….enter kids and it seems anything that involves dough and a rolling pin is total bliss for them!

So here we are, Quiche Lorraine with Kale, totally made from scratch by my 11 yr old daughter under my guidance and on high rotation here due to the YUM factor. And what’d ya know, it’s so easy and quick to make. Especially the pastry!

Our pastry edges clearly need some work, but that can be our next challenge.

Btw, on the occasions I just can’t be bothered making the pastry, I use Pampas Butter Pastry or Careme Pastry instead.

And if you’re clever you’ll make a double batch and pop slices into your kid’s lunchboxes  for the week and not have to think about what to make again!

If you’re looking for more recipe inspiration, take a look at my recipe ebook, Easy Wholefood Lunchboxes, packed with 40 delicious nut-free, refined sugar free sweet and savoury recipes which have all been kid-tested and approved!

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Quiche Lorraine with Kale

Servings 6

Author Brenda Janschek

Ingredients

• 200 grams spelt flour
• 100 grams butter
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 60 grams chilled water
• 200 grams bacon or ham chopped
• 200 grams cheddar cheese grated
• 7 eggs
• 200 grams pouring cream
• 2 cups kale finely chopped
• sea salt and pepper to taste
• pinch ground nutmeg

Instructions

• Pop flour into a large bowl, add butter and rub together until resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• Stir in salt, then add 2-3 tablespoons of water and mix till a firm consistency.
• Knead the dough briefly on a floured surface then pop in the fridge to chill for around 15 minutes.
• While dough is resting in the fridge, grease a 25cm flan tin and preheat oven to 200 degrees C.
• Beat eggs together then add cream, salt, pepper and nutmeg and add cheese and stir through.
• Remove dough from fridge and roll out to 1cm thickness and line the pastry in the flan tin.
• Prick the base using a fork, cover with baking paper, pop on some pie weights or beans, and blind bake for 15 minutes or until golden.
• Once cooked remove from oven and remove baking paper, pie weights or beans.
• Lower oven temperature to 180 degrees C.
• Spread base of pastry with chopped bacon, then pop in the kale and pour over the egg mixture.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown and firm.

Notes

This is delicious served with a big garden salad and makes a great lunchbox leftover.
For a sharper flavour so a mix of cheddar, parmesan and Romano cheeses, so good!

If you make this recipe please do take photos and send them to me.

If you share them on instagram, remember to tag me @brendajanschek. Otherwise feel free to pm me your photos via Facebook. I get a total kick out of seeing you bring my recipes to life.

Other recipes you might like are Egg Muffins and Potato,Feta and Spinach Frittata.

Bren x

With eggs as the hero of the dish providing the body with wonderful proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals, fritatta takes no time to whip up, is super nutritious, and oh-so-tasty. The carnivores were more than happy, and the the leftovers also make a great lunchbox addition. An added bonus is that frittata requires very few dishes to wash up (happily, for my husband!).

It’s versatility means that it is equally appropriate when served either hot or cold, and is perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner. What can’t the frittata do? Well, it can’t be vegan, I guess!

Experiment with flavours you love and you can’t go wrong. Here’s the one we all loved.

Many of the ingredients in this recipe can be sourced from my one-stop-favourite, organic wholefoods online store, The Wholefood Collective. They go to great lengths to ensure everything they source is amazing quality, they stock all my favorite products and I don’t even have to leave the house! Oh and the cherry on the cake is they donate profits to improve food security for vulnerable Aussies.

Here are some of the ingredients you’ll need:

Basil or parsley
Salt and pepper

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POTATO FETA AND SPINACH FRITTATA

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Servings 4

Author Brenda Janschek

Ingredients

• 2 potatoes peeled, cubed and parboiled
• 7 eggs
• 1 cup of feta chopped
• 1 cup cheddar or parmesan cheese grated
• 2 big handfuls of baby spinach
• 1 handful of basil or flat leaf parsley finely chopped
• 1/2 cup cream
• 1 red onion sliced
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 180 celcius
• Lightly grease a baking dish
• Whisk eggs with cream in a large bowl, pop in both cheeses, herbs, baby spinach (rip into smaller pieces), potato, salt and pepper and gently stir
• Pour into the baking dish and top with the red onion slices
• Pop into oven and bake for approximately 40 minutes
• Sprinkle with some extra herbs, cut into wedges or squares and serve with a dollop of hummus and a big garden salad

Notes

Serves 4 but I recommend doubling the recipe for a larger group or if you want leftovers

If you’re looking for more delicious lunch recipe inspiration take a look at my ebook, Easy Wholefood Lunchboxes.

It’s packed with 40 delicious nut-free, refined sugar free sweet and savoury recipes which have all been kid-tested and approved and take the guess work out of what delicious, healthy food to pack your kids for lunch!

If you make this recipe and share on instagram, remember to tag me @brendajanschek.

Otherwise feel free to pm me your photos via Facebook.

Some other vegetarian dinner recipes you might like are Tex-Mex Burrito Bowls and Vegetarian Pasta Bake.

Do you have hungry kids who are bottomless pits too?