Mini Veggie Quiches
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Mini Veggie Quiches
Serves: 6
Besides their size, what make these quiches so special are the sweet caramelized flavors that kids love in their food. Entice children’s taste buds by inviting them to help make this colorful dish.
Ingredients:
2 pre-made 9” pie crusts, made without hydrogenated fats
½ medium onion, peeled
1 clove garlic, peeled
2 oz button mushrooms, about 4, brushed clean and stems removed
½ of a small zucchini, cleaned and end removed
½ of a small yellow squash, cleaned and end removed
½ red bell pepper, seeded
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp unsalted butter
3 eggs
1 ¼ cup 1% milk
1 cup shredded low-fat Swiss cheese
Low-fat cooking oil spray
Salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 375°f and lightly spray a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking oil spray. Roll out pie crust onto a clean flat surface. Using a 3” circular cookie cutter, cut out 12 circles of pie crust. Gently fit the circles down into each of the muffin cups and place in the refrigerator to chill while preparing remaining ingredients.
In a food processor, pulse or chop onion, garlic, mushrooms, zucchini, yellow squash and red bell pepper until coarsely minced but not a fine mush. In a medium skillet, warm oil and butter over medium heat. Add coarsely minced vegetables and sauté until just beginning to caramelize or brown for about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk to combine. Set aside. Remove muffin tin from refrigerator and scoop one tablespoon of vegetable mixture onto each of the crusts. Top the vegetable mixture with shredded cheese, dividing it equally among the quiches. Pour egg mixture over the vegetables and cheese until it comes up to the edge of the pie crust. Bake in oven until just set: center of the quiche no longer jiggles and crust is beginning to turn brown for 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to set for a couple minutes before removing from pan.
Serve warm or at room temperature.
by Piccolo Chef - 12120 Wagner St., Culver City, CA 90230
