Fresh Green Chile Quiche Recipes

GREEN CHILE SPINACH QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a small bowl; set aside.
• Beat the eggs in a mixing bowl until smooth. Whisk in the flour mixture until no lumps remain. Stir in the Colby-Monterey Jack cheese, cottage cheese, spinach, green chiles, and melted butter until evenly blended. Divide the mixture between the pie crusts.
• Bake the quiches in the preheated oven for 15 minutes at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C), then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Continue baking until the quiches are lightly browned and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.

HATCH CHILE AND BACON QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Gently press homemade pie crust into 9-inch deep dish plate.
• Cook bacon in large skillet over medium heat until brown. Drain grease and pat with paper towels to remove excess grease. Crumble bacon.
• Sprinkle bacon, Hatch chiles onions over the pie crust. Add the cheese cubes.
• Mix together half-and-half, eggs, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Once mixed, pour mixture into crust.
• Bake quiche for 30 - 40 minutes, or until knife inserted into center comes out clean.
• Let quiche stand for 5 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve.

FRESH GREEN CHILE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat and cook peppers and onion until tender. Transfer to a bowl and mix with feta, sour cream and salt.
• Spread bottom of pie crust with Monterey Jack cheese. Top cheese with pepper and onion mixture. Mix eggs and milk in a bowl; evenly pour over onion and pepper mixture. Top with Cheddar cheese.
• Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheese is melted and eggs are firm.

GREEN CHILE QUICHE SQUARES

Steps:

• Arrange croutons in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese and chiles. In a bowl, beat remaining ingredients. Pour over cheese. Refrigerate, covered, 8 hours or overnight., Remove dish from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

GREEN CHILE QUICHE WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Line a deep-dish pie plate with your own or a store-bought pie crust, set aside.
• In a skillet over medium-high heat, brown pork sausage with onion, salt, and red pepper flakes.
• When the meat is almost cooked, add in the green chilies. Remove from heat, placing on a paper towel-lined plate to drain grease.
• In a bowl, whisk together eggs and half & half. Mix in chopped cilantro.
• Sprinkle the flour into the bottom of the pie crust, spread the meat mixture into the bottom, top with shredded cheese.
• Pour the egg mixture over the top. Bake for 15 minutes then reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F and continue baking for another 30 minutes.
• Let the quiche rest for 10-15 minutes before slicing.
• Garnish with sliced tomatoes, green onion, and additional cilantro if desired.

GREEN CHILE SPINACH AND BACON QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a small bowl and set aside.
• Cook bacon until barely crisp. Place on paper towels to drain.
• Beat the eggs with a mixer in a mixing bowl until smooth. Whisk in the flour mixture until lumps are gone.
• Stir in the cheese, cottage cheese, spinach, green chiles, and melted butter until evenly blended. Crumble the bacon and stir in. Pour into the pie crust.
• Bake the quiche in the preheated oven for 15 minutes at 400 degrees, then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees. Continue baking until the quiche is lightly browned and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.

GREEN CHILE QUICHE

Steps:

• Position a rack in the upper third of the oven; set a baking sheet on the rack and preheat to 400 degrees F.
• Whisk the eggs, milk, heavy cream, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in a medium bowl. Whisk in the scallions,chiles and cheese. Pour the mixture into the piecrust and sprinkle with paprika. Place on the hot baking sheet in the oven and bakeuntil golden brown and set, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Toss the salad greens in a large bowl with the olive oil and lemon juice; season with salt and pepper. Cut the quiche into wedges and serve with the salad.