crustless broccoli & sausage quiche

in traditional French cuisine, a quiche is an over-baked dish made with eggs and milk or cream in a pastry crust. obviously, not paleo.

here is a crust less PALEO quiche recipe with just as much flavor as it's classic counterpart. this is a super easy recipe that is great for breakfast, lunch or dinner.



Child and Pepin: 2 huge French cooking inspirations for me.

-1 medium onion, chopped
-1 pound of bulk sausage (just remove casings if you can't find it in bulk)
-2 cloves of garlic, grated
-coconut oil
-12 oz. of broccoli
-10 eggs
-sea salt/pepper/TJ's 21 seasoning salute

preheat your oven to 350 degrees. saute the onion in coconut oil over medium-highish heat. season with salt, pepper and 21 salute. once the onions are cooked halfway (translucent and soft) add the sausage meat. crumble the sausage as it cooks.

as the sausage is cooking, liberally grease a 9 x 13 pan in coconut oil. i suggest a small sandwich bag over your hand so you don't miss any spots or corners. next, in a large bowl, whisk the eggs vigorously. season with salt and pepper.

the broccoli i used was frozen in one of the steam-ready bags you throw into the microwave. instead of cooking it for 5 minutes in the microwave, i cooked it for only 2 so it was defrosted but not cooked all the way through. if you are using fresh broccoli, i would suggest blanching it for a minute or 2, any longer than that and it might get mushy. add the broccoli to the sausage mixture and cook for a minute or two.

finally, add the garlic to the sausage mixture, cook for one additional minute and then remove from the heat. place the broccoli-sausage mixture into the greased baking dish. pour the eggs over the top of the meat and vegetables and bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes.

before baking



after baking



serve piping hot. final product was delicious. this makes 6-8 servings and the leftovers are great!