Best Spinach Ricotta Quiche Recipes

SPINACH-RICOTTA QUICHE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; add onion and cook for 1 minute. Add spinach and cook, stirring occasionally, until starting to wilt, about 1 minute. Cover skillet and cook for 1 minute more, allowing condensation to build inside the skillet. Remove from heat, uncover, and stir.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Press pie pastry into a 9 1/2-inch deep-dish pie pan. Prick bottom and sides with a fork.
• Bake crust in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.
• Combine eggs, ricotta cheese, cream, Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, basil, salt, and pepper in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth.
• Spread spinach and onion mixture evenly over the crust. Pour egg mixture on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until center of quiche is set and the top is lightly browned, about 40 minutes. Allow to stand for 10 minutes before serving.

CRUSTLESS SPINACH RICOTTA QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 9" pie dish.
• Steam the fresh spinach until just wilted.
• (Or thaw frozen spinach and steam for about 5 minutes).
• Press the water out of the cooked spinach and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a small skillet and cook the onions until soft but not brown.
• Combine the ricotta cheese, eggs, dill, pepper, and nutmeg in a large bowl.
• Add the prepared spinach, tomatoes, and onions.
• Mix thoroughly and place mixture into the pie pan.
• Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the top and bake for about 30-35 minutes.
• Let the quiche cool for 5 or 10 minutes before serving.

RICOTTA-SPINACH-MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°.
• Mix spinach, mushrooms and green onions in a bowl; line a quiche or tart pan with pastry, pressing and trimming to fit; spoon vegetable mixture into pastry shell, pressing lightly to flatten evenly into crust.
• Combine ricotta, milk and eggs; stir in nutmeg, tarragon, rosemary and pepper to taste; pour over spinach mixture.
• Bake quiche until it is lightly browned and set, 30-40 minutes; a knife inserted into the center of the custard should come out clean.
• Cool at least 5 minutes before cutting into wedges to serve warm or chilled.

RICOTTA, MUSHROOM, SPINACH, BACON QUICHE

Steps:

• FOR THE CRUST:.
• In a large bowl combine the flour & salt.
• Add the butter with fingers, rubbing until incorporated completely and water.
• Gather the dough by rolling it into a ball, being sure to collect any fallen dough from the corners.
• Roll the dough on a lightly floured surface into a round ball. Roll the dough over your rolling pin and lift it over the tart pan. Unroll it loosely over the tart pan and gently press the dough into the pan without stretching it.
• Fold a bit of the excess dough inward to form a lip.
• Prick the bottom of the shell all over with a fork, cover with aluminum foil, and refrigerate for approximately 30 minutes or overnight.
• Arrange a rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Remove the foil, line the frozen shell with parchment or fresh foil, fill it with pennies or pie weights, and bake until the sides are set, about 12-14 minutes.
• Let cool.
• FOR THE FILLING:.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cook the spinach and bacon ahead of time.
• Combine the eggs, milk, spinach, ricotta, seasoning, parmesan, mushrooms, and swiss in a food processor or bowl. stir until well-incorporated.
• Line the bottom of the pie crust(s) with 1/4 cup of cheddar cheese before pouring in the egg mixture.
• Sprinkle the crumbled bacon over the quiche, sprinkle the remaining cheddar cheese over that.
• Bake the pie for 50 to 75 minutes until the egg mixture is set all the way through. Serve hot or refrigerate for later.
• Re-heat the next day in the microwave, or eat fresh with veggies or a side salad and dinner roll.

SPINACH RICOTTA MUSHROOM QUICHE (LIGHTER)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prick pie shell (9" pie pan) and prebake in hot oven for 5-8 minutes until lightly browned. Turn oven down to 350 degrees when pie crust is done.
• Cook spinach until thawed and warm. Drain very well, squeezing excess moisture out with hands. (Do not precook spinach if using fresh).
• Saute onion, garlic and mushroom with cooking spray and stir in spinach, salt, nutmeg and black pepper.
• In separate bowl, combine milk, cheesed and eggs and blend well. Add spinach mixture and stir well.
• Pour into prebaked pie shell and bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until custard is set.

ITALIAN SPINACH RICOTTA QUICHE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 F degrees. Prick shell and bake 15 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside to cool. Reduce heat to 350 F degrees. In a frying pan, melt butter. Add onions and cook until soft. Add spinach a handful at a time to the onions in the pan and allow time to wilt. Continue to add spinach until all has been added to the pan, stirring in and wilting. Remove from heat. Add remaining ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Add spinach and onion mixture and mix well. Pour into baked shell. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until top is golden brown.

SPINACH ZUCCHINI RICOTTA QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until tender, about 8 minutes. Mix in spinach and sauté until wilted, about 2 minutes. Add zucchini and continue to cook until almost all liquid from spinach evaporates, about 3-4 minutes.Set aside to cool slightly.
• In a large bowl, combine ricotta, mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Mix in eggs. Add cooled spinach mixture; blend well.
• Spoon cheese mixture into pie crust and smooth the top. Bake until filling is set in center and brown on top, about 40 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes. Cut pie into wedges.

SPINACH RICOTTA QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a pie plate or tart pan with non-stick spray. Gently pat down pie crust around the base and sides of the pie plate, cutting off any excess with a knife (see picture below). Poke several holes in the dough resting on the base of the plate. Using a blender, mixer, or manually by hand - mix eggs, Ricotta and Cheddar cheese, heavy cream, salt, and pepper until everything is well incorporated. Evenly distribute cooked spinach in the pie plate. Add egg mixture and fill the pan/plate 1/4″ from the top. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until cooked. Allow quiche to cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.

SPINACH-RICOTTA QUICHE

Steps:

• Partially pre-bake the pie crust according to direction, if using a crust. Heat olive oil in large skillet or Dutch oven. Add onions and saute until golden, about 4 minutes Add greens; saute until wilted, tender & dry (~ 15 min.) Allow onions/greens mixture to cool. Beat eggs and salt to blend in large bowl. Whisk in 3/4 cup Parmesan, then greens. Stir in ricotta, leaving some clumps. Pour in egg mixture into pie crust--or into a ceramic pie plate if not using a crust--spreading evenly. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan over eggs. Bake until pie is set, about 20-30 minutes, covering crusts if browning too quickly. Let cool 10 minutes. Slice into wedges and serve.