Mexican Quiches - Mini-Sized

Submitted by BeachGirl

"Great to have in the freezer for unexpected guests - as an appetizer or brunch. I often make these and freeze (well-covered) in air-tight container. When it's party time, place frozen quiches on serving plate; place in microwave and cook on Reheat setting just until slightly warm. You can take a few or lots from the freezer to accommodate the number of guests. There are never any leftovers. Preparation time includes 1 hour refrigeration."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 24 mini quiches
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• CRUST

• 118.29 ml butter or 118.29 ml margarine, softened
• 85.04 g cream cheese, softened
• 236.59 ml all-purpose flour

• FILLING

• 113.39 g shredded monterey jack cheese or 113.39 g reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese (1 cup)
• 113.39 g can green chilies, drained
• 118.29 ml egg substitute or 2 whole eggs
• 59.14 ml skim milk
• 1.23 ml salt
• 0.61 ml black pepper
• crushed red pepper flakes

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. CRUST: In a small bowl, cream the cream cheese and butter together; add flour and beat until moistened.
3. Shape into 24 balls.
4. Cover and chill about 1 hour.
5. Press into bottom and a little way up the sides of pan.
6. FILLING: In each muffin section (use mini-muffin tins), sprinkle a rounded teaspoon of cheese on top of unbaked crust.
7. Add 1/2 teaspoon of green chiles on top cheese.
8. In a small bowl, mix together eggs, milk, salt and pepper; spoon egg mixture evenly over chiles in each section.
9. If you like them hot, sprinkle a few crushed red peppers on top of each section, or lightly dust with cayenne pepper.
10. Bake for about 30-35 minutes until just slightly golden on top.
11. Let stand 5 minutes before removing from pans.
12. Serve warm, but also good at room temperature.

Reviews

[Junebug]

YUMMY! These were fairly simple to make. And I had everything right in my kitchen to make them, which is always a big plus! I did use cream instead of skim milk. The crusts were nice and flaky. I took them to a party and everyone loved them. Thanks for sharing your recipe Beach Girl. These are going in my permanent file.

 

[Ranger M.]

Love this recipe! So easy to make and delicious. Big hit at Christmas. My family wants these all the time now.

 

[Starrynews]

Great! I served these at my Cinco de Mayo party, and they were a hit. The crust on these is made quite similarly to one called for in my great-grandmother's recipe for tiny quiches, so I made it that way (Recipe #297274). Thanks for a keeper!

 

[SweetsLady]

The crust was buttery and delicious! I did have to add another egg to have enough filling. There was lots of cheese which we really enjoyed! Thanks, BeachGirl!

 

[mianbao]

These turned out so cute and delicious. I had no trouble with the dough. Everything went very smoothly. Thank you very much for sharing the recipe.