Green Chile Crustless Quiche Recipes

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.

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.

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.

LOW-CARB CRUSTLESS GREEN CHILE AND CHEESE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Lightly spray or butter an 8-inch deep-dish pie plate or a 7" X11" casserole dish.
• * Optional: in a saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons Olive Oil on medium-high heat, and add 6 oz. uncooked Spinach, and sauté until wilted, about 2-3 minutes. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk eggs until well blended.
• Add half and half, cottage cheese, salt and pepper and mix well.
• Whisk in well-drained chilies and cheese (and wilted Spinach if desired).
• Pour into prepared dish and bake until top is golden and quiche is set in center, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Cool for at least 5 minutes before cutting into wedges.

EGG & GREEN CHILI PEPPER SOUFFLE (OR CRUSTLESS QUICHE/TART)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine first four ingredients.
• In separate bowl, beat eggs and combine remaining ingredients.
• Fold mixtures together.
• Pour into prepared 11x13 dish. Or use two round pie dishes for the quiche/tart effect.
• Bake for 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

CHILI & CHEESE CRUSTLESS QUICHE

Steps:

• In a greased 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker, layer tortillas, whole green chiles, chili con carne and 1 cup cheese., In a small bowl, whisk eggs, milk, biscuit mix, salt, pepper and, if desired, pepper sauce until blended; pour into slow cooker. Top with chopped green chiles and tomatoes., Cook, covered, on low until a thermometer reads 160°, 3-4 hours, sprinkling with remaining cheese during the last 30 minutes of cooking. Turn off slow cooker; remove insert. Let stand 15 minutes before serving. If desired, top with sour cream.

BACON AND GREEN CHILI QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Unfold crust. Using wet fingertips, press together any tears. Press crust into 9-inch deep dish pie plate. Press foil over crust to hold shape. Bake 5 minutes. Remove from oven; remove foil. Reduce temperature to 400°F.
• Cook bacon in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until brown and crisp. Transfer to paper towels and drain. Crumble bacon. Sprinkle bacon, then chilies and green onion over crust. Combine Monterey Jack cheese and cheddar cheese and sprinkle over. Beat half and half, eggs and salt in medium bowl to blend. Pour half and half mixture into crust.
• Bake quiche until knife inserted into center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Let quiche stand 5 minutes. Cut quiche into wedges and serve.

CHILE VERDE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray a pie plate with cooking spray.
• Cut chiles lengthwise into strips. Line strips over the bottom of pie plate to form a crust, placing pointed ends toward the center.
• Beat eggs in a bowl and mix in onions, cream, garlic salt, cumin, and pepper. Fold in Cheddar cheese. Layer tomatoes over the chile 'crust,' and pour egg mixture on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until quiche is set, 30 to 35 minutes.