Mini Sausage Quiche Appetizers

photo by little_wing


- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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36
ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened (can use margarine)
- 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
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FILLING
- 6 ounces bulk Italian sausage (such as Jimmy Dean's, use mild or spicy)
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper (use only if using milk sausage)
- 1⁄2 - 3⁄4 cup finely shredded swiss cheese (or as needed)
- 1 large green onion, minced (or use 2 tablespoons minced chives)
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup half-and-half cream
- fresh ground black pepper (to taste)
- 1⁄2 cup grated parmesan cheese (or as needed)
directions
- 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.
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Reviews
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I had great success with this recipe! The crust was fabulous! Very easy to mix up and to handle and came out with a nice buttery, rich, flaky texture. I used regular muffin pans because I was pressed for time and baked for about 28 minutes. I used the custard proportion but did vary the fillings with what I had on hand. This will be my go-to recipe! Thank you so much for sharing!
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These little quiches are wonderful. Loved the combo of swiss and parmesan cheeses. I added about 1/2 small onion finely diced, cooked in with the sausage. DELICIOUS !! I'll be making these again for our appetizer tray at Christmas. Thanks Kittencal for a great recipe. Made for Cookathon for Kittencal, Dec 2008.
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Gorgeous little appetizers!! I served these at a spa party I hosted; everyone loved them and asked for the recipe. I made the dough two days in advance. I assembled the filling minus the eggs and rolled balls of dough the day before my party. That way on the day of the party I just had to fit the dough to the tins and fill them! They require some effort but it's worth it! Very yummy. Thank you.