Crustless Quinoa Quiche Food

CRUSTLESS QUICHE MASTER RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. For the pan: Brush pan with the soft butter and sprinkle the grated Parmesan evenly on top. Or for a Quick Crust, pulse bread into crumbs in a food processor. Heat butter or oil in a large skillet over medium heat; add bread crumbs and stir until evenly toasted, about 5 minutes. Evenly spread crumbs in a 9-inch glass or ceramic pie pan. Place pan on a baking sheet.
• Whisk the half-and-half, eggs and yolks in large glass measuring cup. Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg, cayenne or paprika to taste. Spread half the desired filling evenly in the pan, top with about half the cheese; repeat with remaining filling and cheese. Pour the custard over the fillings. Top with more herbs or cheese as desired.
• Bake until the quiche is just set in the center, about 40 to 50 minutes. Cool completely on a rack before serving.

CRUSTLESS QUINOA QUICHE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Heat 1 1/2 olive oil in a 10 inch oven proof non stick skillet over medium heat.
• Add onions and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally until onions are soft and translucent, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer onion mixture to a medium bowl.
• Wipe out pan and set aside.
• Add spinach, quinoa, cream cheese to bowl with onion mixture and stir until well mixed.
• In a separate medium bowl whisk the eggs, cheddar cheese and Adobo.
• Pour egg mixture over quinoa mixture and stir well.
• Heat remaining oil in skillet over medium heat.
• Pour quinoa into skillet pressing down with a spatula into an even layer.
• Cook until bottom of quinoa is golden brown.
• Transfer skillet to preheated oven.
• Cook until quiche is cooked through (thin knife inserted into center of quiche comes out clean) and top of quinoa is lightly browned.
• About 15-20 minutes.
• Carefully invert quiche onto serving dish and cut into wedges.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

CRUSTLESS QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a medium skillet, melt 1 tablespoon of butter over medium heat. When the butter starts to froth and brown slightly on the edges, shut off the heat and add the leeks. Turn the heat back to medium and season the leeks with salt and pepper. Stir to blend. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes until the leeks become only slightly tender. Transfer the leeks to a baking sheet and place the sheet in the refrigerator to cool.
• Crack the eggs into a medium bowl. Whisk the eggs to break them up. Add the slices of goat cheese and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Use a whisk to break up the goat cheese and blend it with the eggs. When it is fairly smooth, whisk in the cream, milk, hot sauce and Worcestershire.
• The test: It's a lot harder to check the seasoning of an uncooked quiche batter. If desired, heat a pan, add a touch of butter and cook a tiny bit of the batter for 1 minute. Taste and adjust seasoning of batter, if needed.
• Grease the bottom and sides of a 9-inch baking dish with the remaining tablespoon of butter and fill with the cooled leeks and top with batter. Place the dish in the center of the oven and bake for about 20 minutes. Open the oven door and gently layer the Brie slices on top of the quiche. Close the oven and bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes until the top is slightly brown and bubbly.

EASY CRUSTLESS QUICHE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter and line a 23cm round deep, springform cake tin so the paper comes 2-3cm up the sides of the tin.
• Melt the butter in a frying pan. Add the onion and pancetta and cook over a low heat for 10 mins or until softened and translucent.
• Bring a pan of lightly salted water to the boil. If using broccoli, cut into small florets, if using asparagus, keep whole. Blanch the veg for 2 mins, drain and leave to steam-dry.
• Whisk the eggs, cream and two thirds of the cheese together in a bowl. Season with salt and black pepper. Mix through the onion and bacon mixture. Pour into the tin and top with the veg and remaining cheese. Bake for 25-30 mins or until golden brown with a slight wobble in the centre.

LOADED VEGGIE QUICHE WITH QUINOA CRUST

Steps:

• For the crust: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9-inch pie plate (not deep dish) with nonstick spray.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the quinoa, egg white, Parmesan and salt until well combined. Press the mixture into an even layer in the base and up the sides of the prepared pie plate.
• Bake the crust until toasty golden around the edges, 15 to 18 minutes. Let cool completely.
• For the filling: In another medium bowl, toss the scallions and kale to combine, then place in an even layer inside the prepared crust. Arrange the tomatoes evenly over the surface.
• In the same bowl you tossed the scallions and kale in, whisk the eggs and milk to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the custard evenly over the veggies. If using, top with the Cheddar.
• Bake until the crust is deeply golden and the egg custard is set, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before slicing and serving or let cool completely and serve at room temperature.

CRUSTLESS MINI QUINOA QUICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Spray mini muffin tins with cooking spray.
• In blender, combine garlic, salt, pepper, eggs and cottage cheese until smooth.
• Transfer to a bowl and stir in quinoa, roasted peppers, basil and Parmesan.
• Divide quinoa mixture among prepared muffin tins.
• Bake 18-23 minutes or until tops are golden.