Mini Quiche Appetizers Recipes

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

EASY NO-CRUST MINI QUICHE APPETIZER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375ºF. Lightly coat (3) nonstick mini muffin pans with cooking spray or butter.
• In a skillet, saute the mushrooms until dry and lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Add the shallots to the skillet and saute until they are translucent. Place in a mixing bowl. In the same skillet with a little bit of butter, saute the spinach until it is just wilted but still bright green, about 2 minutes. Add to mixing bowl.
• In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, eggs whites, milk and salt and pepper.Add in the cheese, the ham and the other sauteed ingredients. Mix well and spoon into muffin pans until they are about 1/2 full.
• Bake until the quiches are well risen and golden brown, about 20 or 25 minutes. When done cool in the muffin pan for 5 minutes.
• Optional ingredients:.Cooked bacon or sausage.; Chopped red or green pepper, sauteed.; Leek, chopped and sauteed.; Any kind of cheese, shredded.; Cooked broccoli, finely chopped.; Nutmeg, a dash to taste.