Crustless Italian Quiche Food

CRUSTLESS QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Chop zucchini, onion, and mushrooms.
• Place each type of vegetable into a small bowl (3).
• Add a teaspoons of butter to each bowl.
• Microwave vegetables, one at a time, for one minute. Set aside.
• Mix together 5 eggs, flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Add egg mixture to a glass baking pan.
• Add vegetables to egg mixture and incorporate well.
• Add in the cheddar cheese. Mix well.
• Put quiche into the oven for 35-40 minute or until top is golden.

ITALIAN STYLE CRUSTLESS QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place margarine in a quiche dish or a deep dish pie plate, place in oven and let melt for about 3 to 5 minutes.
• While margarine is melting, lightly brown sausage, onion and green pepper for about 10 minutes or until onion and pepper is slightly soft, drain if needed.
• Beat together eggs, milk, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper until light and slightly foamy.
• Then add in sausage mixture, and 3/4 cup of mozzarella cheese.
• Pour into dish, and top with remaining cheese.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until center is puffy.
• Test for doneness with a toothpick inserted between the center and edge of pan.
• Let set for 10 minutes.
• This will serve 6 with a salad or 4 without a salad.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE CRUSTLESS QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Mix the eggs and milk together and whisk well.
• Sesaon the egg mixture with salt, pepper, and herbs.
• Spray the oil into a deep pie dish.
• Layer the sausage and cheese and red pepper into the pie dish and pour the egg mixture on top.
• Pop into the oven and bake until middle is firm, about 40-45 minutes.
• Serve with hot Italian bread.

EASY CRUSTLESS MINI-QUICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Spray muffin cups lightly with Pam.
• Divide broccoli evenly among muffin cups. Crumble one strip of bacon into each. Divide shredded cheese evenly among muffin cups. With a fork or your fingers, mix the veggie, bacon and cheese a little, so they don't end up in layers when your quiche is done.
• In large mixing bowl, beat eggs well. Add heavy cream and mix well. Stir in seasonings. Pour mixture evenly into muffin cups. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Mini-quiches are done when knife inserted into middle comes out clean.
• (Note: these will puff up a lot in the oven, then shrink back down as they cool. Perfectly normal.).
• These can be refrigerated and microwaved, works well for a fast breakfast.

ITALIAN QUICHE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
• Place eggs, cream, salt, cayenne pepper, nutmeg, dried oregano, basil and cheddar cheese in a bowl. Beat with an electric mixer for 3 minutes at medium speed.
• Heat olive oil in a frying pan. Saute the onions, garlic, zucchini and spinach.
• Arrange the bocconcini cheese slices, tomato slices and sauteed vegetables in the bottom of the pie shell.
• Pour egg mixture over the vegetables.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until set.
• Remove from oven. Garnish with snipped basil leaves and toasted pine nuts.
• Serve hot with green salad.