Spinach Cheese Bites Food

SPINACH BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a 9-inch x 13-inch cake pan, melt butter in the oven.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs; add flour, milk, baking powder, salt, mustard, cayenne and chives. Blend well.
• Fold in cheese and spinach.
• Pour into pan on top of butter, and bake for 35 minutes or until almost set in center.
• Allow to sit for about 15 minutes; cut into bite-sized squares and serve warm.
• These may also be frozen after baking and reheated in 350-degree F oven for 15-20 minutes at serving time.
• Makes 10 dozen appetizers.

SPINACH CHEESE COCKTAIL BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. In a 9x13 cake pan, melt butter in the oven. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs; add flour, milk, baking powder, salt, mustard, cayenne and chives. Blend well. Fold in cheese and spinach. Pour into pan on top of butter and bake for 35 minutes or until almost set in center. Allow to sit for about 15 minutes; cut in to bite sized squares and serve warm. These may also be frozen after baking and reheated in a 350 oven for 15-20 minutes at serving time. Makes about 10 dozen.
• *NOTE: I used 2 pkgs of fresh spinach and chopped in in the food processor because frozen spinach isn't availablein the small Mexican village where I live.

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.

BAKED SPINACH & CHEESE

Steps:

• Coarsely chop the spinach.
• Melt the butter over medium heat & when bubbly add onion& garlic.
• Saute for 2 minutes.
• Add spinach, salt & pepper.
• Cover & reduce heat to low steam for 3-4 minutes.
• Put half of the cheese into an 8" greased casserole dish.
• Add spinach, & nutmeg.
• Cover with remaining cheese.
• Bake in 350F for apprx 20 minutes or until cheese is browned.

SPINACH BITES

Steps:

• Cook spinach according to package directions. Squeeze out as much liquid as possible.
• Mix all ingredients except english muffins.
• Toast or broil english muffins.
• Spread spinach mixture on english muffins.
• Bake 10 minutes at 350°F.
• Cut each english muffin half into quarters (or into 6).