Mini Quiche Appetizers Recipes

MINI QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F (160°C fan). Spray 2 standard muffin tins with oil.
• Cut 24 rounds out of pastry using a 7.5 - 8cm / 3- 3.25" cutter. (Note 3)
• Press into muffin tin, making sure there's no air underneath the pastry.
• Prick the base 4 times with a fork, then bake for 5 minutes JUST until a skin partially forms on surface of pastry. CHECK at 4 minutes - if pastry is bubbling, press back down.
• Remove from oven and let cool - pastry should be partially cooked on surface only.
• Melt butter over medium high. Cook bacon for 2 minutes, then add eschallots and cook until bacon is light golden. Transfer to bowl.
• Place pinch of cheese in quiche crust, top with 1 teaspoon bacon mixture then 1 tbsp egg mixture - fill to top.
• Melt butter over medium high. Add garlic, sauté 20 seconds. Add spinach and cook for 1 minute until just wilted, then transfer to bowl.
• Place pinch of cheese in quiche crust, top with 1 teaspoon of spinach then 1 tbsp egg mixture - fill to top.
• Melt butter over medium high. Add garlic, sauté 20 seconds. Add chopped mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes until mushroom is starting to go golden on edges, then transfer to bowl.
• Place pinch of cheese in quiche crust, top with 1 teaspoon cooked mushrooms then 1 tbsp egg mixture - fill to top. Top with 1 or 2 slices mushrooms.
• Antipasto Mix: Toss the olives, sun dried tomatoes and feta together.
• Place pinch of cheese in quiche crust, top with 1 heaped teaspoon Antipasto Mix, then 1 tbsp egg mixture - fill to top.
• Bake 20 minutes at 180C/350F until surface is light golden. They will puff, then sink.
• Sprinkle Mushroom quiche with fresh chives. Serve warm!

MINI QUICHE APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Roll pie crust to 1/8 of an inch. Using a biscuit cutter or drinking glass dipped in flour, punch out circles in the pie crust. Reroll the scraps and repeat until all dough has been used.
• Place dough into well-greased muffin tins.
• Add your mix-ins (cheese, cooked meat, veggies, etc.).
• Whisk your eggs, flour, dill, sea salt, and half-and-half together. Pro tip: I often use an immersion blender to make sure it is thoroughly combined.
• Add ~ 1/4 cup of egg mixture to each mini quiche cup. Bake. If you like cheese on top, add it after 15 minutes in the oven.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until the middle of the quiche is firm.
• Allow the finished quiche to cool for 10 minutes in the tins.
• Use a knife to gently loosen the edges of the crust in the muffin tin. Remove and place on a baking/cooling rack to cool completely before storing.

MINI QUICHE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium-low heat until it shimmers. Add the onion and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until very soft and golden, about 15 minutes. Set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a nonstick 24-cup mini muffin tin with cooking spray.
• Meanwhile, unroll the pie crusts and use a 2 1/2-inch round cutter to cut out 24 rounds (12 rounds from each crust). Fit the rounds in the cups of the prepared muffin tin, pushing the bottoms down and pleating the sides slightly.
• Whisk the half-and-half, egg and egg yolk, cayenne and some salt and pepper together in a medium bowl until very well combined. Stir in the chives and transfer to a liquid measuring cup. Divide the onions and ham evenly among the 24 dough-lined muffin cups. Divide the half-and-half mixture evenly among the cups.
• Bake until the quiches are puffed and golden, about 20 minutes. Let the quiches cool in the muffin tin about 5 minutes, then remove to a wire rack. Serve slightly warm or at room temperature.

EASY MINI QUICHES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 mini muffin pans. In a large skillet over medium heat, fry bacon and onion together for about 5 minutes, or until bacon is crisp. Drain and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, beat the eggs. Stir in the baking mix, parsley, shredded cheese, bacon and onion. Spoon into greased muffin cups.
• Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the tops are lightly browned. Allow mini quiches to cool in the pan before carefully removing with a small knife or spatula.

AIR FRYER MINI QUICHES

Steps:

• Preheat a 6-quart air fryer to 325˚ F. Line the air fryer basket with foil and coat with cooking spray. Arrange the phyllo cups in the basket in an even layer. Divide the chorizo, scallion and cheese among the cups.
• Whisk the eggs with the heavy cream and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper; pour into the phyllo cups. Cook until the eggs are puffed, 5 to 7 minutes.

MINI MEXICAN QUICHES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add flour; beat until well blended. Shape into 24 balls; cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. , Press balls onto the bottom and up the sides of greased miniature muffin cups. Sprinkle a rounded teaspoonful of cheese and 1/2 teaspoon of chilies into each shell. In a bowl, beat eggs, cream, salt and pepper. Spoon into shells. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a golden brown. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

MINI QUICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Cut 3 inches from the tip-ends of the asparagus; reserving remaining stalks for another use. Generously add salt to boiling water. Add asparagus and cook until just tender, about 2 minutes; Drain. Cut into 1/2-inch pieces; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together milk, heavy cream, eggs, yolk, and nutmeg. Season with salt and pepper. Strain through a sieve into a medium bowl; set aside.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out pate brisee to slightly less than 1/8-inch thick. Using a 2 3/4-inch round cutter, cut out 24 rounds. Fit rounds into a 24-cup nonstick mini muffin tin. If the pate brisee becomes too soft to work with, place in refrigerator to chill for 15 minutes. Divide half of the cheese, evenly between the lined cups. Top with ham. Divide milk mixture evenly between cups. Top each with 3 to 4 pieces of asparagus. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake until puffed and golden brown, about 30 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately remove quiches from muffin tin and transfer to a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

MINI SAUSAGE QUICHE APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Lightly grease 36 miniature muffin tins.
• In a bowl beat butter with cream cheese and flour until smooth.
• Shape tablespoons of dough into balls.
• Press 1 ball into the bottom and up the sides of each greased muffin cup.
• Cover lightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate the tins until ready to fill.
• In a skillet cook the sausage meat until no longer pink; drain fat and cool slightly.
• Divide the sausage meat into each prepared dough/muffin tin.
• Sprinkle a small amount of Swiss cheese over the top of the sausage meat then some green onions over the cheese.
• In a bowl whisk the eggs with cream and black pepper.
• Pour the egg mixture into each shell then sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.
• Bake at 375 degrees F for about 20-25 minutes or until browned.

MINI QUICHES

Steps:

• Roll the pastry out onto a lightly floured work surface until very thin. Cut out circles that are 1cm larger in diameter than the tartlet tins. Line the tins with the pastry circles (you may need to bake these in batches if you do not have enough tins) pressing into the edges and up the sides. Re-roll any pastry offcuts until you've lined all the tins, then chill for 30 mins (if you're baking in batches, chill the off-cuts too).
• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line each pastry case with a piece of foil and fill with baking beans or uncooked rice. Bake for 10 mins, then lift out the foil and beans and bake for another 5 mins. Meanwhile, fry the bacon in a little oil until crisp.
• Divide the bacon and half the cheese between the cases. Beat the eggs and cream together, then pour over the bacon and cheese until the cases are almost full. Scatter over the remaining cheese. Bake for 20-25 mins until golden and puffed up. Leave to cool, then chill before serving. Can be made a day ahead.

EASY FREEZER-PREP MINI QUICHES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375ºF (190ºC), and lightly grease a 12-cup nonstick muffin tin.
• Cut the pie crusts into 12 circles, 4½ inches (12 cm) in diameter.
• Press pie crust circles into the muffin tin cups.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Mix the ingredients for the broccoli cheddar.
• Mix the ingredients for the onion and pepper.
• Mix the ingredients for the tomato and goat cheese.
• Pour each filling over their own row of 4 crusts.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until filling is fully cooked and no longer runny.
• After removing from the oven, run a butter knife or thin spatula around each cup to prevent crust from sticking to the sides.
• Eat while still warm, or cool, then freeze in an airtight container for up to 1 month. To reheat, microwave for 60-90 seconds.
• Enjoy!

MINI BACON QUICHES

Steps:

• Sprinkle each pastry crust with 1 teaspoon flour; place floured side down on a lightly floured surface. Cut 12 circles from each crust, using a 2-1/2 in. round biscuit cutter. Press dough onto the bottom and up the sides of miniature muffin cups coated with cooking spray; set aside., In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Spoon about 1 tablespoon of mixture into each prepared crust. Bake at 400° for 14-18 minutes or until filling is set. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

MINI QUICHES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Generously grease 24 mini (1 3/4x1-inch) muffin cups with shortening or cooking spray.
• In small bowl, stir Bisquick mix and butter until blended. Add boiling water; stir vigorously until soft dough forms. Press rounded teaspoonful of dough on bottom and up side of each muffin cup. Divide bacon evenly among muffin cups.
• In small bowl, beat half-and-half and egg until well blended. Stir in onions, salt and red pepper. Spoon 1 1/2 teaspoons egg mixture into each muffin cup. Sprinkle cheese over tops.
• Bake about 20 minutes or until edges are golden brown and centers are set. Cover; refrigerate any remaining appetizers.

INDIVIDUAL MINI SHRIMP QUICHES

Steps:

• Bake the tart shells in a 375°F oven for about 5 minutes.
• Coarsely chop the shrimp (except for 36 you have set aside for garnish).
• Beat together the eggs and cottage cheese.
• Stir in the chopped shrimp, Parmesan, chives, hot pepper sauce and pepper.
• Spoon the cooked, shrimp mixture into the tarts shells.
• Top with grated cheese and the reserve shrimp.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until golden or until they arepuffed and golden.