Laurie Keane
Escondido, California
Here’s a hearty brunch dish for six that you can have baking in under half an hour.
Quesadilla Quiche
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 25 min
- Ingredients 15
- Servings 6
Ingredients
Crust
Filling
- 1 cup coarsely chopped onions
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
- 1 cup coarsely chopped tomato (1 medium), drained
- 1 can (3.8 oz) sliced ripe olives, drained
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder or garlic salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 can (4 oz) Old El Paso™ Chopped Green Chiles, drained
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 to 3 drops red pepper sauce
- 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese (4 oz)
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)
- Sour cream, if desired
- Thick & chunky salsa or picante sauce, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Make pie crust as directed on box for Two-Crust Pie using 10-inch tart pan with removable bottom or 9-inch glass pie pan. Place 1 crust in pan; press in bottom and up sides. Trim edges if necessary.
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Step2Place oven rack in lowest rack position; heat oven to 375°F. In 8-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir until tender. Reserve 1 tablespoon each chopped tomato and sliced olives; stir remaining tomato and olives, the garlic powder, cumin, pepper and chiles into cooked onion.
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Step3In small bowl with fork, beat eggs and red pepper sauce; reserve 2 teaspoons mixture. Stir in 1/2 cup of the Monterey Jack cheese and 1/2 cup of the Cheddar cheese. Sprinkle remaining cheeses in bottom of pie crust-lined pan. Spoon onion mixture evenly over cheese. Carefully pour egg mixture over onion mixture; spread to cover.
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Step4Top with second pie crust; seal edges. Cut slits in crust in decorative design in several places. Brush with reserved egg mixture.
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Step5Place pie on lowest oven rack; bake 45 to 55 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes; remove sides of pan. Serve warm with sour cream, salsa and reserved chopped tomatoes and sliced olives.
Nutrition
510
Calories
34g
Total Fat
14g
Protein
39g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 510
- Calories from Fat
- 300
- Total Fat
- 34g
- 52%
- Saturated Fat
- 16g
- 81%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 120mg
- 40%
- Sodium
- 830mg
- 35%
- Potassium
- 170mg
- 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 39g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 6%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 14g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 25%
- 25%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 5 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
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