Munchie Monday: Surprise Food Success--Quick and Easy

We had one smallish head of broccoli in the refrigerator.  Plus some heavy cream, eggs, pie crust, and some homemade French onion dip.  Being on a lazy streak

, I decided just to put them all together and bake them.



SO...this is what I did.

In a large bowl, mix 4 eggs, 1.5 cups heavy whipping cream, less than one cup homemade French onion dip (1 pint sour cream mixed with one packet Lipton's French Onion Soup Mix), and 1-plus cup of minced broccoli (Dear One likes broccoli quiche as long as he cannot really distinguish the broccoli from the rest of the ingredients...).

Place in a pie-crust-lined deep pie dish.  Pour mixture carefully into the dish.  Sprinkle over the top a little more than one cup shredded cheese.  In this case it was Tillamook extra sharp cheddar (3/4 cup) and Tillamook smoked medium cheese (about 1/4 cup).

Bake in the oven at 350 degrees F. for 45 minutes.  In our oven this was not quite cooked so I turned off the heat and let the quiche sit there for another half hour  without removing from the oven then removed from the oven.  Very well cooked.

Dear One really liked it.  I had a tiny piece and liked it, too.  I call it a roaring success!

Munchie Monday: Muffin Tin Quiches

Dear One sent me a possible breakfast idea.  It was a sort of quiche-like thing.  This is what I did:

Used a King Arthur Flour six-reservoir roll tin

Large cupcake papers

1 onion, finely diced
1/2 cup yellow bell peppers, chopped fine
1 cup frozen broccoli, chopped fine
6 eggs
1/2 cup milk--dairy, coconut, or almond
1/2 shredded cheese
1/2 teaspoon Montreal Steak Seasoning

Preheat oven to 350 degree F.

With non-stick spray, completely spray the inside of the cupcake papers then place inside the roll reservoirs.  The papers are smaller than the pan I used.  The better pan to use would be the Texas Muffin Pan. 

In large bowl whisk together the eggs, milk, cheese, and Montreal Steak Seasoning.  Add all the vegetables and mix well again.  Using a portion scoop, place six portions into the large cupcake papers. Bake for 30 minutes.  Remove from oven and let cool five minutes.  Remove quiches from pan and then from the papers.

These were pretty good but not as flavorful as I would have liked. Next time I will add more Montreal Steak Seasoning and maybe add turmeric and granulated garlic.

These are a good size to put between toasted English muffins as if they are a breakfast sandwiches.  Well, a little thick, but still, they work well.