Chile Cheese Quiche Food

CHEESE AND CHILE QUICHE

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F.
• Roll out dough into a 13-inch round on a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin. Fit dough into tart pan, without stretching, letting excess dough hang over edge. Fold overhang inward and press against side of pan to reinforce edge. Prick bottom all over with a fork. Chill until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Line shell with foil or parchment paper and fill with pie weights. Bake until pastry is set and pale golden along rim, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Carefully remove foil and weights and bake shell until deep golden all over, 15 to 20 minutes more. Put tart pan in a shallow baking pan. Leave oven on.
• Mince garlic and mash to a paste with salt using side of a large knife.
• Discard seeds, ribs, and stems from chiles, then pat dry if necessary and cut into 1/3-inch-wide strips.
• Whisk together eggs, milk, crema, onion, garlic paste, and pepper in a large bowl until just combined, then pour into baked tart shell.
• Sprinkle cheese and chiles over custard (chiles will sink slightly) and bake until custard is just set, 50 to 60 minutes. (Center will jiggle slightly; filling will continue to set as it cools.)
• Transfer quiche in pan to a rack to cool at least 20 minutes before serving.
• To remove side of tart pan, center a large can under pan and let side of pan drop. Serve warm or at room temperature.

BASIC CHEESE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°; prick the crust all over with a fork.
• Line it with tin foil and weight the bottom with a pile of dried beans, rice, or other weights that will sit flat on the surface.
• Bake 12 minutes; remove from the oven and carefully remove the weight and foil; turn the oven to 325°.
• In a bowl, combine the eggs, cheese, cream, and seasonings; beat until well blended.
• Place the baked crust on a baking sheet; pour the egg mixture into the crust, right to the top.
• Carefully transfer the baking sheet to the oven; bake 30-40 minutes, until the mixture is set but still moist; it should still jiggle just a little in the middle (cover pie crust edges with foil if getting too brown).
• Cool on a rack; serve warm or at room temperature.

CHEESE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 and bake pie shell until done.
• While the pie shell is still warm, brush the baked pie crust with the beaten egg yolk.
• Sprinkle the crust with cheese.
• Whisk together remaining ingredients in medium bowl until no streaks of egg white remain.
• Pour the mixture evenly over the cheese in the pastry shell.
• Bake until the filling is puffed around the sides and a knife inserted in center comes out clean (30 to 40 minutes).
• Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

GREEN CHILE QUICHE

Steps:

• Position a rack in the upper third of the oven; set a baking sheet on the rack and preheat to 400 degrees F.
• Whisk the eggs, milk, heavy cream, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in a medium bowl. Whisk in the scallions,chiles and cheese. Pour the mixture into the piecrust and sprinkle with paprika. Place on the hot baking sheet in the oven and bakeuntil golden brown and set, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Toss the salad greens in a large bowl with the olive oil and lemon juice; season with salt and pepper. Cut the quiche into wedges and serve with the salad.

GREEN CHILE-SAUSAGE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Split and seed green chilies and place in piecrust. Sprinkle cooked, crumbled sausage over chilies. In bowl combine eggs, cream, both cheeses, salt and pepper and pour over sausage.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until top is golden brown. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

CHILI & CHEESE CRUSTLESS QUICHE

Steps:

• In a greased 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker, layer tortillas, whole green chiles, chili con carne and 1 cup cheese., In a small bowl, whisk eggs, milk, biscuit mix, salt, pepper and, if desired, pepper sauce until blended; pour into slow cooker. Top with chopped green chiles and tomatoes., Cook, covered, on low until a thermometer reads 160°, 3-4 hours, sprinkling with remaining cheese during the last 30 minutes of cooking. Turn off slow cooker; remove insert. Let stand 15 minutes before serving. If desired, top with sour cream.

CHEESE AND GREEN CHILIES MINI QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With butter, grease a 9 x 13 x 2-inch baking dish.
• Place chilies on the bottom of the dish, distributing evenly.
• In a bowl, mix the cheeses and distribute over the chilies.
• Beat eggs slightly, add milk and Tabasco, mix and pour over cheese.
• Sprinkle paprika over the top and bake 35 to 40 minutes, until set and very lightly browned.
• Cut in squares while still warm.
• This freezes well. Reheat, covered.
• Makes about 40 squares.

LOW-CARB CRUSTLESS GREEN CHILE AND CHEESE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Lightly spray or butter an 8-inch deep-dish pie plate or a 7" X11" casserole dish.
• * Optional: in a saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons Olive Oil on medium-high heat, and add 6 oz. uncooked Spinach, and sauté until wilted, about 2-3 minutes. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk eggs until well blended.
• Add half and half, cottage cheese, salt and pepper and mix well.
• Whisk in well-drained chilies and cheese (and wilted Spinach if desired).
• Pour into prepared dish and bake until top is golden and quiche is set in center, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Cool for at least 5 minutes before cutting into wedges.

CRUSTLESS CHILI CHEESE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Combine eggs, drained cottage cheese, shredded cheese, chilis, peppers, mushrooms, flour, and baking powder and beat until smooth with a wire whisk. Pour into a well-greased quiche pan.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Remove from oven and garnish with 8 small tomato slices placed evenly around quiche.
• Return to oven, reduce temperature to 350°F and bake 20 minutes longer.
• Cut into wedges and serve at once.

CHILE VERDE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray a pie plate with cooking spray.
• Cut chiles lengthwise into strips. Line strips over the bottom of pie plate to form a crust, placing pointed ends toward the center.
• Beat eggs in a bowl and mix in onions, cream, garlic salt, cumin, and pepper. Fold in Cheddar cheese. Layer tomatoes over the chile 'crust,' and pour egg mixture on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until quiche is set, 30 to 35 minutes.

CHILE & CHEESE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°
• Combine eggs, half & half, cheese, chiles, salt and pepper and whisk together.
• Pour into pie crust.
• Bake for 60 minutes.