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Spinach Bacon Mini Quiches – Healthy Lunch Idea for Kids

By Laura Fuentes Updated Aug 5, 2024

4.96 from 24 votes

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These Spinach Bacon Mini Quiches are great for packing in the lunchbox or enjoying a tasty gluten-free breakfast.

See how easy these mini quiches are to make and all the tips to build a balanced lunchbox!

spinach bacon mini quiches in a metal lunchbox with fruits on the side

Mini quiches with Spinach and Bacon

Isn’t it true that bacon makes everything better? These Spinach Bacon Mini Quiches are a great high-protein, grain-free portable lunch idea, and a terrific gluten-free breakfast!

Getting kids to eat their leafy greens without turning up their noses can be challenging, but these mini quiches are sure to get them just as excited about eating their greens as they are about eating bacon. And once they try these, they will also love these Cheesy Spinach Egg Cups.

For these mini quiches, the spinach magically becomes confetti, adding a fun splash of color to each bite. Add cooked bacon to the equation, and you have a ridiculously tasty food to pack on the lunchbox along with their favorite lunch sides.

Ingredients

Combine simple and delicious ingredients and you’ll get amazing spinach bacon mini quiches for the lunchbox or a perfect gluten-free breakfast. Here’s what you need:

  • Eggs: help combine all the ingredients while adding protein.
  • Milk: use regular milk or your favorite non-dairy alternative.
  • Spinach: finely chopped to sneak nutrition into every bite!
  • Shredded cheese: Mozzarella, Colby Jack, Mexican cheese blend, pepper Jack, Swiss, or any variety of Cheddar. You choose!
  • Bacon: cooked and chopped bacon strips make everything tastier!
  • Pepper: just a dash, for extra flavor.

You’ll find the measurements in the recipe card below.

How to Make Spinach Bacon Mini Quiches 

This is one recipe kids can also help make. It’s all about mixing ingredients in a bowl, filling the muffin pan, and letting the oven do the rest! Check out the simple process:

  1. Prep
    Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 24-count mini muffin pan. If using a regular muffin pan, baking time will vary.
  2. Whisk & combine
    In a large bowl, whisk eggs and milk. Add in chopped spinach, shredded cheddar, chopped bacon, and pepper. Give it a quick mix to combine all the ingredients.
  3. Fill the muffin pan
    Distribute the egg mixture evenly into the muffin pan cups, filling them about ¾ of the way up.
  4. Bake
    Bake in the preheated oven for 15-18 minutes. If using a regular-sized muffin tray (yields 12), baking time requires approximately 26 to 28 minutes.
  5. Remove the mini quiches
    Remove the pan from the oven and let mini quiches cool in the pan before carefully removing them with a small knife or small spatula.
  6. Refrigerate
    Once cooled, refrigerate the mini quiches in an airtight container or zip bag for up to 3 days.

Check out how easy these mini quiches are to make:

How to Store These Mini Quiches

Once the spinach bacon mini quiches are done, out of the oven and have cooled down to room temperature, remove them from the muffin tray and transfer them inside a zip bag or airtight container. Refrigerate them for up to 3 days.

How Long Can These Keep in the Fridge

Mini quiches are not only delicious but also the perfect lunch builder ingredient you can make ahead to save time. They keep in the fridge for 3 days.

Should they be Eaten Warm, Cold or at Room Temperature

There’s no right or wrong temperature to enjoy these mini quiches. You can eat them cold straight out of the fridge, at room temperature when packed in a lunch container, or warm from a thermos. 

How to Pack Mini Quiches in a Thermos

To enjoy mini quiches warm at lunchtime, they’ll need to be heated up and placed inside a thermos container. While they won’t be as hot as out of the microwave or oven, they’ll stay warm.

How to Pack Spinach Bacon Mini Quiches for Lunch

Cold, warm, or at room temperature, these mini quiches make a terrific portable lunch packed with flavor and nutrition! 

However you prefer to enjoy them, here are the hacks to pack them:

  • To enjoy these at room temperature, place 4 to 6 mini quiches inside the main compartment of a lunch container.
  • To eat warm, heat the mini quiches in the microwave for 1 minute, stopping the microwave halfway through to flip them over. Immediately transfer them inside a thermos container and close the lid.
  • Finish packing this lunch by adding fruit, veggies, and any other sides inside a bento box. Pack everything inside a lunch bag.

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More tips to pack a perfect lunchbox

Follow these tips to pack a filling lunchbox that stays fresh until lunchtime:

Add nutrition
These Spinach Bacon Mini Quiches are the starting point to build a balanced lunchbox that satisfies hungry bellies. Add fruits, veggies, homemade snacks, or healthy school desserts to make it a meal.

Separate dry from wet ingredients
If you pack these mini quiches with crunchy snacks like crackers and chips, keep things separate for the sake of crunchiness.

Keep it chilled
If you want to enjoy them cool, pack a bento box with mini quiches inside an insulated lunch bag and use an ice pack to keep the temperature inside the lunch bag cool.

Meal prep
Portable, bite-sized… and perfect to make ahead! Save time baking one or two batches of these mini quiches and you’ll get a great protein-rich ingredient to make any meal tastier and more satisfying. 

Use up leftovers
If you have eggs, milk, and leftovers, use them for this recipe or make other great egg bites like these Pizza Egg Cups or these Ham and Cheese Egg Muffins. Sooo delicious!

Spinach Bacon Mini Quiches

spinach bacon mini quiches in a metal lunchbox with fruits on the side
Servings: 4 (24 mini quiches)
Prep Time: 5 minutes mins
Cook Time: 18 minutes mins
Total Time: 23 minutes mins
These Spinach Bacon Mini Quiches are great for packing in the lunchbox or enjoying a tasty gluten-free breakfast.
4.96 from 24 votes
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Ingredients

For the mini quiches:

  • 6 eggs
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • ¾ cup spinach, finely chopped
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 4 strips bacon, cooked and chopped
  • Dash of pepper

For each lunch:

  • 4-6 mini quiches
  • Fruit & veggies
  • Lunch sides

Instructions

For the mini quiches:

  • Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 24-count mini muffin pan. See the note below regarding cooking time if using a regular muffin pan.
  • In a large bowl, whisk eggs and milk. Add in chopped spinach, shredded cheddar, chopped bacon, and pepper. Give it a quick mix to combine all ingredients.
  • Distribute the egg mixture evenly into the muffin pan cups, filling them about ¾ of the way up.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 15-18 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and let them cool in the pan before carefully removing them with a small knife or small spatula.
  • Once cooled, refrigerate the mini quiches in an airtight container or zip bag for up to 3 days.

For lunch:

  • To enjoy these at room temperature, place 4 to 6 mini quiches inside the main compartment of a lunch container.
  • To eat warm, heat the mini quiches in the microwave for 1 minute, stopping the microwave halfway through to flip them over. Immediately transfer them inside a thermos container and close the lid.
  • Finish packing this lunch by adding fruit, veggies, and any other sides inside a bento box. Pack everything inside a lunch bag.

Notes

The cooking time using a mini muffin tray (yields 24) is approximately 16 to 18 minutes. Using a regular-sized muffin tray (yields 12) requires a longer baking time of approximately 26 to 28 minutes.
 

Equipment

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Nutrition

Serving: 4 mini quiches | Calories: 188kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 252mg | Sodium: 1027mg | Potassium: 312mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1774IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 465mg | Iron: 1mg

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  1. Priscilla says

    September 13, 2024 at 3:46 pm

    5 stars
    Hello,
    thank you SO MUCH for all the great recipes. I am trying a few of them but have a question. can these be saved in the freezer, especially if i vacuum seal them? and if so, do you know for how long? i kind of went a bit nuts on trying different things and not sure that we can eat them all in 3 days.

    thank you in advance for your response and again, thank you for all the great recipes, it was tough to narrow it down to “just a few” and even then, like i said, i went a bit overboard.

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes says

      September 17, 2024 at 5:06 pm

      Thank you for sharing how much you enjoyed this recipe, Priscilla! Yes, you can freeze them in an air-tight container or bag for up to 2 months or so. They don’t go bad per se I just feel like they change in texture. All you have to do is microwave them and you’re good to go! These are much more affordable than buying them ready-made from the freezer and you get to choose your ingredients. No such thing as going overboard, you’re prepared!

      Reply
  2. Yvette Garcia says

    March 27, 2022 at 10:32 am

    When I made these, I had a hard time getting them out of the pan. What is your secret?

    Reply
    • MOMables-Laura says

      March 28, 2022 at 2:56 pm

      Make sure to use enough cooking spray or oil to grease the pan. I also use USA baking pans, they are made with a non-stick material so everything is easily removed.

      Reply
  3. Spandana Goli says

    April 19, 2020 at 7:04 pm

    5 stars
    I sautéed spinach and mushroom in garlic per Valerie Bertanelli’s recipe ahead of time and froze it and then added a cup of it to this instead of spinach – super delicious.I ended up with batter for 27 – yummy!

    Reply
    • MOMables - Laura says

      April 20, 2020 at 10:23 am

      Sounds delish! Glad you enjoyed it.

      Reply
  4. BB says

    June 16, 2018 at 9:32 am

    5 stars
    These were great! I used 5 eggs because I didnt have 6, 2 spoons of almond milk, premade real bacon bits, frozen spinach, and goat cheese. I also put a dash of garlic salt in addition to the pepper. Perfectly cooked. Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
    • MOMables - Laura says

      June 20, 2018 at 6:55 am

      Boom! I’m so glad you enjoyed them Brandi!

      Reply
  5. Lisa Huff says

    January 09, 2018 at 7:35 pm

    5 stars
    Yum Yum Yum! Looks delicious!

    Reply
  6. Allison says

    July 05, 2017 at 9:40 pm

    5 stars
    Just confirming that no additional salt is needed, since there is enough salt from the bacon and cheese? These look great – looking forward to trying!

    Reply
    • MOMables says

      July 06, 2017 at 5:07 pm

      Salt is to taste. Some bacon meat is saltier than others. I usually add about a pinch.

      Reply
  7. xero login says

    February 08, 2017 at 8:36 pm

    4 stars
    Oh wow this sounds like the most perfect spinach– if only I would pop a crisp through the screen and take a piece now!

    Reply
  8. Seth B says

    November 26, 2016 at 10:18 pm

    5 stars
    While I don’t have a kid in school, or a kid at all for that matter I am alway looking for recipes for quick and easy lunches to take to work. And of course anything with bacon makes the list!

    Thanks for posting, excited to try these out! Cheers!

    Reply
  9. Marcie says

    August 17, 2015 at 5:49 pm

    5 stars
    Hello! Can you send these in kid’s lunch box cold? Trying to figure out the best way to send with my four year old. Thanks so much!

    Reply
    • MOMables says

      August 19, 2015 at 11:13 am

      Absolutely. You can send them cold or warm in a thermos.

      Reply
  10. Judi says

    June 28, 2015 at 5:39 am

    5 stars
    Do these freeze well? If so what’s the best method for defrosting?

    Reply
    • MOMables says

      June 28, 2015 at 7:05 pm

      these freeze great. we just warm them up in the microwave for 20 seconds or so.

      Reply
      • Gwen says

        March 22, 2021 at 2:47 am

        5 stars
        My family loved it and had seconds. Quick and easy

        Reply
  11. joanne says

    March 24, 2015 at 4:35 pm

    5 stars
    OMG, just made these, breakfast for dinner and my kiddos loVed them!! Actually we all did! Delicious!

    Reply
    • MOMables says

      March 26, 2015 at 11:09 am

      Success! one more way to add veggies!!

      Reply
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