Quicqhe With Cream Cheese And Spinach Recipes

QUICQHE WITH CREAM CHEESE AND SPINACH

Steps:

• On a clean floured surface, roll the puff pastry with a rolling pin until you get a 25 cm square.
• Place the square of dough on a round pie pan and arrange with your hands. With a knife, cut the edges of the dough that come out of the mold.
• Beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add the half cream and eggs, and continue beating.
• Add the spinach, cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese, onion, salt, pepper and finish beating.
• Pour the mixture into the puff pastry and bake for 25 minutes or until the puff pastry is golden brown and the filling is stable.
• Remove from the oven. Chill for 10 minutes before serving.

SPINACH-RICOTTA QUICHE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; add onion and cook for 1 minute. Add spinach and cook, stirring occasionally, until starting to wilt, about 1 minute. Cover skillet and cook for 1 minute more, allowing condensation to build inside the skillet. Remove from heat, uncover, and stir.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Press pie pastry into a 9 1/2-inch deep-dish pie pan. Prick bottom and sides with a fork.
• Bake crust in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.
• Combine eggs, ricotta cheese, cream, Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, basil, salt, and pepper in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth.
• Spread spinach and onion mixture evenly over the crust. Pour egg mixture on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until center of quiche is set and the top is lightly browned, about 40 minutes. Allow to stand for 10 minutes before serving.

QUICK & EASY SPINACH QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook spinach and onion together in skillet until onion is soft and spinach is completely thawed, cool slightly.
• Cut cream cheese into small cubes and place in the bottom of pie crust. Top with spinach and onion mixture.
• In a mixing bowl beat eggs. Add shredded cheese, milk, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper.
• Pour egg mixture into crust.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes or until center is set. You may have to cover it with foil for the last 10-15 minutes so the crust doesn't get too dark.
• Take out of the oven and let cool for 5-10 minutes. Serve warm.

SPINACH QUICHE WITH COTTAGE CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9 inch pie or quiche pan.
• Place spinach in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until soft. Drain off any remaining liquid. Stir in green onions, eggs, cottage cheese and Cheddar cheese. Pour mixture into prepared pan.
• Bake uncovered in preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with crushed croutons. Return to oven and bake for an additional 15 minutes, until eggs are set.

PHILLY CREAM CHEESE BRUNCH QUICHE

Steps:

• On a lightly-floured surface, roll pastry to a 12" circle. Place in 10" pie plate.
• Turn under edge and flute. Prick bottom and sides of pastry with fork and bake at 400 for 12 to 15 minutes or until pastry is lightly browned.
• Combine cream cheese and milk in saucepan. Stir over low heat until smooth.
• Gradually add cream cheese mixture to eggs, mixing until well blended.
• Saute onions in butter.
• Add onions and remaining ingredients to cream cheese mixture and mix well.
• Pour into pastry shell and bake at 350 for 35 to 40 minutes or until set.
• Garnish with ham slices and fresh dill, if desired.