Chicken Taco Quiche Recipes

MEXICAN TACO QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Whisk together the eggs, milk, salsa, bell pepper, onion, and Mexican-style cheese in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in the ground beef. Cook and stir until the beef is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and discard any excess grease. Stir in the taco seasoning, then spread the meat mixture into the pie crust. Pour the egg mixture over the beef.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center of the quiche comes out clean, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Cool for 10 minutes before serving warm.

CRUSTLESS CHICKEN QUICHE

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. In a large bowl, combine eggs and cream. Stir in the chicken, cheese, bacon and onion mixture. Pour into a greased 9-in. deep-dish pie plate., Bake at 375° for 35-45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

EASY CHICKEN TACOS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine chili powder, cumin, paprika, oregano, garlic powder, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Season chicken with chili powder mixture. Heat canola oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Working in batches, add chicken to the skillet in a single layer and cook until golden brown and cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 4-5 minutes per side. Let cool before dicing into bite-size pieces. Serve chicken in tortillas, topped with pico de gallo, avocado, cilantro and lime.

EASY CHICKEN QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch pie dish with cooking spray.
• Line the prepared pie dish with puff pastry, covering base and sides. Trim excess pastry. Brush bottom with Dijon mustard.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped green onions and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute more. Mix in chicken, and cook for 1 minute more.
• Whisk eggs, heavy cream, salt, nutmeg, ground black pepper, and Italian seasoning together in a bowl.
• Layer 1/2 of the Gouda cheese over the puff pastry and top with chicken mixture. Pour in egg mixture. Sprinkle the remaining Gouda cheese on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set and golden, about 25 minutes.

BAJA CHICKEN TACOS

Steps:

• Sear flour tortillas in a skillet over high heat to char, or hold them over an open gas flame for only a few seconds. Take care not to burn them. Wrap in foil to keep warm.
• Sprinkle chicken with Tajin spice. Add olive oil to a medium hot skillet and cook chicken 5 to 7 minutes per side until done. Allow chicken to rest for 10 minutes while making toppings.
• Chop tomatoes, half of the cilantro, and onion into small pieces for pico de gallo. Add to a small bowl.
• Dice avocado and squeeze lime juice over it to keep it from browning.
• Dice red cabbage into small bites.
• Slice chicken into bite sized pieces.
• To assemble tacos, add several spoonfuls of chicken to a warm tortilla. Top with pico de gallo, avocado, cilantro, cabbage, Baja sauce and cotija cheese.
• Mix mayonnaise, sour cream and lime juice in a blender. Pulse until smooth.
• Fold in cilantro and Tajin seasoning. Pulse a few times and pour into a bowl.
• Drizzle over tacos.

CHICKEN TACO QUICHE

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll half of dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Repeat with remaining dough. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°. , Line unpricked crusts with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack until edges are light golden brown, 15-20 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce oven setting to 400°., In a small bowl, combine chicken and one envelope taco seasoning; spoon into crusts. Top with salsa and cheese. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, cream, butter and remaining taco seasoning. Stir in chiles and olives. Pour over cheese. Cover edges of quiches loosely with foil; place on baking sheets. Bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 33-35 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked quiches. To use, remove from freezer 30 minutes before baking (do not thaw). Preheat oven to 400°. Place quiches on baking sheets; cover edge loosely with foil. Bake as directed, increasing time as necessary for a knife inserted in the center to come out clean.