Cheddar Broccoli Quiche Food

CHEDDAR BROCCOLI QUICHE

Steps:

• Unroll pastry sheet into a 9-in. pie plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400°., Line unpricked pastry with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack 10-15 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove foil and weights; bake 3-6 minutes longer or until bottom is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack., Reduce oven setting to 350°. Sprinkle pastry shell with 1/2 cup cheese. In a large bowl, combine eggs, soup and milk. Pour into crust. Cover edges loosely with foil. Bake 30 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked quiche. To use, remove from freezer 30 minutes before baking (do not thaw). Preheat oven to 350°. Place quiche on a baking sheet; cover edge loosely with foil. Bake as directed, increasing time as necessary for a knife inserted in the center to come out clean.

BROCCOLI AND CHEDDAR QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Place pie crust into a 9-inch deep pie dish and prick crust all over with a fork; brush with oil. Place crust onto prepared baking sheet.
• Bake crust in the preheated oven for 8 minutes.
• Place broccoli into a bowl and microwave on high until broccoli is bright green and slightly tender, about 4 minutes. Whisk eggs, milk, Dijon mustard, oregano, salt, pepper, and thyme in a bowl; stir broccoli into egg mixture. Pour mixture into crust and sprinkle quiche with Cheddar and Parmesan cheeses. Place pie dish on the baking sheet.
• Bake until a knife inserted into the middle of the quiche comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

BROCCOLI-CHEDDAR QUICHE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Line 9-inch pie plate with pie crust; flute edge of crust. Sprinkle half the cheese evenly onto bottom of crust; top with broccoli and remaining cheese.
• Beat eggs and half-and-half with whisk until blended; pour over ingredients in crust.
• Bake 40 to 45 min. or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 10 min. before cutting into wedges to serve.

BROCCOLI-CHEDDAR QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly flour a rolling pin and work surface and roll out dough to a 12-inch round. Place in a 9-inch pie plate, fold overhang under, and crimp edge. Place a sheet of parchment paper over dough and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake until edge is dry and light golden, about 20 minutes. Remove parchment and weights.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet, melt butter over medium-high. Add onion, season with salt and pepper, and cook until light golden, 8 to 10 minutes. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs and cream. Add onion, broccoli florets, and cheese and season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Whisk to combine, pour into crust, and bake until center of quiche is just set, 40 to 45 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CHEDDAR BROCCOLI QUICHE

Steps:

• Sprinkle pastry shell with 1/2 cup cheese.
• In a bowl, combine the eggs, soup and milk.
• Pour into crust.
• Cover edges loosely with foil. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

BROCCOLI & CHEDDAR MINI QUICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil.
• Grease 10-12 cups in a 12-cup muffin tin and set aside.
• Cook broccoli in a steamer basket over 1 inch of water for 6 minutes or microwave in a dish with a little water, cover and cook on HIGH until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Let broccoli cool slightly, then chop into small pieces.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together milk, cream, eggs, and egg yolks.
• Stir in cheese, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• Add chopped broccoli to the mixture.
• Put muffin tin on baking sheet and then ladle egg mixture into prepared muffin cups, filling each cup.
• Bake until lightly browned and no longer jiggly in center, about 25-35 minutes.
• Let cool slightly, then run a knife around each quiche.
• Place a clean baking sheet on top of muffin pan and invert to unmold quiches.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

CHEDDAR BACON BROCCOLI QUICHE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°.
• Prepare pastry for one-crust pie (if using mix or homemade crust recipe) and bake as directed in 9" pie plate or quiche pan.
• Layer bacon, onion, broccoli and cheese evenly over bottom of pie crust.
• Mix together remaining ingredients.
• Beat well to really mix the eggs using a whisk or blend in the blender at low speed.
• Pour over other ingredients in pie crust shell.
• Bake for 15 minutes.
• Reduce the heat to 300°.
• Bake quiche 30 minutes longer or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• Let pie stand for 10 minutes to cool before cutting.

CRUSTLESS BROCCOLI-CHEDDAR QUICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter four 8-ounce ramekins (or a 9-inch pie dish); set aside. Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Add broccoli; cook 1 minute. Drain well; transfer to a cutting board, and blot dry with paper towels. Chop coarsely.
• In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, half-and-half, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and nutmeg. Stir in broccoli and cheese.
• Place ramekins on a rimmed baking sheet. Ladle broccoli mixture into ramekins, dividing evenly. Bake until golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Serve with crusty bread and a mixed-green salad, if desired.