Conquistador Quiche Recipes

Steps:

• Pre heat oven at 400 degrees.
• Fit pie crust into a deep dish pie plate. Cover so it won't dry out while preparing ingredients.
• Prepare ground sirloin with Taco seasoning per pkg. instructions -- set aside 2 cups.
• Heat butter in skillet, add bell pepper, green onion saute until softened.
• In a small bowl, combine bell pepper, green onion, jalepeno, green chiles and tomatoes.
• In a large bowl, whisk eggs, half and half, with sour cream until well blended, gently stir in all remaining ingredients, except hamburger and olives.
• Gently press the 2 cups of seasoned ground sirloin in bottom of pie, gently pour in egg mixture, top with olives.
• Cover with tented foil, bake 45 minutes -- remove cover, continue baking another 15-20 minutes or until center of pie is firm. Allow to cool for at least ten minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven 375' F.
• In a skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain on paper towel.
• Mix quiche ingredients in large bowl, add sausage and stir to combine.
• Pour into a 9 x 13 baking dish sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
• Top with Mexican/Fiesta cheese blend and sprinkle smoked paprika on top.
• Bake 35-40 minutes until golden and a toothpick inserted near the center come out clean.
• Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.
• Bueno! Enjoy.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a nine- or 10-inch pie plate with the pastry.
• Bring enough water to the boil to cover the shrimp when they are added. Add the shrimp and cook two minutes. Drain.
• Chop eight of the shrimp into small pieces. Keep the remaining shrimp whole and set aside.
• Scatter the chopped shrimp over the bottom of the pastry. Cover the shrimp with layers of chopped green chilies and the grated cheese.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the cream, eggs, chives and salt and beat to blend. Pour the mixture into the pie shell.
• Place the dish in the oven and bake 15 minutes. Reduce the oven heat to 300 degrees and continue baking 35 minutes or until the filling is set.
• Remove the pie from the oven and let rest 15 minutes. Spoon six dollops of sour cream in a circle about halfway between the center of the pie and the crust. Dip each of the remaining shrimp in the taco sauce or tomato and Serrano chile sauce and arrange one shrimp on each dollop of sour cream. Cut into six wedges and serve warm.

Steps:

• Line unpricked pastry shells with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 400° for 5 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer., Sprinkle chili powder and cumin over shells; sprinkle with cheeses. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, cream, chilies, olives, onions, cilantro, salt and pepper. Pour evenly over cheese. , Cover and freeze one quiche for up to 3 months. Cover edges of remaining quiche loosely with foil; place on a baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting. Serve with salsa and sour cream if desired. , To use frozen quiche: Remove from the freezer 30 minutes before baking (do not thaw). Cover edges of crust loosely with foil; place on a baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 55-60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.