Name: Mini Quiche For Lunchbox
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: European

Published on 22.12.2022 | In European By Vanya |

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- Prep Time
- 30 Minutes
- Cook Time
- 25 Minutes
- Yield
- 24
- 24
- Difficulty Level

Mini Quiche are the perfect finger food Lunchbox and parties. Here are 4 reasons to make them:

they are super easy to make,
you can make ahead and freeze
they are economical, and
they look as great as they taste
can be made 2 to 3 days ahead, kept in the fridge or frozen then reheated;
finger food to eat with one hand
adaptable – for the vegetarians, bacon lovers and artichoke or spinach or whatever left in fridge.

Choose your Mini Quiche!

Mini Quiche Lorraine – the mini version of the Classic Quiche Lorraine.
Mushroom mini quiche
Spinach mini quiche
Greek style mini quiche

What you need to make Mini Quiche

You need: 1) Pastry dough – see how to make it here; 2) Egg mixture and 3) Filling mixture

Mini quiche are the perfect finger food for Lunchbox and parties – one hand, two bites, mess free, make ahead!

Storage:

You can keep your Mini quiches in fridge up to 5 days. You can also freeze them. Reheat for 5 minutes at 180°C or 12 minutes from frozen.

Tips:

Quiche dough: See how to make it here. Make shells ahead to save time.

Pastry dough

for quiches and tarts

Recipe

Filings: make ahead and store in fridge.

Cheese – use any melting cheese – Cheddar, Gouda, Gruyere.

Filling quantities – so little is used in each! If you have a bit of egg mixture leftover, simply grease a ramekin, and bake with remaining filling for a crustless quiche or make scrambled eggs or an omelette!😊

Lunchboxes (5)

Portion Perfect, Sugar Free, Vegetarian

Ingredients

Short-crust pastry:
240 flour
100 g butter
1 egg yolk
50 ml cold water
½ tsp salt
Quiche filling egg mixture:
3 eggs
2/3 cup liquid cooking cream
1/2 tsp salt
Pinch black pepper
Quiche lorraine (makes 24):
10 g butter
100 g bacon, finely chopped
1/2 onion, finely chopped
30 g Cheddar cheese, shredded
Spinach quiches (makes 24):
10 g butter
120 g baby spinach, cut
1 garlic clove, minced
50 g Cheddar cheese, shredded
Mushroom quiches (makes 24):
15 g butter
1 скилидка чесън, смляна
1 clove garlic, minced
10 small mushrooms for decoration, sliced
50 g Cheddar cheese, shredded
1 tbsp fresh thyme
Greek style mini quiche (makes 24):
1/4 cup olives, finely chopped
1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes, finely chopped
30 g feta cheese, crumbled
30 g Cheddar cheese, shredded

Nutrition Info

70 Calories in 1 piece:

Instructions

Make quiche dough. Look above how-to. QUICHE PASTRY: Preheat oven to 180°. Brush 2 standard muffin tins with oil. Cut 24 rounds out of pastry using a 10 cm cutter. Press into muffin tin, making sure there's no air underneath the pastry. Prick the base with a fork, then bake for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool - pastry should be partially cooked on surface only.
QUICHE LORRAINE: Melt butter over medium high. Cook bacon for 2 minutes, then add onion and cook until bacon is light golden. Transfer to bowl. Place pinch of cheese in quiche crust, top with 1 teaspoon bacon mixture then 1 tbsp egg mixture - fill to top.
SPINACH: Melt butter over medium high. Add garlic, spinach and cook for 1 minute then transfer to bowl. Place pinch of cheese in quiche crust, top with 1 teaspoon of spinach then 1 tbsp egg mixture - fill to top.
MUSHROOM: Melt butter over medium high. Add garlic and thyme; sauté 20 seconds. Add chopped mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes, then transfer to bowl. Place pinch of cheese in quiche crust, top with 1 teaspoon cooked mushrooms then 1 tbsp egg mixture - fill to top. Top with 1 or 2 slices mushrooms.
GREEK STYLE: Mix olives, sun dried tomatoes and feta together. Place pinch of cheese in quiche crust, top with 1 teaspoon from the olive mix, then 1 tbsp egg mixture - fill to top. Baking: Bake 20 minutes at 180°C light golden.

Servings : 8
Ready in : 60 Minutes
Course : Appetizers
Recipe Type : Appetizers, beef, Christmas Recipes, Easter Recipes, Finger foods, Lunchbox Menu for school, recipes for spring, recipes for summer, recipes for winter, Snack
Ingredient : Bacon, beef, Butter, Cheddar cheese, Cheese, Double cream, Dried tomatoes, Eggs, Flour, Garlic, Ground black pepper, Mushrooms, Olives, Quiche, Salt, Thyme, Yellow cheese

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Mini Quiche For Lunchbox

Choose your Mini Quiche!

What you need to make Mini Quiche

Tips:

Pastry dough

for quiches and tarts