Mini Spinach Quiches Food

AWESOME MINI SPINACH QUICHE BITES

Steps:

• Set the oven to 375 degrees.
• On a lightly floured surface, with a 1-1/2-inch biscuit cutter, cut out 12 rounds from the thawed pie crust.
• Press each of the rounds into the bottom, and up the sides of ungreased mini muffin cups.
• Repeat with the second pie crust.
• In a skillet, cook the bacon until brown and very crisp; drain.
• Add in the onions to the same skillet with the bacon drippings, cook for 5 minutes, or until tender, stirring constantly; drain.
• Place the onions in a medium bowl.
• Crumble the bacon into small pieces, and add in with the cooked green onion.
• Add in the eggs to the bacon and onions; beat well.
• Stir in the cream, salt, nutmeg and the Parmesan cheese.
• Add in the squeezed spinach; mix well to combine.
• Divide the mixture evenly into crust-lined cups.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until puffed and golden brown.
• Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Loosen quiches from pan with tip of knife.
• Serve warm or cool.
• Store in the refrigerator.

TINY SPINACH QUICHES

Steps:

• Roll out one half of pie crust.
• Using 2 1/2-inch cookie cutter, cut out 12 rounds.
• Press rounds down into a miniature muffin cup, pressing excess against the sides.
• Repeat for the other pan with the other crust.
• Drain spinach and squeeze dry if necessary.
• Cook bacon and drain.
• Add onions to bacon drippings and cook until softened.
• Beat eggs in a bowl with crumbled bacon and cooked onion.
• Add half and half, cheese, salt and nutmeg.
• Mix in drained chopped spinach, coating spinach well.
• Fill quiche pastry with spinach mixture.
• Bake at 375F for 20-25 minutes or until set.
• Cool in pan for 5 minutes then loosen with a knife blade.
• Serve warm.

MINI SPINACH QUICHES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Roll pastry sheet into 12x10-inch rectangle on lightly floured surface; cut into 4 (6x5-inch) pieces. Cut each piece into 6 (2-1/2x2-inch) pieces. Press 1 piece onto bottom and up side of each of 24 mini muffin pan cups sprayed with cooking spray.
• Whisk eggs, dressing, milk and garlic powder in medium bowl until blended. Stir in bacon, spinach and cheese. Spoon into crusts.
• Bake 15 to 18 min. or until crusts are puffed and golden brown, and knife inserted in centers of fillings comes out clean. Cool 5 min. before removing quiches from pan to serve.

MINI SPINACH AND MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly coat a 12-cup nonstick muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Mist a large nonstick skillet with more nonstick cooking spray and put over medium heat. Add the turkey bacon and cook turning frequently until crisp, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and coarsely chop.
• In the same skillet, heat the oil. Add the mushrooms, shallot, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook until shallots are soft and the mushrooms are dry and lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the baby spinach and nutmeg until the spinach is just wilted, but still bright green, 2 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, whisk the eggs, egg whites, milk, and salt and pepper until well combined. Stir in the cheese. Divide the egg mixture evenly between the muffin tins, filling them about halfway. Top evenly with the mushroom and spinach mixture and then the chopped bacon.
• Bake until the quiches are well risen, golden brown and set, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pan 5 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature with greens.

SPINACH, BRIE & BACON MINI QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F; spray a 12-cup muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
• In a medium-size bowl, whisk eggs together with milk, half & half, salt & pepper; set aisde.
• In a small skillet over medium heat, cook turkey bacon slices until crispy; drain, cool, and dice or crumble into small pieces and set aside.
• Wash spinach well and pat dry; chop into small pieces and set aside.
• Using a hand-held grater, grate onion and brie cheese.
• Add spinach, bacon, onion, and brie to egg mixture and blend well.
• Roll out refrigerated pie crust and cut in 3 inch circles; line muffin tins with pie crust.
• Spoon egg mixture into each muffin cup, filling 3/4 full; place in oven and cook for 25 minutes or until eggs are set.
• Allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving.
• Note: you may have extra egg mixture depending on how high the muffin tins are filled. Repeat steps above to create more quiches to finish off egg mixture.

MINI SPINACH, BACON, CHEESE QUICHES

Steps:

• In a skillet over medium heat cook the onions in bacon grease OR olive oil until tender.
• Add spinach and seasonings and stir. Turn heat up to medium high to cook off spinach moisture. This will take only a couple of minutes; you want spinach just wilted and still bright green.
• Remove from heat and stir in bacon. Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes.
• Combine cheeses in a large bowl.
• Add eggs and stir until well blended.
• Add cooled spinach mixture. Stir to combine.
• Divide mixture evenly among 10 lightly greased muffin cups. Fill other two empty cups 1/2 full of water (to allow for even cooking).
• Bake at 350 for 40 minutes until filling is set.
• Let stand for 10 minutes, then run a thin knife around edges to release.
• Serve warm.

MINI CRUSTLESS SPINACH AND FETA QUICHES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Whisk eggs, dressing and milk until blended.
• Place spinach in 24 mini muffin pan cups sprayed with cooking spray; top with cheese. Spoon egg mixture over ingredients in cups.
• Bake 17 to 20 min. or until centers are set and tops are golden brown. Immediately run knife around edge of each quiche, then remove from pan to serve.

NO CRUST MINI SPINACH QUICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Prepare muffin tin by spraying generously with cooking spray.
• Crumble feta cheese in bottom of each well, top with spinach, tomatoes, and onions.
• Beat the eggs, half and half and garlic together and pour over each.
• Bake 20-25 minutes til tests done (knife inserted comes out clean).