Mexican Holiday Brunch Quiche With Crispy Potato Crust Food

POTATO-CRUSTED QUICHE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
• Peel the potatoes, then thinly slice a knife or mandoline.
• Add the sliced potatoes to a large bowl and drizzle with the olive oil, 1 teaspoon of salt, ¼ teaspoon of pepper, and the Parmesan and toss with your hands or a spoon to coat.
• Arrange the potato slices in a pie dish, starting from the middle and working your way out, overlapping the potato slices. Fill in any gaps with leftover potato slices.
• Bake the crust for 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are just cooked and not yet brown.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 350˚F (180˚C).
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, tomato, green onions, bacon, cheddar cheese, remaining teaspoon of salt, remaining ¼ teaspoon of pepper, and the garlic powder.
• Slowly pour the egg mixture over the potatoes. If the potatoes begin to lift up, stop and press them down with a spoon.
• Bake the quiche for 30 minutes, or until the eggs are set and the potatoes are brown.
• Slice and serve.
• Enjoy!

CORN TORTILLA QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch pie plate.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in sausage. Cook and stir until sausage is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Drain and discard any excess grease.
• Place four tortillas in prepared pie plate, overlapping and extending 1/2-inch beyond rim; place remaining tortilla in center. Layer sausage, Monterey Jack cheese, Cheddar cheese, and green chilies over tortillas. Combine eggs, heavy whipping cream, ricotta cheese, and chili powder in a bowl; slowly pour egg mixture into pie plate.
• Bake in preheated oven until center is set and puffed, about 45 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro and cut into wedges.

SHREDDED POTATO QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9 inch pie pan.
• Press potatoes into greased pie plate. Brush with melted butter. Bake in preheated oven until lightly browned, about 10 to 15 minutes.
• In a large bowl, stir together beaten eggs, milk, cheese, ham, salt and pepper. Pour egg mixture into baked crust.
• Bake in preheated oven until center is set, about 20 minutes. The quiche will be browned on top and a knife inserted into the center will come out clean.

MEXICAN HOLIDAY BRUNCH QUICHE WITH CRISPY POTATO CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Combine all crust ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Stir until well combined. Spray a nine inch springform pan generously with cooking spray. Press crust ingredients firmly into the bottom of the pan. Bake for twenty minutes or until a beautiful golden brown, Reduce oven to 325°F.
• Meanwhile, place bacon in a medium non -stick skillet on medium heat. Remove chorizo from casings, crumble and add to bacon. Fry until well cooked, about eight minutes. Add bell pepper and green onion and cook until soft, another two minutes. Stir in chiles, sun dried tomatoes, salt, and cayenne. Turn off heat, cover, and allow to sit for five minutes.
• Drain any excess fat from mixture. Crumble or chop bacon. Return bacon to chorizo mixture and stir. Transfer mixture to potato crust and spread evenly. Sprinkle top with cheese.
• Combine eggs and milk in a medium mixing bowl. Whisk until frothy and pour over chorizo mixture. Bake until set, about fifty minutes.
• Allow to rest for five minutes while making sauce.
• Combine sour cream with cilantro in a small mixing bowl and stir well.
• Carefully run a table knife around edge of quiche. Remove from pan and place on a festive platter. Sprinkle with chopped green onion tops. Serve with sour cream sauce and enjoy!

MEXICAN TACO QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Whisk together the eggs, milk, salsa, bell pepper, onion, and Mexican-style cheese in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in the ground beef. Cook and stir until the beef is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and discard any excess grease. Stir in the taco seasoning, then spread the meat mixture into the pie crust. Pour the egg mixture over the beef.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center of the quiche comes out clean, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Cool for 10 minutes before serving warm.

VEGAN BREAKFAST QUICHE WITH SIMPLY POTATOES HASH BROWN CRUST

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Brown half a bag of Simply Potatoes hash browns in a skillet as directed on package using a tablespoon of olive oil. When brown, mix in two pinches of salt (optional if on low-sodium diet) and a pinch of pepper. Mix together well and press the hash browns into a pie pan as a crust.
• Meanwhile, in a skillet, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat.
• Saute the onion until translucent and slightly golden.
• Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Mash up the tofu by hand with a fork or in a food processor and add to the onion/garlic along with the salt, pepper, cilantro, lemon juice, nutmeg, coconut milk, nutritional flakes and spinach.
• Simmer about 10 minutes over medium heat. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the potato starch.
• Press into pie (hash brown) crust.
• Garnish with sliced tomatoes, circlets of green onion and carrots cut into matchsticks.
• Bake @ 375 for 45 minutes.

BROCCOLI QUICHE IN POTATO CRUST

Steps:

• Combine all of the ingredients except for the potatoes in a large bowl, and stir to mix well. Set aside.
• Coat a 9 inch deep-dish pie pan with cooking spray.
• Slice the potatoes 1/4 inch thick, and arrange the slices over the bottom and sides of the pan to form a crust.
• Pour the broccoli mixture over the crust.
• Bake at 375 for about 45 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and a sharp knife inserted in the middle of the quiche comes out clean. Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

POTATO CRUST QUICHE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine crust ingredients; press into a well-greased 10-in. deep-dish pie plate. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes. , Remove from oven; reduce heat to 350°. Add 1 cup cheese, onion, ham and broccoli to crust. Whisk the eggs, cream, salt and nutmeg; pour over broccoli. Sprinkle with paprika. , Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

BREAKFAST QUICHE

Steps:

• Combine flour and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Gradually add 3-5 tablespoons ice water, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Wrap and refrigerate 1 hour., Preheat oven to 450°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to an 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake 5 minutes; remove foil. Bake 5 minutes longer; remove from oven and cool on a wire rack. Reduce heat to 375°., Sprinkle bacon, cheeses and onion over crust. Beat remaining ingredients until blended; pour over top. Bake until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

CRISPY POTATO QUICHE

Steps:

• Press thawed hash browns between paper towels to remove moisture.
• Fit hash browns into greased 10-inch pie plate, forming a solid crust.
• Brush crust with melted butter, making certain to brush top edges.
• Bake at 425F degrees 25 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• Sprinkle cheeses evenly over bottom of crust.
• Beat half and half with eggs and seasoned salt.
• Pour over cheeses.
• Bake uncovered at 350F degrees 30-40 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

VEGETARIAN QUICHE WITH POTATO CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Press shredded potatoes into a lightly oiled large deep dish pie pan (I use a second glass pie plate to smash them into shape).
• Place pie plate in oven for 10-15 minutes until the potatoes are just beginning to brown.
• While potato-crust is cooking, work on the veggies.
• Brush fry pan with olive oil and saute the onions and peppers until onions are transparent, remove from heat.
• Cook the broccoli (and optional carrots) until slightly tender -- either by steaming for about 5 minutes or zapping in a covered microwavable dish with a splash of water for about 2 minutes.
• Beat the eggs in a bowl with the evaporated milk.
• After removing the potatoes from the oven, sprinkle about 2/3 cup of the cheese over the potato crust.
• Spread the cooked onions and peppers evenly in the pie pan.
• Spread the broccoli (and carrots) evenly over the onions and peppers.
• Sprinkle the crumbled veggie bacon over the veggies. This should basically fill the deep dish pie pan completely.
• Sprinkle the rest of cheese over the veggies.
• Carefully pour the milk and egg mixture into the deep dish pie pan.
• Place in the oven (I usually have a cookie sheet underneath to catch any spills) for 45 minutes or until egg is cooked and firm.
• Cool for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

BRUNCH CRAB QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Whisk together eggs, cream, herbs, salt, pepper and nutmeg, then stir in cheeses and crabmeat.
• Pour into crust and bake until filling puffs and is no longer wobbly in the center when quiche is gently shaken, 40-50 minutes.
• Cool in pie plate on rack for 15 minutes.
• *My quiche filling ran over a bit, so I suggest putting it on a sheet pan covered with foil to avoid dirtying your oven.

MUSHROOM AND SPINACH QUICHE WITH POTATO CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Lightly grease a 9-inch glass or ceramic pie dish with 1/4 teaspoon oil. Toss potatoes with 1 teaspoon oil and 1/8 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Press into an even layer in pie dish, up the sides like a crust. Bake until golden brown at the edges and dry, about 20 minutes. Let cool.
• Lower the oven to 325 degrees. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large skillet, preferably nonstick, over medium heat. Add onion and cook until softened and golden, about 5 minutes. Add remaining teaspoon oil and mushrooms and cook, stirring, until mushrooms release their liquid and most of the liquid evaporates, about 8 minutes. Add spinach and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper, and cook, stirring, just until spinach wilts, about 30 seconds. Let cool slightly.
• Whisk together eggs, milk and remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt and pepper. Spread the mushroom mixture in an even layer in the pie dish, and top with an even layer of the cheese. Carefully pour in egg mixture. Bake until firm around the edges but still wobbly in the center, about 20 minutes. Let cool, and serve warm or at room temperature.