Crustless quiche is one of those recipes you adopt once and never let go. Not because it’s trendy or because a chef talks about it, but because it solves a real everyday problem: eating well when time is short. Ten minutes of prep, an oven, and you have a complete dish that fills you up without weighing you down.

What strikes you first is that golden, slightly domed surface that comes out of the oven — nothing like the dull, flat industrial quiche we know too well. Inside, the texture is somewhere between a savory flan and a melting gratin: soft, creamy, with tomatoes that have gently released their water and ham infused into the mixture. The smell of melted cheese filling the kitchen during baking is, let’s be honest, the best reason to make this recipe on a weeknight.