Spicy Quiche Recipes

SPICY QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line quiche pan with pastry. (If you use a foil pie pan with prepared frozen pastry, you may find that it will not hold all the filling; try to use a regular metal quiche pan or a glass or metal pie pan.) Refrigerator pan with pastry until ready to use.
• Simmer sausages in water, pricking them after the water comes to the simmer, for about 20 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Heat oil in a skillet and saute onion and peppers until just beginning to brown. Remove from pan. Thinly slice the sausages and saute in the skillet until browned.
• Spread onion, peppers, sausage and cheese over the bottom of prepared pan. Beat eggs with milk and cream. Season with salt and pepper. Pour into pan.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes, until puffed and browned. Serve hot or at room temperature.

SPICY SAUSAGE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400º. 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. Line unpricked crusts with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove the foil; bake 5 minutes longer. Cool on wire racks., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook pork over medium heat until no longer pink, 7-9 minutes; drain. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Stir in cheese, jalapenos, green onions and cooked pork. Pour into crusts., Bake until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Cover edges loosely with foil during the last 15 minutes if needed to prevent overbrowning. Remove foil. 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 400º. Place quiches on baking sheets. Bake as directed, increasing time to 40-45 minutes. Cover edges loosely with foil during the last 15 minutes if needed to prevent overbrowning.

SPICY CHICKEN AND ONION QUICHE

Steps:

• For the crust: Put the flour, sugar and salt in a food processor fitted with a metal blade and pulse to combine. Add about a third of the chilled butter cubes and process until the butter is absorbed. Add the remaining butter and pulse until the butter is the size of peas, 5 or 6 pulses. Add the vinegar. Then, while pulsing quickly a few times, add the ice water through the tube. Squeeze some dough between your fingers; it should just hold its shape without feeling wet. If it is crumbly, add more ice water a tablespoon at a time. Pulse quickly; do not overwork the dough or the crust will be tough. Wrap the dough loosely in a large piece of plastic wrap, then firmly press and flatten the dough into a thin round. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Lightly dust a work surface with flour. Then roll the dough on the floured surface into an 11- to 12-inch round, about 1/8 inch thick. Center the dough in a 9-inch pie plate, with an even overhang all around. Fold the edges and flute or crimp. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Press a piece of foil over the chilled crust, then fill with pie weights, raw beans or rice. Bake to set the crust, about 20 minutes. Remove the foil and weights and bake until the crust is light brown, 5 to 10 minutes more. Let cool slightly before adding the filling.
• For the filling: Set a medium skillet over medium-high heat and add the olive oil. Add the onions and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Sprinkle the onions evenly into the crust. Combine the pepper jack and chicken in a medium bowl and sprinkle in an even layer over the onions.
• For the custard: Whisk together the half-and-half, eggs, chipotle chile powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a bowl. Stir in the dill.
• Pour the custard over the filling. Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and bake until set, 35 to 50 minutes. Let cool at least 30 minutes before serving warm or at room temperature.

SPICY HAM AND GREENS QUICHE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly spray 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray. In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook ham in oil 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until browned. Stir in greens and onion. Cook 5 minutes longer until onion is tender and liquid is evaporated. Spoon half of the mixture into pie plate. Sprinkle with 3/4 cup of the cheese. Repeat layers.
• In medium bowl, stir milk, eggs, Bisquick mix and salt with fork or whisk until smooth. Pour over greens and cheese.
• Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

SPICY SAUSAGE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Place sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain and crumble. Spread into bottom of baking dish. Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, onion, chile peppers, and jalapeno pepper. In a medium bowl, mix eggs with chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Pour over contents of baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 22 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes, then cut into squares.

SPICY MEXICAN QUICHE CUPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425ºF. In medium sized skillet, cook sausage over medium heat, stirring frequently, until browned and no longer pink; drain. Set aside to cool.
• In medium bowl, mix both cheeses and chiles. Stir in cooled cooked sausage. In another medium bowl, beat eggs thoroughly with fork. Stir in salsa.
• Remove pie crusts from pouches; place flat on work surface. With rolling pin, roll each crust into 12-inch round. With 3 1/2-inch round cutter, cut 22 rounds from crusts, rerolling scraps as necessary. Press each round into ungreased muffin cup or fluted tartet pan.
• Spoon 1 heaping tablespoon cheese mixture into each crust-lined cup. Top each with about 1 tablespoon egg mixture; divide any remaining egg mixture between cups.
• Bake 14 to 18 minutes or until filling is set. If desired, garnish with fresh cilantro. Serve warm.

EASY HAM AND CHEESE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Melt butter in a small nonstick pan and cook onion until soft. Let cool slightly.
• In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, half-and-half, salt and pepper.
• Stir in ham and both cheeses. (I like to leave a small handful of cheese to sprinkle on top.)
• Stir in cooked onion.
• Pour filling into pie crust, set on a baking sheet and place in oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until set.
• Serve warm or chilled.

SPICY EDAM SHRIMP QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion, and cook until softened and translucent, then stir in mushrooms. Cook for an additional 3 minutes. Pour in red wine, and simmer until the liquid has nearly evaporated.
• Whisk together eggs, sour cream, red pepper flakes, and salt until smooth; stir in cheese. Place shrimp into the pie shell in an even layer, sprinkle mushroom mixture over top, then pour in custard and spread evenly.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes until set. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving.