghee.
• If you consume dairy and want to add cheese, I would add two slices of swiss on top of the baked crust, pour in the egg mixture, and then add 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar once you take the foil off while baking.
• Not dairy free? Sub in melted butter for the ghee.
• You can serve this quiche with hash brown crust either cold or hot. It reheats really well so if you want this to be a make-ahead dish, bake it in a pie plate (keep cast iron out of the fridge). Reheat at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

Variations

• You’re welcome to add whatever vegetables you’d like. If the veggies have a high water content (zucchini, etc.) I would saute them ahead of time to keep the quiche from getting soupy.
• Cook down sliced onions in ghee for a caramelized onion quiche.

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5 from 3 votes

Healthy Quiche With Hash Brown Crust (Whole30, Veg adaptable)

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

1 hr 5 mins

Total Time

1 hr 15 mins

 

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: gluten-free breakfast, gluten-free quiche, whole30 breakfast

Servings: 6

Calories: 240 kcal

Author: Sarah Cook - Sustainable Cooks

Ingredients

• 3 cups potatoes shredded
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp ghee
• 1/4 tsp garlic salt
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup Nutpods or non-dairy milk
• 1/4 tsp dill
• 1 cup broccoli chopped
• 1 cup spinach roughly chopped
• 1/3 cup artichoke hearts drained if using frozen or canned
• 1 cup ham or other cooked meat of choice

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

1. Frozen hash browns: Thaw frozen hash browns. Place on a clean kitchen towel and cover with another towel. Press to remove excess moisture.

   Fresh potatoes: Peel and grate your potatoes with a box grater or a food processor with a shredder disk attachment. Place in a strainer and rinse with cold water until the water runs clear. Squeeze to remove excess water. Place on a clean kitchen towel and cover with another towel. Press to remove excess moisture (I use a cast iron skillet to press the extra moisture out).

2. Mix potatoes with ghee, olive oil and garlic salt. Press into your baking dish. Pro tip: if you want to use a pie plate, spray it liberally with cooking spray or brush with ghee. If using a cast iron skillet, preheat it in the oven for a few minutes and then brush with ghee. Bake hash brown crust at 425 degrees for 30 minutes.

3. Add your veggies and (cooked) meat if using.

4. Mix your eggs, dill, and milk (Nutpods in this case) and carefully pour into the hash brown crust. Some egg will likely leak through the crust and into the baking dish. That's fine. 

5. Lightly cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Remove the foil and bake until the egg is set in the middle (about 20 minutes).

Nutrition Facts

Healthy Quiche With Hash Brown Crust (Whole30, Veg adaptable)

Amount Per Serving (1 slice)

Calories 240 Calories from Fat 117

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 13g 20%

Saturated Fat 4g 20%

Cholesterol 129mg 43%

Sodium 250mg 10%

Potassium 616mg 18%

Total Carbohydrates 19g 6%

Dietary Fiber 3g 12%

Sugars 2g

Protein 12g 24%

Vitamin A 16.7%

Vitamin C 35.4%

Calcium 6.6%

Iron 24.7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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