Mini Sausage Quiche Appetizers Food

PETITE SAUSAGE QUICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Beat butter, cream cheese and flour until smooth. Shape tablespoonfuls of dough into 36 balls; press onto the bottom and up the sides of greased miniature muffin cups., In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain and crumble. Sprinkle sausage, Swiss cheese and chives into muffin cups. Beat egg, cream, salt and pepper until blended; pour into shells. , Bake until browned, 28-30 minutes (for a browner bottom crust, bake on a lower rack). Serve warm.

MINI SAUSAGE QUICHES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown sausage and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, 4-5 minutes, breaking sausage into crumbles; drain. Stir in chives. , On a lightly floured surface, unroll crescent dough into a long rectangle; seal seams and perforations. Cut into 48 pieces. Press onto the bottoms and up the sides of greased miniature muffin cups. , Fill each with about 2 teaspoons of sausage mixture. In a large bowl, combine the eggs and cheeses. Spoon 2 teaspoons over sausage mixture in each cup. Sprinkle with paprika. , Bake at 375° until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. If desired, sprinkle with additional minced chives. Serve warm.

JIMMY DEAN HEARTY SAUSAGE MINI QUICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F. In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk or water, cheese, salt and pepper; set aside. Heat olive oil or butter in a large skillet; saute onions and any optional vegetables desired until vegetables are tender. Add vegetables and sausage to egg mixture; stir well.
• Place 12 foil baking cups into cupcake pan. Distribute sausage and egg mixture evenly into baking cups. Bake for 22 minutes or until eggs are set. Remove from oven. Sprinkle with Parmesan if desired.

MINI QUICHES (CRUSTLESS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray 36 mini muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and crumble in sausage. Cook and stir until sausage is crumbly and evenly browned, about 10 minutes . Drain and discard any excess grease.
• Sprinkle sausage, Cheddar cheese, Swiss cheese, and green onion evenly into the prepared muffin cups.
• Beat eggs, potato flakes, and cream together in a bowl; season with salt and pepper. Pour egg mixture evenly over the sausage-cheese mixture in the muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until quiches are set in the middle and lightly browned, about 22 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before serving.

MINI QUICHE APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Roll pie crust to 1/8 of an inch. Using a biscuit cutter or drinking glass dipped in flour, punch out circles in the pie crust. Reroll the scraps and repeat until all dough has been used.
• Place dough into well-greased muffin tins.
• Add your mix-ins (cheese, cooked meat, veggies, etc.).
• Whisk your eggs, flour, dill, sea salt, and half-and-half together. Pro tip: I often use an immersion blender to make sure it is thoroughly combined.
• Add ~ 1/4 cup of egg mixture to each mini quiche cup. Bake. If you like cheese on top, add it after 15 minutes in the oven.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until the middle of the quiche is firm.
• Allow the finished quiche to cool for 10 minutes in the tins.
• Use a knife to gently loosen the edges of the crust in the muffin tin. Remove and place on a baking/cooling rack to cool completely before storing.

MINI CRAB QUICHE APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Separate each biscuits into 5 equal pieces.
• Press onto the bottom, and up the sides of 24 ungreased miniature muffin cups.
• Fill each cup with 2 tsp crab and one tsp Swiss cheese.
• In a small bowl, combine the egg, milk, dill weed and salt. Spoon about 1 1/2 teaspoons into each cup.
• Bake for about15-20 minutes, or until edges are golden brown.
• Let stand for about 5 minutes before removing from pan. Serve warm.
• Note: the computer and I fought over the tube of refridgerated buttermilk biscuits. The recipe states 1 (16.3 oz) tube of large buttermilk biscuits.

MINI SAUSAGE QUICHE APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Lightly grease 36 miniature muffin tins.
• In a bowl beat butter with cream cheese and flour until smooth.
• Shape tablespoons of dough into balls.
• Press 1 ball into the bottom and up the sides of each greased muffin cup.
• Cover lightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate the tins until ready to fill.
• In a skillet cook the sausage meat until no longer pink; drain fat and cool slightly.
• Divide the sausage meat into each prepared dough/muffin tin.
• Sprinkle a small amount of Swiss cheese over the top of the sausage meat then some green onions over the cheese.
• In a bowl whisk the eggs with cream and black pepper.
• Pour the egg mixture into each shell then sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.
• Bake at 375 degrees F for about 20-25 minutes or until browned.

MINI PIZZA APPETIZER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450° degrees F.
• Place crust on large pizza pan or baking sheet. Spread olive oil evenly over pizza crust, add the grated Fontina cheese. Arrange leeks or onions atop the cheese. Add the chopped tomatoes and thyme. Season with salt to taste and add the pepper.
• Bake pizza until crust is golden and cheese melts, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool in pan for 5 minutes. Cut into triangles or squares or diamonds or wedges and serve.

MINI FRITTATA APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Thaw spinach and squeeze dry.
• Mix with ricotta, Parmesan, mushrooms, onion, oregano, salt, and egg.
• Lightly grease or spray 24 mini (1") muffin cups.
• Place a slice of pepperoni in the bottom of each.
• Spoon cheese mixture into cups.
• Bake at 375° about 25 minutes, or until light golden on top.
• Cool 10 minutes, then gently loosen and remove from pans.
• If you wish, garnish with small dabs of sour cream, and additional finely chopped pepperoni.

MINI SAUSAGE QUICHES

Steps:

• 1. In a large skillet, brown sausage and onion over medium heat for 4-5 minutes or until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in chives.
• 2. On a lightly floured surface, unroll crescent dough into one, long rectangle; seal seams and perforations. Cut into 48 pieces. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of greased miniature muffin cups. Fill each with about 2 teaspoons of sausage mixture.
• 3. In a large bowl, combine eggs and cheeses. Spoon 2 teaspoonfuls over sausage mixture. Sprinkle with paprika.
• 4. Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.