A Cheesy Chorizo Crustless Quiche like this one, which comes with Thermomix and conventional instructions, is quick to make.
Who doesn't love chorizo? You can read more about that and see all my recipes with chorizo.
Okay, if you don't love chorizo, use half a teaspoon of smoked paprika but still make it, deal?
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📖 Recipe
Cheesy Chorizo Crustless Quiche (Thermomix and conventional instructions)
Equipment
- 1 Thermomix whichever model you have will do
- 20 cm cake tin + baking paper + Thermomix
- Greaseproof paper
Ingredients
- 100 g mature cheddar cheese
- 1 small onion
- 1 courgette
- 2
carrots
small or medium sized - 1 pinch salt
- 2 twists black pepper mill
- 4 large eggs
- 20 g extra virgin olive oil
- 100 g plain flour
- 1 chorizo sausage of the cooking type works really well, 75 g to 100 g more or less, depending on your taste
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200º C / 190ºC in a fan oven / gas mark 6. Line the cake tin with the baking paper
- Chop the 100 g mature cheddar cheese: 8 seconds, speed 7. Reserve half for step 5 and the other half for step 7.
- Add to the bowl: 1 small onion (in chunks), 1 courgette + 2
carrots
with 1 pinch salt and 2 twists black pepper mill: 5 seconds, speed 5. Reserve in a different bowl to the cheese for step 6. - Do not wash the bowl, crack the 4 large eggs into a bowl (not directly into the Thermie bowl just in case bits of shell fall in) then add to the Thermomix bowl: 10 seconds, speed 5.
- Add the 100 g plain flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder and more or less half of the reserved cheese: 10 seconds, speed 3.
- Slice the 1 chorizo sausage lengthways to get four strips and then slice into small pieces and add to the Thermomix bowl along with the reserved vegetables and the 20 g extra virgin olive oil: 10 seconds, speed 3.
- Pour the mixture into the lined 20 cm cake tin, tap it a few times against the countertop for it to spread evenly, sprinkle the rest of the cheese over the top.
- Place in the centre of the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes. Like with a cake, if a skewer comes out clean after piercing the centre, it’s done.
- Let it cool down a bit. You can eat it hot or cold and will keep for 2-3 days. It will slice better if you leave it to stand for a while.
Thrifty dish
I love using up ingredients, a bit of thriftiness and not throwing much away.
A crustless quiche can use up a lot of what you may have in the fridge and is very versatile as you can add the ingredients you fancy.
What is a Thermomix?
It's a kitchen robot that makes cooking much easier, in my case it helps a lot by just chopping things nicely in 5 seconds, due to my limitations there's no way I could chop all these vegetables by hand (above all not without injury, if you know you know) and other gadget I have take much longer than 5 seconds.
It does it all on its own and there's not much energy input from me like dedicated choppers tend to have.
The Thermomix makes this Cheesy Chorizo Crustless Quiche a breeze. If you have a chopper it will also take no time. I have included conventional instructions below for those of you who don't have a Thermomix.
Check out all our Thermomix recipes.
What on earth is a Crustless Quiche?
I call this crustless quiche but you could also call it omelette or frittata. Hell call it what you want as long as you consider making it, okay?
We have other similar recipes for the Thermomix if you fancy taking a look Thermomix Crustless Quiche and these Thermomix Savoury Ham Hock Egg Muffins.
How to serve
If you make it in a cake tin like in the photos, it will look beautiful when you have guests or you need to take something to someone's house but don't have much time in your hands.
It even allows you to get ready while it's in the oven and it will cool down on the way to theirs.
Great with a salad, inside a wrap, on its own...
It's especially delicious with a cup of coffee for a savoury breakfast.
It will make a beautiful starter or even canapé if you cut it into large squares and use cocktail sticks to serve them neatly on a plate, you can even call it Tapas.
Great all year round and especially in spring and summer as it's perfect for al fresco eating and picnics. Great for packed lunches too.
Want to make similar in the Instant Pot or pressure cooker?
Then the recipe you want is the Instant Pot Chorizo Frittata and Instant Pot Chard and Sweet Potato Frittata.
The difference is that the Chorizo frittata uses sliced potatoes, and the chard frittata uses sliced sweet potatoes. Both delicious.
How to make this recipe without a Thermomix?
The conventional cooking method for this is:
- Grate the cheddar. Reserve.
- Finely chop the onion, courgette + carrots and season a pinch of salt and a couple of twists of the black pepper mill. Don’t chop the veg too small if you want a bit of crunch. Reserve in a bowl.
- Slice the chorizo lengthways to get four strips, then slice into small pieces, reserve in the bowl with the vegetables.
- Beat the eggs and mix in the flour, baking powder and more or less half of the reserved cheese.
- Add the chopped vegetables and the chorizo to the egg mix and mix in well, stir in the olive oil.
- Pour the mixture into the lined 20 cm cake tin, tap it a few times for it to spread evenly, sprinkle the rest of the cheese and place in the centre of the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes. Like with a cake, if a skewer comes out clean after piercing the centre, it’s done. Let it cool down a bit. You can eat it hot or cold and will keep for 2-3 days. It will slice better if you leave it to stand for a while.
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