Cheesy Quiche Crust Recipes

CHEESY QUICHE CRUST

Steps:

• Place flour in a large bowl. Sprinkle in the chopped butter; rub butter into the flour until it resembles bread crumbs. Stir in the grated cheese. Sprinkle water over the flour mixture, a teaspoon at a time, stirring lightly with a fork. Add just enough water to allow the dough form a ball and cleanly leave the sides of the bowl. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Roll out dough, and place in a 9 inch pie/quiche pan. Use a fork to prick holes over the bottom of the pastry.
• Bake crust in preheated oven for 10 minutes before filling with quiche custard of your choice.

DONNA'S CHEESY QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add onion and saute until soft, about 3 to 5 minutes.
• In a large bowl, beat together eggs, cream, basil, oregano, salt and pepper.
• Spoon the onions into the pie crust. Pour the egg mixture over the onions. Sprinkle shredded cheese on top.
• Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center of the quiche comes out clean, about 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.

CHEESY QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Heavily spray a 12-cup nonstick muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook until crispy, about 6 minutes. Remove the bacon to a plate with a slotted spoon and pour 2 to 3 tablespoons of the bacon fat (see Cook's Note) into a large, heatproof bowl. To the bacon fat, add the crushed corn flakes and Cheddar. Stir the mixture together until it starts to clump. Press the mixture into the cups of the prepared muffin pan. Bake until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Remove and cool slightly on a baking rack in the pan.
• Return the skillet to medium-high heat and add the butter. Once the butter is melted, add the onions and cook until softened and starting to brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle on the mustard, salt, paprika and pepper. Stir the collard greens into the onion mixture. Continue cooking the greens, stirring occasionally, until wilted, 5 to 6 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
• Whisk together the half-and-half and eggs, then stir in the greens. Pour some of the egg mixture into each crust in the pan to come about three-quarters of the way up and sprinkle on the bacon. Bake until the egg has set and doesn't jiggle, 15 to 20 minutes. Set the mini quiches on a baking rack for 10 minutes to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CHEESY ZUCCHINI QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate while preparing filling., In a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add zucchini and onion; cook and stir until tender. Drain and cool slightly., Whisk eggs and seasonings until blended. Stir in cheese and zucchini mixture. Spread mustard over pastry shell; add filling., Bake on a lower oven rack until a knife inserted in center comes out clean and crust is golden brown, 35-40 minutes. If needed, cover edge loosely with foil during last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

SPINACH MUSHROOM CHEESY QUICHE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a saute pan, toss spinach until it cooks down.
• Combine fresh garlic, onions, milk, eggs & grated cheese.
• Mix parmesan and garlic powder together (do not combine with other ingredients).
• Spread spinach out in the pie crust.
• Pour egg mixture into crust.
• Arrange mushrooms and feta over the top
• Sprinkle with parmesan/garlic mixture.
• Bake for one hour at 350.

CHEESY ZUCCHINI QUICHE

Steps:

• Butter a 9-inch pie plate and press the crumbs into it to make a crust.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F degrees.
• Sauté the zucchini in the olive oil for 3 minutes; remove and drain again on paper towels.
• In a saucepan, melt margarine.
• Add flour; stir well.
• Add milk slowly stirring all the time.
• Cook until thickened.
• Stir in the cheese, egg and salt and pepper.
• Gently mix in the zucchini.
• Ladle into the bread crumb crust.
• Bake in 350°F degree oven for 35 minutes.