Southwestern Hamburger Quiche Recipes

Steps:

• For the crust: Put the flour, sugar and salt in a food processor fitted with a metal blade and pulse to combine. Add about a third of the chilled butter cubes and process until the butter is absorbed. Add the remaining butter and pulse until the butter is the size of peas, 5 or 6 pulses. Add the vinegar. Then, while pulsing quickly a few times, add the ice water through the tube. Squeeze some dough between your fingers; it should just hold its shape without feeling wet. If it is crumbly, add more ice water a tablespoon at a time. Pulse quickly; do not overwork the dough or the crust will be tough. Wrap the dough loosely in a large piece of plastic wrap, then firmly press and flatten the dough into a thin round. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Lightly dust a work surface with flour. Then roll the dough on the floured surface into an 11- to 12-inch round, about 1/8 inch thick. Center the dough in a 9-inch pie plate, with an even overhang all around. Fold the edges and flute or crimp. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Press a piece of foil over the chilled crust, then fill with pie weights, raw beans or rice. Bake to set the crust, about 20 minutes. Remove the foil and weights and bake until the crust is light brown, 5 to 10 minutes more. Let cool slightly before adding the filling.
• For the filling: Sprinkle the scallions evenly into the crust. Combine the pepper jack, bacon and chopped green chiles in a medium bowl and sprinkle in an even layer over the scallions.
• For the custard: Whisk together the half-and-half, eggs, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a bowl. Stir in the cilantro and chile powder.
• Pour the custard over the filling. Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and bake until set, 35 to 50 minutes. Let cool at least 30 minutes before serving warm or at room temperature.

Steps:

• Brown meat in skillet with onions and bell pepper then drain.
• In separate bowl, blend all remaining ingredients and stir until smooth.
• Add to ground beef mixture.
• Spoon into pie shell.
• Bake @ 350° for 35 minutes.

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.

Steps:

• In a greased 9-in. pie plate, arrange tortillas in an overlapping pattern so that they cover sides and bottom of pie plate, forming a crust. Set aside., In a large skillet, cook chorizo over medium heat until fully cooked; drain and set aside. In the same skillet, saute mushrooms in butter until tender. Add onion, salt and pepper; cook 2 minutes longer., In a large bowl, combine the eggs, half of the cheese, chorizo, cream, tomato, garlic powder and cumin. Stir in mushroom mixture. Pour into pie plate; top with remaining cheese. Cover edges of quiche with foil so tortillas do not burn., Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting. Serve with salsa and avocado if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease large pie plate and press hashbrowns into pan to form a crust. Drizzle butter on the hashbrowns and bake until the hashbrowns start to brown.
• Brown ground beef with onions. Drain.
• Mix in the remaining ingredients and pour into hashbrown crust.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Crumble beef and sausage over mixture; mix well. Shape into eight patties. , Grill, covered, over medium heat for 5 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160° and juices run clear. Top each burger with a cheese slice. , Grill 1-2 minutes longer or until cheese begins to melt. Serve on buns with the lettuce, tomato, avocado and mayonnaise or mustard if desired.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook ground beef and onion until beef is browned and onion is tender; drain. Stir in the salt, oregano, garlic powder and pepper. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk and mayonnaise; stir into meat mixture. Fold in cheeses. , Pour into pastry shell. Bake, uncovered, at 350° or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the beef over medium heat until no longer pink. Meanwhile, line unpricked pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 450° for 5 minutes. Remove foil; bake for 5 minutes more. Set aside. , Drain beef; place in a large bowl. Add the eggs, mayonnaise, milk, onion, cornstarch, salt, pepper and 1 cup cheese. Pour into crust. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. , If necessary, cover the edges of crust with foil to prevent overbrowning. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Let stand 5-10 minutes before cutting.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Mix cheeses together and sprinkle evenly over pie shell.
• Mix eggs, salt, pepper, cream, olives, chilies, scallions and ham; pour over cheeses.
• Bake 45 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

Steps:

• In a saucepan cook onion and garlic in hot oil till tender but not brown.
• Stir in chili powder, cumin, and salt.
• Cook for 1 minutes more.
• Cool.
• Stir in beans, cooked rice, cheese, milk, and eggs.
• Spray a 10-inch pie place or quiche dish with nonstick coating.
• Spoon mixture into pie place and bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or till center is set.
• Let stand 10 minutes.
• If desired, sprinkle with green pepper and serve with salsa.

Steps:

• Brown hamburger meat.
• Add chopped onions.
• Cook until meat is browned.
• Add green chiles, Ro-tel tomatoes, black beans, cumin and chili powder.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Beat eggs in a bowl.
• Add salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce.
• Add sour cream and whisk together.
• Add egg mixture to the meat mixture and stir to blend together.
• Add shredded cheese.
• Pour equal amount of mixture into the unbaked pie crust.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 1 to 1-1/2 hours.