Italian Christmas Quiche Recipes

ITALIAN QUICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Line unpricked crusts with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake 4 minutes. Remove foil; bake 4 minutes longer. Remove from oven; leave oven on., In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Spoon sausage into crusts; sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Top with onion and peppers. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk and garlic. Pour over peppers; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese., Cover edges of quiches loosely with foil; place on a baking sheet. Bake at 400° 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked quiches up to 3 months. To use, remove from the freezer 30 minutes before baking (do not thaw). Preheat oven to 400°. Cover edges of crust loosely with foil; place on a baking sheet. Bake 50-60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

ITALIAN QUICHE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
• Place eggs, cream, salt, cayenne pepper, nutmeg, dried oregano, basil and cheddar cheese in a bowl. Beat with an electric mixer for 3 minutes at medium speed.
• Heat olive oil in a frying pan. Saute the onions, garlic, zucchini and spinach.
• Arrange the bocconcini cheese slices, tomato slices and sauteed vegetables in the bottom of the pie shell.
• Pour egg mixture over the vegetables.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until set.
• Remove from oven. Garnish with snipped basil leaves and toasted pine nuts.
• Serve hot with green salad.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. 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 edge of plate; flute edge. Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack until edge is 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 375°., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook sausage, onion, green pepper and jalapeno over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink and vegetables are tender, breaking up sausage into crumbles; drain. Spoon into crust and sprinkle with cheese., In a large bowl, whisk remaining ingredients; pour over cheese. Bake until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked quiche. To use, remove from freezer 30 minutes before baking (do not thaw). Preheat oven to 375°. Place quiche on a baking sheet; cover edge loosely with foil. Bake as directed, increasing time as necessary for a knife inserted in the center to come out clean.

CAPRESE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place pie crust on a pie pan or baking dish.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion until softened and translucent, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low, and continue cooking and stirring until the onion is very tender and dark brown, 15 to 20 minutes more.
• Spread mozzarella cheese and tomatoes over the bottom of the pie crust. Whisk eggs, lemon juice, basil, salt, black pepper, and caramelized onion in a large bowl; pour mixture over cheese and tomatoes.
• Bake in preheated oven until eggs are set and crust is flaky, 30 to 40 minutes.

ITALIAN CHRISTMAS QUICHE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2. Prepare a crust for a 9-inch pie plate or use a store-bought crust. Do not prebake.
• 3. Defrost asparagus and use paper towels to remove excess moisture (if frozen).
• 4. Sprinkle the pepperoni and asparagus pieces over the bottom of the pie crust.
• 5. Spread cheeses evenly over the asparagus and pepperoni.
• 6. Beat the 4 eggs with a whisk until a bit foamy. Stir in half and half and the Italian spices
• 7. Pour egg mixture over filling.
• 8. Be sure that no cheese is sticking out too high.
• 9. Place in oven on middle rack, turn temp down to 350 and bake 30-45 minutes until set. The knife should come out clean if stuck in the middle.