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Spinach & Bacon Mini Quiches

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These grain-free mini quiches made with spinach and bacon are perfect for dinner or packed inside a lunchbox or thermos the next day!

These Spinach and Bacon Mini Quiches are a great way to help our kids get more leafy greens in their diet. I too have green averse kids. So when I find a way to make a green food appetizing, I share it with you.

healthy school lunch idea: spinach and bacon mini quiches, gluten free, grain free, paleo

Perhaps you are thinking that a few quiches are not going to provide all the “green” nutrition a child needs in their diet. Sure, a single serving of these quiches might not be an entire day’s requirement, but they are a great start.

With an all-or-nothing mentality, one will not go far when it comes to making “yucky” foods edible. Food, like other things in life, is a choice. All we can do as parents is find ways to make things that are nutritious more appealing to our kids.

eggs, spinach, bacon, cheese are simple ingredients for this easy lunchbox recipe

I had the opportunity to shoot a video for this recipe with my 3 year old. He called the finely shredded spinach “confetti” and the word stuck with us. When his siblings came back, he explained to them that he had made confetti eggs with bacon and cheese.

one bowl wonder filled with ingredients for these lunchbox mini quiches

I’d like to eat him for breakfast he is so cute. He glows every time he is around food. He really surprised me and showed me that he could stand still in front of the camera and was able to follow the (easy) steps for this recipe. To see him in action, click on the video below.

Since leafy and crunchy greens are some of the most difficult foods to get our kids to eat, I often try to find alternative uses in some of our favorite recipes. I’ve shared my green smoothie recipe that doesn’t taste green, a blueberry muffin smoothie made with spinach, my broccoli nuggets recipe, and I’m currently developing a few others that will blow your kids’ palate away.

Why do I try so hard? Because I believe our children deserve it. We live in a world where food marketing campaigns have larger budgets than our children’s education and competing with foods presented in bright packaging can be a challenge.

easy mini quiche recipe with bacon and spinach

These quiches are made in a single bowl and kids can help with the process (just watch the video). Something else I love is that they can be customized with different veggies. If you need them to be vegetarian, omit the bacon. Need to make them dairy free? Skip the cheese. I’ve even made a zesty version and they are delish!

these mini quiches are perfect for breakfast too! grain free and gluten free. can be made ahead of time too!

You probably saw it in the video but I’ll tell you again. Leftovers make a great lunch! All you have to do is heat them up and send them inside a thermos or at room temperature in any lunch container. The lunch container shown with multiple compartments is a Yumbox. You can use momables15 for 15% off your purchase. 

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Spinach & Bacon Mini Quiches

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  • Author: Laura Fuentes
  • Yield: 24 mini quiches

Ingredients

  • 6 eggs
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • ¾ cup finely chopped spinach
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 4 strips bacon, cooked and chopped
  • Dash of pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F (180C) and grease a 24 mini muffin pan.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk eggs and milk. Add in chopped spinach, shredded cheddar, chopped bacon, and pepper. Give it a quick mix to combine all ingredients.
  3. Distribute egg mixture evenly into muffin pan cups.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven for 15-18 minutes.
  5. Once cooked, allow mini quiches to cool in the pan before carefully removing with a small knife or spatula.

 

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March 12, 2015 Laura Fuentes 13 Comments Filed Under: Baking, Breakfast & Breads, Gluten Free, Lunch, Paleo, Recipes, Recipes with Video

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Comments

  1. Linda says

    March 13, 2015 at 9:23 am

    You really need to have your own show on Food Network-you are SO much better than the big name “chefs” they have on now!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes says

      March 13, 2015 at 4:01 pm

      Thanks Linda! I love making food kids will love and showing you how it can be done! That would be my dream… but I am happy on YouTube too 🙂

      Reply
  2. Dawn says

    March 14, 2015 at 6:30 pm

    One of my favorite parts of all of your meal plans are always the containers you find. Where did you get the green multi compartment one used for the mini spinach quiche meal?

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes says

      March 16, 2015 at 11:32 am

      Dawn, that is Yumbox. I have a link at the bottom of this post with a discount code. Thanks!

      Reply
  3. Tiffany C says

    March 17, 2015 at 8:32 am

    My boys would LOVE this! So easy to make!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  4. Joanne says

    March 24, 2015 at 3:28 pm

    Hi Laura,
    I’m new to your meal plan, and this is the first recipe of yours that I’m trying. Breakfast for dinner! My kids love eggs and I would love to use these in their lunch boxes, but I’m not sure how to send it. Warm it first, then put it in the lunch box with an ice pack? The more details on sending the lunches to school would be great!
    Thanks for all the tips!
    joanne

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes says

      March 25, 2015 at 9:35 am

      Hi Joanne! You can make breakfast for lunch and place it in a thermos. You do not need an icepack when you insert food in a thermos. Just heat up the food (very hot) and stick it in the thermos. Close the lid immediately, and pack inside the lunchbox. Enjoy!

      Reply
  5. Janet says

    August 28, 2015 at 10:38 am

    Have you ever made ahead and frozen?

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    • Laura Fuentes says

      August 29, 2015 at 12:12 pm

      Yes, these freezer great!

      Reply
  6. Vicky T says

    March 31, 2016 at 1:09 pm

    Made these last night, yummy!!! They were so delish this morning for breakfast, yum! Thanks.

    ★★★★★

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    • Laura Fuentes says

      April 1, 2016 at 1:12 pm

      I’m so glad you liked them Vicky!

      Reply
  7. Emily Yuker says

    January 16, 2017 at 8:50 pm

    Do I need to change the cooking time or amount of ingredients if I don’t use a mini muffin pan and just use a regular muffin pan?

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes says

      January 17, 2017 at 10:32 am

      They should take 20-22 minutes in a regular muffin pan. You’ll notice that the eggs are puffy and cooked through the middle.

      Reply

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