Spicy Mexican Quiche Cups Recipes

SPICY MEXICAN QUICHE CUPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°; in a small skillet, cook sausage over medium heat, stirring often, until browned; drain; set aside to cool.
• In a bowl, mix together the cheese and chiles; stir in cooled sausage.
• In another bowl, beat eggs; stir in salsa.
• Remove pie crusts from pouches; place flat on a work surface; with rolling pin, roll each crust into a 12-inch round.
• With a 3 ½ inch round cutter, cut 22 rounds from crusts, rerolling scraps as necessary.
• Press each round into ungreased muffin cup or fluted tartlet pan.
• Spoon 1 heaping tablespoon cheese mixture into each crust-lined cup; top each with 1 tablespoon egg mixture; divide any remaining egg mixture among cups.
• Bake 14-18 minutes or until filling is set; garnish with fresh cilantro; serve warm.

MARVELOUS MINI MEXICAN QUICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 24 mini-muffin cups.
• Beat cream cheese and butter until well combined. Add flour; mix until a dough forms. Divide dough into 24 balls and refrigerate.
• Whisk eggs and milk together in a bowl. Stir Monterey Jack cheese, chorizo sausage, green chiles, red onion, cilantro, garlic powder, black pepper, ground cumin, cayenne pepper, and salt into the egg mixture.
• Place one dough ball into each prepared muffin cup; press dough gently into the base and sides to form a dough cup. Spoon egg mixture to fill each dough cup.
• Bake in preheated oven until center of quiche is set, 25 minutes.

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.

SOUTH-OF-THE-BORDER QUICHE

Steps:

• Line unpricked pastry shells with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 400° for 5 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer., Sprinkle chili powder and cumin over shells; sprinkle with cheeses. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, cream, chilies, olives, onions, cilantro, salt and pepper. Pour evenly over cheese. , Cover and freeze one quiche for up to 3 months. Cover edges of remaining quiche loosely with foil; place on a baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting. Serve with salsa and sour cream if desired. , To use frozen quiche: Remove from the freezer 30 minutes before baking (do not thaw). Cover edges of crust loosely with foil; place on a baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 55-60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

MEXICAN QUICHE

Steps:

• Arrange pie crust in a pie plate.
• Sprinkle shredded cheddar evenly over bottom of crust.
• Spread drained tomatos/chilis and green chilis over cheese. Sprinkle olives over top.
• Beat eggs, sour cream, chili powder, paprika, cumin, cayenne, and garlic powder until well mixed. Pour over mixture in pie crust.
• Bake at 375 for 50 minutes, until firmly set. Allow to sit 5 minutes before serving.

V'S SIMPLE SAVORY MEXICAN QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven 375' F.
• In a skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain on paper towel.
• Mix quiche ingredients in large bowl, add sausage and stir to combine.
• Pour into a 9 x 13 baking dish sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
• Top with Mexican/Fiesta cheese blend and sprinkle smoked paprika on top.
• Bake 35-40 minutes until golden and a toothpick inserted near the center come out clean.
• Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.
• Bueno! Enjoy.

CONQUISTADOR QUICHE

Steps:

• Poke holes in the crust with a fork and pre-bake 10 minutes.
• Fry the sausage with the onion and spices until the onion is tender.
• Layer meat, green chilies and cheese into crust.
• Mix eggs and milk/cream together in a bowl with a bit of salt.
• Pour over meat mixture in the crust.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes or until a knife in the middle comes out clean. (Cover the crust edges with foil if it is browning too dark).
• Cut into wedges and top with lettuce, sour cream and a tomato wedge.
• Serve with salsa if desired.