Gruyere, Ham and Asparagus Crustless Quiche - This Celebrated Life (2024)

I love a good and easy weeknight dinner idea, don’t you? We always seem to be scrambling, and between meetings, activities and early kid bedtimes, we just need a quick dinner recipe that everyone will love. This easy gruyere, ham and asparagus crustless quiche is also a healthy low-carb meal idea, and tastes just as indulgent as a traditional quiche recipe! Win, win, win!

I also love this ham and asparagus crustless quiche for brunch. It’s quick to make the day ahead (even a few days ahead!), so I can bake a fun dessert or focus on mixing co*cktails. Scroll to the bottom – I’ve listed some of my favorite brunch recipes at the bottom of the post to help round out your meal!

You can really use whatever meat and veggies you like – quiche is so versatile! I’ll often just throw leftover veggies in, because why not! When I set out to make this crustless quiche recipe I knew that I wanted to use asparagus. We’re just heading into asparagus season, and I looooove asparagus, and am always looking up easy asparagus recipes so I can take full advantage!

How To Make Gruyere, Ham and Asparagus Crustless Quiche:

You’ll notice below that I’ve included “step by step” photos for this easy crustless quiche recipe! I realized as I was writing it out that it was hard to describe in just words what the process looks like, so I snapped a few pictures along the way! Hopefully that’s a helpful reference as you make this at home!

Step 1: Firstly, evenly distribute the ham and asparagus in the pie dish.

When I was growing up and helping my mom in the kitchen, she would always ask me “If you got that piece, would you be happy?” as a way to help make sure I evenly distributed ingredients throughout a casserole, cobbler, whatever it was! It’s funny, but I think of that literally every time I make a recipe that requires even distribution of ingredients haha! Would I be happy with that piece? No, it needs more asparagus!

Step 2: Secondly, sprinkle on the cheese! I like lots of cheese. Saving calories on no crust means extra cheese right? (Yes, the answer is always yes!)

Description

An easy, healthy and delicious weeknight meal idea! This crustless quiche is perfect for a quick dinner on the go, or a sit-down brunch.

Ingredients

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1 lb asparagus, washed, ends snapped off and cut into bite-sized pieces
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon butter
6 eggs
1 cup half-and-half
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 1/2 cups gruyere
5 oz ham steak, diced
3 scallions, white and green sections

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Instructions

In a medium pan, cook the asparagus and garlic in the butter over medium heat until the asparagus is fork-tender. Season with a little extra salt and pepper. Once asparagus is done cooking, set aside, and preheat the oven to 350 F.

In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, half-and-half, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Set aside.

Transfer the asparagus as well as the ham into a greased 9″ tart dish, pie dish, or an 8×8 casserole. By doing this first, we can be sure that all of the meat and veggies are evenly distributed. Top with the shredded gruyere, and then with the chopped scallions.

Pour the egg mixture evenly over the layered ham, asparagus, cheese and scallions. Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until the very middle of the quiche is just a little wobbly in the middle if you give it a gentle shake. Allow to cool before serving.

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