5 from 27 votes
Gluten-Free Low-Carb Quiche With Almond Flour Crust
This Gluten-Free Low-Carb Quiche features a savory filling of spiced ground pork and spinach baked in a low-carb almond flour crust. The filling combines eggs and coconut milk, flavored with Italian seasoning, fennel seed, and a mix of spices. The quiche is baked until the eggs set firm but creamy. It's a nutrient-dense dish suitable for those avoiding gluten or limiting carbohydrates.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Additional Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings:
8
People
Calories:
311 kcal
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound ground pork grass-fed
- 1/2 teaspoon parsley dried
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/4 plus 1/8 teaspoon black pepper ground
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/8 teaspoon fennel seed
- 1/8 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 5 egg large
- 1/2 cup coconut milk light, canned
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup spinach roughly chopped and tightly packed
- 1 pie crust at room temperature, low-carb
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375℉.
- Mix the pork with all the spices, up to (and including) the onion powder. Heat a large skillet on medium heat and cook the pork until it is no longer pink, breaking it up into pieces and draining excess fat.
- In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, coconut milk, and salt until well mixed. Stir in the spinach and cooked sausage until well mixed.
- Pour into the cooled pie crust and place in the oven. Bake for 20 minutes. Then, loosely cover the top with tinfoil and bake for another 18-20 minutes, until the eggs are set.
- Let cool at room temperature for 10 minutes. Slice and DEVOUR!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
311kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
11.8g
(4%)
Protein
12.5g
(25%)
Fat
24.8g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
9.6g
(48%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1.5g
(9%)
Monounsaturated Fat
6.1g
(31%)
Cholesterol
179mg
(60%)
Sodium
526.5mg
(22%)
Potassium
150.9mg
(3%)
Fiber
2.5g
(10%)
Sugar
0.8g
(2%)
Vitamin A
845IU
(17%)
Vitamin C
1.7mg
(2%)
Calcium
52mg
(5%)
Iron
1.8mg
(10%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 People
Amount Per Serving
Calories 311
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 311kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 11.8g | 4% |
| Protein | 12.5g | 25% |
| Fat | 24.8g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 9.6g | 48% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1.5g | 9% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6.1g | 31% |
| Cholesterol | 179mg | 60% |
| Sodium | 526.5mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 150.9mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2.5g | 10% |
| Sugar | 0.8g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 845IU | 17% |
| Vitamin C | 1.7mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 52mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1.8mg | 10% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.