Butternut Squash Series, Part 1: Quiche Dinner

Well, now I need to figure out what to do with all this squash:

The Challenge: Figuring Out What to Do with 6 Pounds of Butternut Squash

I went to work looking up recipes and settled upon a butternut squash quiche recipe that I found on Hungry Healthy Girl. I only had an 8-inch pie pan on hand, so I adjusted the original recipe a bit. I also added some more vegetables in my quiche because the more vegetables the merrier!

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Servings: 6 servings

Butternut Squash Kale and Red Pepper Recipe

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time30 minutes mins

Ingredients

Crust

• 1 1/2 cups almond meal
• 1/4 cup coconut flour
• 1 TBS olive oil
• 1 TBS agave nectar
• 2 TBS egg whites

Filling

• 3/4 cup butternut squash, mashed
• 4 cups kale, chopped
• 1/3 of a medium red pepper, diced
• 1/4 cup onions, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3 TBS egg whites
• 1/2 tsp thyme
• 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8-inch pie dish.
• In a bowl, mix almond meal and coconut flour.
• Gradually add the olive oil, agave, and egg whites into the flour and stir until a dough starts to form. I used my hands to form the dough. The consistency of the dough should be a bit crumbly.
• Place the dough onto the pie dish and flatten and spread the dough so that it covers the entire pie dish, including the sides.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the mashed butternut squash, kale, red pepper, onions, and garlic.
• Stir in the eggs.
• Add the salt and thyme into the filling.
• Pour the filling on top of the crust and put the quiche into the oven.
• Bake for about 30-35 minutes, or until the filling sets.

Notes

Adapted from Hungry Healthy Girl)

• You can just use 1 3/4 almond meal for the crust. If you have a 9-inch baking dish, use 2 cups of almond meal, as the original recipe suggests.
• 15 minutes prep time if you have cooked butternut squash on hand.

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The Verdict: Almond Meal Crusts are Excellent!

I’ve never tried almond meal crust before, and I’m so glad I got the chance to do so with this recipe! The almond meal and coconut flour gave a subtle sweetness to the crust that I’ve never tasted in other crusts. I was very, very tempted to rip the crust out of the entire quiche and eat that for dinner. The filling was delicious as well, but I was blown away by the crust.