Spinach Asiago Artichoke Quiche Food

SPINACH AND ARTICHOKE QUICHE

Steps:

• Put a baking sheet in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F. Whisk the eggs, half-and-half, 3/4 teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper in a large bowl and set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the spinach, artichoke hearts and 2 pinches salt. Cook, stirring, until the spinach is wilted and the skillet is dry, about 1 minute. Remove the vegetables to a plate lined with a few layers of paper towels; let cool slightly. Carefully pull up the sides of the paper towels and squeeze out most of the liquid; stir the vegetables into the egg mixture.
• Scatter the goat cheese in the bottom of the pie crust. Pour in the egg mixture, then arrange the tomatoes cut-side up in the eggs. Season with pepper. Carefully place the quiche on the hot baking sheet and bake until set, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk the vinegar and mustard in a medium bowl; whisk in the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil until smooth. When the quiche is almost done, add the salad mix to the bowl and toss with the vinaigrette. Season with salt and pepper.
• Cut the quiche into wedges and serve with the salad.

HOT ASIAGO AND SPINACH DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine the cream cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream, and garlic in a mixing bowl. Add the Asiago cheese and parsley; mix well. Press as much moisture out of the spinach as you can; stir into the mixture. Spread into the bottom of an 8 1/2 x 10 baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the middle is bubbling and the edges are golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.

SPINACH ARTICHOKE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Sauté garlic and shallots in butter until softened, 1-2 minutes.
• Add spinach and sauté until wilted.
• Add chopped artichokes, pine nuts, seasonings and remove from heat.
• Pour into a large bowl to cool.
• Add eggs, milk and cheeses, stirring to mix everything well.
• Add to pie shell.
• Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour or until set.

FIVE-INGREDIENT SPINACH DIP QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Whisk the eggs in a large bowl until smooth. Whisk in the spinach dip, half-and-half, cheese, salt and pepper.
• Fill the pie crust with the egg mixture and bake until golden brown, 25 to 35 minutes. Let rest for 15 minutes to set, then cut and serve.

SPINACH ARTICHOKE ASIAGO DIP

Steps:

• shred or chop blanched or frozen spinach in a blender or food processor.
• chop artichoke hearts into quarters if they are larger than a thumb.
• mix everything together in a medium sized bowl.
• add salt, pepper to your taste.
• add more shredded cheese to your taste.
• best made a day ahead of time to let flavors meld together.

SPINACH QUICHE WITH COTTAGE CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9 inch pie or quiche pan.
• Place spinach in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until soft. Drain off any remaining liquid. Stir in green onions, eggs, cottage cheese and Cheddar cheese. Pour mixture into prepared pan.
• Bake uncovered in preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with crushed croutons. Return to oven and bake for an additional 15 minutes, until eggs are set.

ARTICHOKE, SPINACH & ASIAGO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a casserole dish add artichoke hearts, spinach, shallots and garlic.
• In a pan melt the butter,then add the flour, whisk for about 2 minutes.
• Then add the milk and cheese, continue stirring, (low heat).
• When cheese is melted pour over artichokes.
• Add pine nuts on top of cheese.
• Bake 20 minutes at approx 350°F.

BACON SPINACH ASIAGO QUICHE

Steps:

• For the crust: Mix flour, shortening and salt together with a fork until crumbly. Add water a little at a time until the dough holds together. Mix lightly with fork. Be careful not to over mix the dough or it will come out tough instead of flaky.
• Place ball of dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll out to fit a 9" pie pan. Loosely roll the dough onto your rolling pin and place dough in pie pan. Push dough into the pie pan and trim off any excess dough. Finish edges with a fork or by crimping the edges with your fingers.
• For the filling: In a large bowl whisk together eggs and milk. Mix in the asiago cheese and 1/2 cup of the cheddar cheese. Add bacon, shallots, sun dried tomatoes, salt, and cayenne pepper. Squeeze out the excess liquid from the spinach and add to the egg mixture. Mix everything together until it is well blended.
• Pour into prepared pie crust shell. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup of shredded cheddar cheese. Bake at 400 degrees F for 40 minutes or until a knife inserted about 2 inches from the edge comes out clean.

CHICKEN-ASIAGO-SPINACH QUICHE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°; unroll pie crust and press firmly against bottom and side of a 9-inch regular or 9 ½ inch deep glass pie plate; flute edges as desired.
• Prick bottom of crust several times with fork; bake 10 minutes; cool.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat; add in garlic and onion; cook 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender.
• Decrease heat, stir in bacon, chicken, and spinach; toss to combine.
• Remove from heat; transfer mixture to a bowl.
• To the mixture in bowl--stir in sour cream, salt, garlic powder, and pepper until well blended; stir in cheeses.
• In a small bowl, beat eggs and whipping cream with a fork or wire whisk until well blended; gently fold into spinach mixture until well blended; pour filling over pie crust.
• Bake 15 minutes; cover crust edge with foil; bake 20-25 minutes or until center is set and edge of crust is golden brown; let stand 15 minutes before serving.