Cajun Quiche Food

RAGIN' CAJUN QUICHE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray.
• In medium bowl, stir Bisquick mix and softened butter until mixed. (Mixture will be crumbly.) Add hot water; stir until soft dough forms. Press dough in bottom and up side of pie plate.
• Layer cheese, sausage and green onions over crust in pie plate. In medium bowl, beat half-and-half, Cajun seasoning and eggs with whisk or fork until blended. Pour in pie plate.
• Bake 32 to 38 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

CHEF JOHN'S QUICHE LORRAINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Roll pie dough to fit a 9 inch pie plate. Place bottom crust in pie plate and chill for at least 20 minutes before baking. Line the chilled pie crust with foil and fill halfway up with dried beans, rice, or baking weights. Bake in the preheated oven for 7 minutes. Remove foil and weights and bake until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• Reduce oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until browned and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from pan to drain. Blot out some of the oil from the skillet, leaving 1 to 2 teaspoons. Add leeks, onion, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Cook and stir until tender and golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Set aside.
• Whisk eggs, egg yolks, cream, and milk together in a large bowl. Add thyme and stir to combine.
• Sprinkle 2/3 of onion-leek mixture on the bottom of the baked crust. Top with 1/3 cooked bacon and 2/3 Gruyere cheese. Ladle in egg mixture carefully. Sprinkle with remaining onion-leek mixture, remaining bacon, and remaining Gruyere cheese.
• Bake filled quiche in the preheated oven until browned and set, and no longer jiggly in the center, 40 to 45 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before serving.

CAJUN QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Lightly grease 10-inch pie plate.
• In large skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil. Add onion; sauté about 5 minutes or until translucent. Stir in turkey; season with Creole seasoning. Cook 3 to 5 minutes until turkey is browned, stirring often. Stir in Mexicorn, with its liquid, and cheese.
• In medium bowl, combine baking mix, eggs and water; mix well.
• Transfer turkey mixture to prepared pie plate; pour egg mixture evenly on top.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes until quiche is cooked through and golden.

CAJUN QUICHE IN A RICE CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Prechop onion, celery, red pepper, sausage (or kielbasa).
• To prepare crust, combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Spread mixture into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle crust evenly with 1/4 cup cheese.
• To prepare filling, heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion and next 4 ingredients, saute 5 minutes. Spoon into prepared crust.
• In a separate bowl combine egg substitute and next 4 ingredients, stir with a whisk until well blended. Pour egg mixture over veggie and sausage mixture in rice crust. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup cheese.
• Bake at 375 for 30 minutes or until center is set. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
• Enjoy!

CRAWFISH QUICHE

Steps:

• Combine the flour, 1 teaspoon of the salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of the cayenne in a medium mixing bowl. Cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles a coarse, meal-like texture. Add the water, 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing gently until the mixture forms a dough. Form the dough into a ball, wrap with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 8 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Remove the dough from the refrigerator and allow it to sit at room temperature for about 5 minutes. Lightly dust a work surface with flour. Roll the dough into a 12-inch round, about 1/4-inch thick. Fold the dough into fourths and unfold into a 10-inch fluted (quiche) pan. Press the dough into the bottoms and sides of the pan, using your fingers. Roll a wooden rolling pin over the pan to cut off or remove the excess dough. Prick the bottom of the crust all over with a fork. Place a piece of parchment paper over the crust and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake the weighted crust for 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool slightly. Remove parchment paper and pie weights.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees F.
• Melt the butter in a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add the onions, bell peppers, garlic, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne. Saute for 3 minutes. Add the crawfish tails and saute for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool slightly.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk together the cream, eggs, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, chives, and grated Parmesan. Arrange the crawfish mixture evenly into the pastry shell. Sprinkle the grated cheeses over the crawfish. Pour the cream mixture over the crawfish. Place in the oven and bake for about 30 minutes, or until the center sets and the top is golden. Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes, before slicing. Garnish with fresh chives and serve warm.