Mini Quiche with Thanksgiving
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh sage leaves
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 cups small diced focaccia bread
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- Pinch chicken bouillon
- Pinch poultry seasoning
- 2 packages store-bought pie dough
- 5 eggs
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cracked black pepper
- 3/4 cup goat cheese (recommended: Chevre)
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a large saute pan over medium-high heat, add the butter.
- Allow butter to brown for 1 to 2 minutes and then add the sage.
- Add the shallot and garlic and cook until softened, about 2 to 3 minutes Add the bread and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Stir in the broth, bouillon and poultry seasoning and combine well.
- Remove from heat.
- Dollop small pieces of the bread stuffing onto a small cookie sheet lined with parchment.
- Put in the oven to dry out and develop a toasty texture, about 6 to 7 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and set aside.
- Roll out the pie dough on a lightly floured surface.
- Using a 3-inch biscuit cutter, punch out rounds of dough.
- (Should get 6 per dough round.)
- Mold the pie dough rounds into a lightly sprayed mini muffin pan using a shot glass to press the dough into the tins.
- Pierce each molded dough round several times with a fork, being sure to get the sides pierced as well.
- Bake until lightly browned, about 6 to 7 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and set aside.
- Lower the oven to 325 degrees F. In a large measuring cup, beat the eggs and half-and-half with a whisk until well combined.
- Add the chives, salt, and pepper.
- Mix well.
- Put a few croutons of stuffing in each baked pie shells and top with a few crumbles of goat cheese.
- Pour the quiche mixture into each shell.
- (It is fine if the egg leaks out of the shell.)
- Bake the mini quiches until the eggs set, about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Remove them from the oven and arrange them on a serving platter.
- Serve.
butter, sage, shallot, garlic, bread, chicken broth, chicken bouillon, poultry seasoning, storebought pie dough, eggs, fresh chives, salt, cracked black pepper, goat cheese
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/aaron-mccargo-jr/mini-quiche-with-thanksgiving-recipe.html (may not work)