Jalapeno Popper Quiche
Jalapeno Popper Quiche is a Mediterranean recipe that serves 4. This main course has 797 calories, 27g of protein, and 61g of fat per serving. For $2.26 per serving, this recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 23 people found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. Head to the store and pick up shredded cheddar, yellow onion, cream cheese, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Spicy Southern Kitchen. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a good spoonacular score of 56%. Users who liked this recipe also liked Cheese Covered, Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Popper Burgers with Roasted Jalapeno Mayonnaise, Jalapeno and Cheddar Corn Pancakes with Bacon (aka Jalapeno Popper Pancakes), and Jalapeño Popper Quiche.
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
5 slices bacon, chopped
freshly ground black pepper
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 frozen deep dish pie crust
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup half-and-half
1 fresh jalapeno, sliced
2-3 canned jalapenos, chopped
1 cup shredded cheddar
½ cup shredded Monterey Jack or Swiss cheese
1 small sweet or yellow onion, chopped
Equipment:
frying pan
oven
slotted spoon
paper towels
whisk
bowl
baking sheet
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.in a nonstick skillet, cook chopped bacon until crispy. Remove with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel-lined plate.Discard all but 1 tablespoon bacon grease. Add onion and cook over medium high heat until onion is soft. Let cool.In a medium bowl whisk together eggs, cream cheese, and half-and-half. (Cream cheese does not have to be smooth, but break it down as much as possible.)Stir in chopped canned jalapenos.Set aside cup cheddar cheese and stir in the rest of cheddar and the Monterey Jack cheese into the egg mixture.Season egg mixture to taste with black pepper.Stir in onions.Scatter bacon pieces on bottom of pie crust.Pour egg mixture on top.Arrange jalapeno slices on top and sprinkle with the cup cheddar cheese that was set aside.Place on baking sheet and bake for 40 minutes. Serve warm, at room temperature, or chilled.
Step by step:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.in a nonstick skillet, cook chopped bacon until crispy.
2. Remove with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel-lined plate.Discard all but 1 tablespoon bacon grease.
3. Add onion and cook over medium high heat until onion is soft.
4. Let cool.In a medium bowl whisk together eggs, cream cheese, and half-and-half. (Cream cheese does not have to be smooth, but break it down as much as possible.)Stir in chopped canned jalapenos.Set aside cup cheddar cheese and stir in the rest of cheddar and the Monterey Jack cheese into the egg mixture.Season egg mixture to taste with black pepper.Stir in onions.Scatter bacon pieces on bottom of pie crust.
5. Pour egg mixture on top.Arrange jalapeno slices on top and sprinkle with the cup cheddar cheese that was set aside.
6. Place on baking sheet and bake for 40 minutes.
7. Serve warm, at room temperature, or chilled.
Nutrition Information:
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