Jalapeño Popper Frittata Food

JALAPEñO POPPER FRITTATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425º Fahrenheit. Cover a plate with a double layer of paper towels.
• Heat a medium skillet over medium high heat. Add bacon pieces.
• Cook bacon pieces, stirring occasionally, until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon and allow to drain on the paper towel lined plate.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, sour cream, sea salt and pepper.
• Stir in the chunks of cream cheese, jalapeño peppers, green onion, mexican cheese and reserved bacon pieces.
• Heat a 9'square or 10" round cast iron or oven proof nonstick skillet over medium low heat. Add butter and melt, swirling to cover the skillet.
• Add the egg mixture to the skillet and cook stirring gently, until the eggs begin to set, but not scramble. When eggs begin to set, cook undisturbed, until they begin to set around the edges, about 2-3 minutes more.
• Transfer the skillet to the preheated oven and bake until eggs are just firm in the center--about 5 minutes.
• Remove frittata from the oven to a hot pad. If desired it may be inverted onto a platter by loosening the edges, holding the platter over the top of the pan with oven mitts and inverting. Cut into squares or wedges and serve.

JALAPEñO POPPERS MEET FRITTATA IN TEX-MEX MASH-UP FROM RACH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400˚F with rack 1 rung above center
• In a food processor, combine the avocado with juice of 1 lime and crema or sour cream, then puree and transfer to squeeze bottle or small dish
• Place 1 jalapeño pepper, half the onion, and 1 clove of garlic in a bowl with salt and juice of remaining lime
• Let stand 10 minutes, then add tomatoes, cilantro, cumin and scallions
• Whisk up eggs, hot sauce, salt and pepper
• Heat a 12-inch, nonstick oven-safe skillet over medium to medium-high heat, add oil, 2 turns of the pan, then melt butter into oil
• Add remaining onions, sweet peppers, and remaining jalapeño peppers and garlic, soften 3-4 minutes, then add chips and top with eggs, then gently stir in the cream cheese
• Settle the eggs a minute and transfer to oven
• Bake 20 minutes, top with pepper jack and return to oven 15 minutes to set and brown
• Cool a few minutes, then top with pickled jalapeño-tomato mixture and drizzle with crema to serve

JALAPENO POPPER QUICHE

Steps:

• Prehat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Thaw the frozen crust for 10 minutes. Prick the crust all over the bottom and sides with a fork to make tiny holes. Bake it for 10 minutes.
• Remove the crust and reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees.
• While the crust is hot, spread the cream cheese all over the bottom as evenly as possible.
• Sprinkle over the cream cheese the diced jalapenos (the rounds are for garnish later on).
• Put the cream and half-and-half into a small pot and put it over medium heat about 5 minutes or until tiny bubbles appear around the edges. Scald (where you bring it to just under the boiling point) until very hot, but not boiling.
• Beat the eggs together in a bowl.
• Add the hot cream mixture to the eggs, whisking constantly to combine. Add the paprika, salt and bacon.
• Pour into the crust and bake for 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven, arrange the jalapeno slices on top, sprinkle with cheese and bake until the cheese has melted and turned golden brown, about 12 - 15 minutes.
• Cool slightly before serving.

JALAPENO POPPERS

Steps:

• Cut jalapenos in half and remove seeds and veins.
• (Use gloves to work with peppers).
• Fill jalpenos with cream cheese and wrap a slice of bacon around each one.
• Secure with a toothpick.
• Bake at 425 degrees until bacon appears to be done, about 15-20 minutes.