Southwest Quiche Food

SOUTHWESTERN BACON QUICHE

Steps:

• For the crust: Put the flour, sugar and salt in a food processor fitted with a metal blade and pulse to combine. Add about a third of the chilled butter cubes and process until the butter is absorbed. Add the remaining butter and pulse until the butter is the size of peas, 5 or 6 pulses. Add the vinegar. Then, while pulsing quickly a few times, add the ice water through the tube. Squeeze some dough between your fingers; it should just hold its shape without feeling wet. If it is crumbly, add more ice water a tablespoon at a time. Pulse quickly; do not overwork the dough or the crust will be tough. Wrap the dough loosely in a large piece of plastic wrap, then firmly press and flatten the dough into a thin round. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Lightly dust a work surface with flour. Then roll the dough on the floured surface into an 11- to 12-inch round, about 1/8 inch thick. Center the dough in a 9-inch pie plate, with an even overhang all around. Fold the edges and flute or crimp. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Press a piece of foil over the chilled crust, then fill with pie weights, raw beans or rice. Bake to set the crust, about 20 minutes. Remove the foil and weights and bake until the crust is light brown, 5 to 10 minutes more. Let cool slightly before adding the filling.
• For the filling: Sprinkle the scallions evenly into the crust. Combine the pepper jack, bacon and chopped green chiles in a medium bowl and sprinkle in an even layer over the scallions.
• For the custard: Whisk together the half-and-half, eggs, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a bowl. Stir in the cilantro and chile powder.
• Pour the custard over the filling. Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and bake until set, 35 to 50 minutes. Let cool at least 30 minutes before serving warm or at room temperature.

SOUTHWESTERN SAUSAGE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• In a large skillet, cook sausage until well browned, stirring frequently. Drain off grease and set aside.
• Spread cooked sausage in bottom of pie crust. Top with shredded cheese and Rotel diced tomatoes and green chiles.
• Whisk together taco seasoning, eggs, sour cream, and milk. Season with salt and pepper. Pour over sausage mixture in the pie crust.
• Bake 1 hour. Allow quiche to rest for 5-10 minutes before serving.

SOUTHWEST QUICHE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325ºF.
• Reserve 2 Tbsp. each onions and tomatoes for later use. Cook bacon in large skillet until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet, reserving 1 Tbsp. drippings in skillet. Drain bacon on paper towels. Add mushrooms to reserved drippings; cook and stir 2 min. or until tender. Remove from heat. Crumble bacon. Add to skillet with remaining onions and tomatoes; mix well.
• Whisk eggs, sour cream and paprika until blended; pour into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Top with vegetable mixture and cheese.
• Bake 30 min. or until center is set; top with reserved onions and tomatoes. Let stand 5 min. before cutting to serve.

SOUTHWESTERN QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Mix cheeses together and sprinkle evenly over pie shell.
• Mix eggs, salt, pepper, cream, olives, chilies, scallions and ham; pour over cheeses.
• Bake 45 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

SOUTHWESTERN QUICHE

Steps:

• In a greased 9-in. pie plate, arrange tortillas in an overlapping pattern so that they cover sides and bottom of pie plate, forming a crust. Set aside., In a large skillet, cook chorizo over medium heat until fully cooked; drain and set aside. In the same skillet, saute mushrooms in butter until tender. Add onion, salt and pepper; cook 2 minutes longer., In a large bowl, combine the eggs, half of the cheese, chorizo, cream, tomato, garlic powder and cumin. Stir in mushroom mixture. Pour into pie plate; top with remaining cheese. Cover edges of quiche with foil so tortillas do not burn., Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting. Serve with salsa and avocado if desired.

SOUTHWESTERN CHIPOTLE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 9 inch pie plate with nonstick spray.
• In a small bowl, mix the thawed hashbrowns 1/4 tsp salt and one egg. Using a spoon, press the hashbrown mixture evenly into the bottom and up the sides of the pan. Bake for 15 minutes or until it starts to lightly brown around the edges.
• Add the black beans, corn, green onions, and cilantro to the pie plate, sprinkling evenly over the crust.
• In a blender or food processor. Blend the rest of the eggs, 3/4 teaspoon salt, chipotle peppers, adobo sauce and milk. Pour over the veggies and sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake 25-28 minutes or until the center is set.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
• Serve with fresh sliced avocado, extra chopped cilantro and salsa, if desired.

SOUTHWESTERN QUICHE

Steps:

• In a saucepan cook onion and garlic in hot oil till tender but not brown.
• Stir in chili powder, cumin, and salt.
• Cook for 1 minutes more.
• Cool.
• Stir in beans, cooked rice, cheese, milk, and eggs.
• Spray a 10-inch pie place or quiche dish with nonstick coating.
• Spoon mixture into pie place and bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or till center is set.
• Let stand 10 minutes.
• If desired, sprinkle with green pepper and serve with salsa.