Spinach And Corn Quiche Food

SPINACH AND CORN QUICHE RECIPE

Steps:

• To prepare this side dish recipe, first you need to make the white sauce. For the same, heat butter in a pan over medium flame and once it is melted, add green chillies along with chopped onions and saute for a minute or two. Pour some milk along with the flour gradually as the sauce starts to thicken. Later, add salt and pepper as per your taste, stir for a while and then add grated cheese in it. Let the gravy cook on low flame until it is thickened.
• For the spinach and corn filling, add a dollop of butter to a pan and saute spinach in it till it starts becoming a bit tender. Then, add corns to the pan and mix them well.
• Add the spinach and corn filling along with white sauce into a medium sized bowl, and mix well. Spread this mixture onto a crust pastry evenly. Garnish the dish with grated mozzarella cheese and slide it into a preheated oven (at 200 degree Celsius) for about 10 minutes. Keep a check when the cheese starts to melt and the sides become brownish and crusty. Serve immediately.

CHEESE CORN AND SPINACH QUICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 190C (170C fan forced).
• Spray 4 x 250ml (1 cup) muffin pan holes with cooking spray and line bases with a round of baking paper or use 4 non-stick baking cases.
• {isj 1 bread slice into each muffin pan hole and bake for 5 minutes or until light golden brown and set aside for 10 minutes to cool.
• Divide the spinach leaves and corn between bread cases.
• Whisk the eggs and milk in a medium bowl and season with pepper.
• Pour the egg mixture into the bread cases and sprinkle the cheese over.
• Bake quiches for 25 to 30 minutes or until set and golden brown.
• Set aside pan for 5 minutes to cool and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Accompany one of the quickes with the fresh fruit (pack in a small container) and water.
• NOTE - you can make the quiches the day before and keep in an airtight container until ready to pack one into the lunch box and the remaining 3 quiches will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days or, wrap in plastic and put in a resealable plastic bag and freeze for up to 3 months (defrost in fridge overnight and pack into lunchbox in the morning).

SPINACH, BACON AND MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Sprinkle bottom of pastry-lined quiche/tart pan or pie plate with 1 tbsp dry breadcrumbs (this will absorb any excess moisture).
• Place bacon in a large skillet; cook over medium high heat until evenly brown; remove with slotted spoon and drain on paper toweling; set aside.
• With 2 tbsp of the bacon fat, sauté onion and mushrooms until all the liquid released by the mushrooms has evaporated; add spinach and cook 1-2 minutes, just until spinach wilts; add reserved bacon, coriander and nutmeg and season lightly (remember there will be salt in the cheese); place in pastry and top with 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese.
• Beat together cream cheese, eggs and milk; season to taste; carefully pour over quiche and gently shake quiche to distribute custard.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40-50 minutes, or until quiche is golden-brown, sprinkling with 1/2 cup of cheese 10 minutes before quiche is done (put the quiche directly on the oven floor for the last 10-15 minutes of baking to crisp up the crust); cool for 10-15 minutes before serving.