Mini Quiche Variation

Recipe courtesy of Aveline

Take your favorite recipe for quiche filling and turn it into an appetizer for your family or breakfast for your toddler! The biscuit rounds are a good size, just peel into 2 or 3 layers each & fill with the mixture of your choice. Can be made ahead (and even frozen), then reheated on a baking sheet in the oven…microwaving not recommended.

Ingredients:

Refrigerated butter flake biscuits (Pillsbury) that separate into layers.

Filling for Quiche (can use this or any recipe):

4 slices bacon
1/4 c Finely chopped onion
1 1/2 c Shredded cheddar cheese
4 Eggs slightly beaten
1 1/3 c Milk
3/4 t Salt
1/2 t Dry mustard
1/8 t White pepper
1/8 t Ground nutmeg

Directions:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease/spray mini muffin tins & line each with a layer of biscuit dough.
• Combine filling ingredients OR combine egg/milk/seasoning ingredients only.
• Place small amounts of cheese, bacon, veggies, etc. on each quiche crust and top with liquid ingredients. OR, pour all combined ingredients into each quiche crust.

Bake for 25-30 minutes.

Mile High Lasagna Pie

Recipe courtesy of jerseyjessie

Ingredients:

14 lasagna noodles

2 Tbsp Olive oil

1 ½ cups finely chopped carrot

2 cups finely chopped zucchini

4 cloves garlic

3 cups sliced button mushrooms

2 6oz packages pre washed spinach

2 Tbsp fresh basil

1 egg beaten

15oz ricotta cheese

1/3 cup finely shredded parmesan cheese

½ tsp salt

¼ tsp black pepper

26 oz jar of tomato sauce (or you can make your own)

2 cups shredded mozzarella

1. Cook noodles, drain and rinse in cold water, set aside
2. Meanwhile in a large skillet heat olive oil over medium heat. Add carrot, zucchini and half garlic. Cook and stir about 5 minutes or until crisp tender. Transfer to a bowl
3. Add remaining oil to skillet and heat over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and garlic. Cook and stir about 5 minutes. Add spinach, cook 1-2 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon to another bowl, stir in basil.
4. Combine egg, ricotta, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.
5. Preheat oven to 375F.
6. To assemble pie use a 9x13 spring form pan. Spread ½ cup pasta sauce, arrange 3-4 cooked noodles over sauce, trim and overlap to cover sauce. Top with half of spinach-mushroom mixture. Spoon ½ ricotta cheese mixture over spinach mixture.
7. Top with another layer of noodles, spread with ½ remaining pasta sauce. Top with all of zucchini-carrot mixture.
8. Top with another layer of noodles and remaining sauce. Gently press down pie with back of spatula.
9. Place spring form pan on foil lined baking sheet. Bake in pre-heated oven for 60 minutes. Top with remaining cheese for last 15 minutes. Once done baking let stand on wire rack for 15 minutes before serving. Remove sides of pan.

* Allow lasagna to sit for at least 15 minutes to absorb all the sauce, if you remove the side too soon the lasagna pie will fall apart!*

Mexican Beef Dip

Recipe courtesy of shortbride145

Ingredients:

1 package ground beef (1 lb)
1 package taco seasoning (I prefer Taco Bell packet)
1 Med size jar salsa (chunky style works best)
1 can refried beans (or homemade refried beans: see directions below)*
1 8oz package cream cheese - softened
1 bag shredded Mexican blend cheese

Preheat oven to 350

Prepare the ground meat with the taco seasoning according to the direction on the package and set aside.

In an 8 1/2 x 11 pan (I have found that glass or Pyrex works best), layer the ingredients in this order:

Cream Cheese
Refried Beans
Salsa
Meat w/seasoning
Shredded Cheese

Bake in oven for about 20 minutes or until the cheese starts to bubble. Serve with tortilla chips.

Jackie

*(Heat the 1 tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil in a small nonstick skillet. Add 19 ounce can of black beans and mash with a fork. Season the beans with salt and fry until crisp at edges, about 3 to 4 minutes)

Meat Pie

Recipe courtesy of Mish2378

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup of flour
• ½ cup or corn starch
• 1/.2 teaspoon of salt
• 3 tablespoons of water
• 1 stick of butter (cut it to make multiple slices)
• 1 lb of ground beef
• 1 yellow onion (chopped)
• 2 cloves of garlic (chopped)
• 4 boiled eggs
• 3 tablespoons of olive oil
• 6 green olives (chopped) * if desired *
• Salt/Pepper as per your own taste.

To prepare dough/crust:

Mix the flour, starch and salt in a bowl.. form a “o” in the middle of the bowl and add the water and butter slices. Mix it up by hand until you have a good smooth mass. Put into the refrigerator for a 1 hour. As the end of the hour cut the mass in half (one half makes the bottom crust and the other will cover the top of the pie).

Take your pie dish and mold the bottom portion of the crust using one of the halves that were cut. Make sure it spreads evenly on the bottom and sides of the dish.

Filling:

Using a skillet and the olive oil, cook the meat, onions, garlic, olives until meat is ready. Once done take filling and put it over the bottom crust in the pie dish. Make sure filling is evenly distributed to even baking. Take the remaining dough and mold it to cover the top of the pie.

Preheat the oven at 350, once hot, insert completed pie dish into oven and bake for 30 minutes or until the top crust has a nice golden color.

Ham and Cheese Mini-Frittatas

Recipe courtesy of alicianrj

Note: You must use 2 mini-muffin tines with 2-inch cups to make these easy party bites. Most hold 12 muffins per tin, some hold 24. This recipe will make 24.

¼ pound deli sliced Swiss cheese, finely chopped

6 slices Canadian bacon, finely chopped

3 tablespoons snipped or chopped chives

A few grinds of black pepper

8 eggs or 1 pint of egg beaters

2 tablespoons melted butter

Preheat oven to 375.

Mix together the chopped cheese, Canadian bacon, and chives. Season with black pepper. In a bowl, beat the eggs. Brush the muffin tins with melted butter. Using a teaspoon fill the 24 mini-muffin cups halfway with the cheese mixture. Using a ladle, fill the cups to just below the edge with the beaten eggs. Bake until golden, about 12 minutes. Remove and let cool to handle. Then arrange the egg bites onto a plate and serve. 

Easy Spinach Quiche

Recipe courtesy of EricaD521

Ingredients:

2 Frozen Unbaked Pie Shells (I prefer deep dish)

3 Packages of frozen Cream Spinach

1 Can of Fried Onions

2 Eggs

1 1/4 lbs shredded Jarlsburg Cheese (Swiss cheese)

1 Pint Half & Half

Mix all ingredients together with whisk, then pour into Pie Shells.

Bake until top is golden brown and doesn't jiggle in the middle.

Crème Brulee French Toast Casserole

Recipe courtesy of TiredAn
I got this recipe from a friend, so yummy.  She adapts it, using soy coffee creamer because her daughter is allergic to dairy.

Ingredients:

½ cup unsalted butter

1 cup dark brown sugar

2 tablespoons light corn syrup

6 slices 1 inch thick day old challah bread

5 large eggs

1 ½ cups half and half (or soy coffee creamer)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon grand marnier or orange liqueur

¼ teaspoon salt

Combine butter, brown sugar and corn syrup over medium heat stirring constantly until melted and smooth.  Pour into 13x9 baking dish.  Trim crusts from bread and arrange in 1 layer in baking dish.  Whisk eggs, half & half, vanilla, grand marnier and salt in large mixing bowl.  Pour evenly over bread.  Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.  Remove from refrigerator and let come to room temperature (30-60 minutes).  Preheat oven to 350 and bake uncovered 30-45 minutes until puffed and edges are light golden brown.