This spaghetti squash quiche recipe swaps the usual pastry-crust quiche for a lighter meal and made extra flavourful with broccoli, bacon, and cherry tomatoes.
Roasted Spaghetti Squash Crustless Quiche
Ingredients
Method
Spaghetti Squash:
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Preheat oven 220C/425F.
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Cut the spaghetti squash in half lengthwise. Clean out the seeds and strands inside. Brush the inside with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
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Place face-down on a baking tray with foil or parchment paper and bake until tender 40 to 50 minutes.
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Remove from oven and leave to cool till you can touch by hand. Scoop out the filling and place in a large bowl. Reduce oven temperature to 180C/350F.
Filling:
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While the spaghetti squash is in the oven prepare the filling. Butter grease a 28cm/11-inch baking dish.
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In a pan cook the chopped bacon just until crisp. Remove and set aside. To the same pan add a little olive oil and teaspoon butter.
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Cook the onions and broccoli florets together until the onions start to soften. Turn off heat and add the bacon.
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Transfer to the bowl of spaghetti squash and mix it altogether (set aside a few broccoli florets and bacon pieces to place on top of the quiche).
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Spoon the squash filling into prepared baking dish.
Beat the eggs, cream and nutmeg, together. -
Add the cheddar cheese and season with salt and pepper.
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Pour the egg mixture over squash filling and with a fork slightly move the filling to make sure the eggs went through to the bottom.
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Place a few broccoli florets, bacon pieces and halved cherry tomatoes on top.
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Season with freshly ground pepper and bake for 45 to 60 minutes, until set and top is golden.
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Enjoy!
