What Makes This Crab Quiche So Great?
Low Carb - make this recipe even lower carb by using real crab meat instead of imitation crab meat.Easy - A hassle-free Instant Pot recipe. Delicious - your favorite seafood flavors in a crustless quiche.Gluten Free - No crust or gluten to be found in this recipe.High Protein - This packs an impressive 22g of protein per serving.
I like crab cakes but I can’t typically eat real crab meat in a salad or a quiche. Don’t ask me why. It smells very much “of the ocean” to me, and that’s not my most favorite thing. I can, however, eat it when cooked with other things. But the scale hasn’t been kind to me lately and I have needed to get strict about my carb intake once again. So I’m trying to make tasty low carb things that appeal to me. I decided to try my hand at a crustless crab quiche. Strictly speaking, it’s not a quiche because, well, it’s missing a crust I also created this in the Instant Pot rather than baking it, but there’s absolutely no reason you couldn’t bake it in the oven, or even in an air fryer. I also wanted to find another, sophisticated use for the Herbes de Provence I urged you to buy to make the French Garlic Chicken. I hate asking people to buy things for ONE recipe. If someone trusts you enough to go get an ingredient because you said it was fantastic, then you owe them other ways to use that ingredient. So this Keto CrustlessCrab Quiche also has Herbes de Provence but you can substitute different herbs if you’d prefer.
Do You Use Real Crab Or Imitation Crab Meat For This Instant Pot Quiche?
Okay here’s the honest truth. I MEANT to make this much lower carb. I made it with imitation crab meat. Then I ran the macros. Oops. Apparently imitation crab meat has many more carbs than real crab meat. Four years into Keto, how did I not know this?! And you know I don’t post anything I haven’t made. So much though I want to call this Keto Crustless Crab Quiche, what I made was not so keto. To make it keto:
Sub real crabmeat for the imitation crabUse a mix of crab meat and chopped raw shrimp
How To Make Instant Pot Quiche
You’ll love how delicious and simple this crustless quiche is. Your family will think you spent hours in the kitchen with the complex and amazing flavors it offers. Thankfully, with a few of my kitchen shortcuts and love for #ruthlessefficiency, you can make this with ease. Here’s how you do it:
Can You Make This Crab Quiche In The Oven?
No pressure cooker? No problem! You can still make this delicious Instant Pot quiche in your oven instead. All you need to do is:
Variations For This Crab Quiche
Substitute cheddar or Swiss cheese for the parmesanAdd some goat cheese or feta for a tangAdd ½ cup chopped cooked baconSwap red or white onions for the green onionsSwap diced broccoli for the green onionsUse Italian blend herbs, or Greek herbs for the Herbes De ProvenceUse heavy whipping cream instead of half and halfSub real crabmeat for the imitation crabUse a mix of crab meat and chopped raw shrimp
Want More Instant Pot Recipes?
Instant Pot Butter Chicken is an easy 30-minute dinner and you can make rice on top of it, as the video shows.Pressure Cooker Rice and Dal is a great vegetarian rice dinner. This Lebanese Lentil and Rice dish is another great Vegetarian Instant Pot recipe. Instant Pot Indian Khichadi is comfort food in a bowl!Instant Pot Risotto with Shrimp is another one-pot comfort meal.Buffalo chicken casserole for the days you want low carb recipesYou might also like low carb Chicken Biryani that uses riced cauliflower.Chicken and Mushrooms are a great combo.My kids love Instant Pot Pork Chops with Rice and VegetablesZucchini Lasagna- You won’t even miss the pasta.Haluski Recipe - A wonderful cabbage and noodles recipe.
Originally Published December 20, 2017
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