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Apex Keto’s Breakfast Sausage Quiche is a staple of the Keto lifestyle for those on the go. This is a perfectly balanced keto meal, being high in the good fats and low in net carbohydrates. It also provides a great source of potassium to get your day started. Just one batch makes breakfast for the entire work week for 2 people.
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Ingredients:
- 568g – Chopped Spinach (2 – 10oz Frozen Packages)
- 454g – Tennessee Pride Breakfast Sausage (1lb Package)
- 454g – Chihuahua Cheese (1lb)
- 135g – Coconut Oil (Approx:2/3 Cup)
- 500g – Whole Eggs (10 Large Eggs)
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Preparation:
- Thaw and drain spinach of excess water.
(Tip: squeeze spinach between two plates to drain) - Warm the Coconut Oil to its liquid state.
(Note: Coconut Oil is liquid above 78°F)
- Grease a 9″x13″ baking pan with Coconut Oil.
- Preheat Oven to 350°F.
Prep Cooking:
- In a large skillet combine a ¼ of the Coconut Oil and the sausage and cook over medium heat.
- Chop up the sausage into very small pieces while cooking.
- Once the sausage is browned to your liking, turn off the heat and immediately add spinach directly to the pan of cooked sausage.
- Mix until no oil can be seen in pan, this will flavor the spinach.
(NOTE: DO NOT drain off any oil! )
- Set this aside to cool off to room temp.
Assembly:
- Crack 10 Eggs into a large mixing bowl and whisk to combime.
- While whisking vigerously drizzle in the remaining Coconut Oil.
- Using a silicon spatula, mix in the Shredded Chihuahua Cheese.
- Stir in the cooled spinach and sausage slowly making sure it is thoroughly integrated into the mixture.
(Tip: If adding the spinach and sausage without cooling, add it in very small installments to avoid curdling the eggs as this point)
Final Cooking:
- Once mixing is complete immeadiated pour into the baking pan.
(Tip: Tap on counter to settle mixture and gently smooth to an even surface)
- Bake at 350°F for 1 hour.
Storage:
- Allow to cool for 15 minutes before cutting.
- You can store the quiche in zip top bags for up to a week in the refrigerator.
Reheating:
- Microwave: Place on a microwave safe plate and cook at 50% power for 3 minutes.
- Frying Pan: Fry in an oiled pan over medium low heat until the quiche is heated all the way through, flip as needed. About 3-5 minutes.
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Recipe Notes:
- This recipe will yield the best results if each mixing step is completely integrated before moving on. If the mixing steps are rushed or skipped the ingredients can separate. This will make a quiche that can crumble apart easy and will have oil separation especially when you reheat.
- Remember, we want to keep as much fat in our food as we can when on the Keto Diet, not on the plate.
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