Paleo, Clean Out the Fridge Quiche (Gluten & Dairy Free)

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Every week we get a produce box from Klesick’s Farm in Stanwood, Washington. While we do eat a lot of vegetables, we frequently have more than we can eat. I usually end up juicing it, making soup or making this paleo quiche recipe. You can just dice up your extra veggies and throw them into this quiche. It’s a great way to add to you or your kids’ daily vegetable intake without even knowing it. The recipe is gluten free and dairy free, but I have made it for family members using regular crust and adding goat cheese (and smoked salmon), they loved it. Make it however you want and use this recipe as a loose guideline if you would like! I like to make it for dinner and have leftovers for breakfast, but it really works for any meal.

Pie Crust & Aluminum Pie Pan

You can, of course, make your own crust for this recipe, but I honestly don’t have time or energy for that. So, I usually just buy Wholly Wholesome Gluten Free Pie Crust or whatever gluten free pie crust I can find. I don’t love the ingredients in Wholly Wholesome, but it’s just the crust of the quiche, so I let it slide. It also isn’t technically paleo, so look for a paleo crust if you stick to a strict paleo diet. You can get this pie crust at Whole Foods, Sprouts, PCC (a Seattle area co-op), any gluten free store, or your local co-op.

I, personally, don’t like baking in aluminum. The science around aluminum and how it effects the body is pretty inconclusive and controversial. Scientists say the small amount of aluminum we absorb from cooking and baking our food with it, is safe. However, we also get aluminum from numerous other products, it’s in our food already, water, antacids, antiperspirants, vaccines, etc. Most of this aluminum will be eliminated through the kidneys, but if it isn’t, it can end up in the brain, muscles, bones, lungs and liver. That being said, I just try to avoid cooking and baking with aluminum most of the time. I let it slide with the disposable aluminum pie tin because using pre-made crust is SO much easier than making or even rolling out a pie crust. If you want to know more about aluminum, check out the Wellness Mama’s post Is Aluminum Safe to Use.

Vegetables

I have tried so many different kinds of veggies in this paleo quiche and it has been delicious every single time. Spinach is perfect in this recipe because it doesn’t take up a lot of room. You could use fresh or frozen (drained). If you use fresh spinach, chop it up so that you can get more in. I love grating carrots and adding those, just make sure you squeeze out the extra liquid before you add it. We are not radish fans at my house, but we had some from our produce box that I threw in the other day and I couldn’t even taste them. Some other favorite go-to veggies for this paleo quiche are bell peppers, zucchini, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, leeks, onion and riced cauliflower.

Meat

We love having this for dinner on Mondays as our ‘Meatless Monday’ meal. We are not very consistent about Meatless Monday, but we try! So, sometimes I will leave out the meat, but I’m a total sucker for some good bacon in my quiche! If you use bacon, I suggest using a little less salt. Diced ham is also fabulous in this recipe as is sausage. Any meat would work, really. Just make sure to cook the meat before adding it to the quiche.

Like this recipe? Check out my other recipes:

The Best Homemade Dairy Free Ranch Dressing (Vegan Option)

Clean Eating Detox Brownies- Vegan + Gluten & Refined Sugar Free

Baked Berry Oatmeal Squares (Gluten, Dairy & Refined Sugar Free)

Gluten Free Dairy Free Blackberry Oatmeal Pancakes

Baked Berry Oatmeal Squares (Gluten, Dairy & Refined Sugar Free)

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