Christmas Party Quiche Bites with Herbed Crust
A delectable peppery herbed crust topped with a cheesy custard covering a plenitude of mouth watering vegetables. So what's not to like? I could devour that whole plate! Easy to make ahead and re-heat in the oven when ready to serve. I know your guests will love them as much as mine do. If you try nothing new this Christmas season, I do hope you try these!
Pre-Heat Oven to 400°
Servings: 40 Pieces
Ingredients
Cracker Crumb Crust
- 1-1/2 Cups AP flour
- 1-1/2 Cups "Club" type crackers finely crushed
- 1/3 Cup Butter
- 1/3 Cup Vegetable Shortening
- 1 Tsp Garlic Powder
- 3/4 Tsp Salt
- 1/2 Tsp Black Pepper
- 1/2 Cup Water
Quiche Filling
- 2 Cups Shredded Swiss Cheese
- 1 Cup cooked Breakfast Sausage Crumbles or try Italian Sausage
- 1 Cup sliced Green Onions both the white and green parts
- 1/4 Cup Fresh Parsley finely snipped
- 4 oz can sliced Black Olives drained
- 4 oz jar diced Pimento drained
- 4 Large Eggs
- 1 Cup Heavy Cream
- 1 Cup Light Cream " Half n Half"
- 1 Tsp Salt
- 1/2 Tsp Black Pepper
Instructions
Herbed Crust
- I usually crush crackers in a zip bag using either a rolling pin or a mallet. But lacking those items in the motor home, I gently crushed the crackers using my Pyrex measuring cup to press on the bag of crackers. Worked like a charm!
- Combine all the dry Crust ingredients in a mixing bowl. Cut in the Butter and the Vegetable Shortening until it has the texture of coarse crumbs. Then add the 1/2 Cup of Water Tablespoon by Tablespoon and tossing after each addition. When well combined, press the mixture evenly into a 15x10x1" pan and prick the crust all over with a fork.
Quiche Filling
- Spread the Swiss Cheese, Sausage Crumbles, Green Onions, Black Olives, Pimento and Parsley evenly over the Crust.
- Beat the eggs with a fork until combined. Add the Salt and Pepper. Add the Heavy Cream and the Light Cream, stirring until combined. Pour this evenly over the vegetables.
- Bake at 400° for 30-40 minutes until the filling has set and is nicely browned. A knife inserted into the middle should come out clean.
- Let cool for 15 Minutes, then cut into small squares about 2x2 inches.
- Serve warm or at room temperature and stand by to hand out copies of the recipe! So delicious!.
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