Easy mini quiche recipe in a muffin tin for dinner or appetizer requires a few ingredients and makes a great leftover ham recipe too. You can make these spinach cheese pies crustless or with refrigerated pie crust as we do here to make your prep simple.
We LOVE this mini quiche recipe! Better yet, we love (ok itโs me) muffin tin dinners. I combined our two loves last night and look how great they turned out. We made this with spinach but you could use ham too. (affiliate links present)
Muffin Tin Spinach Quiche Recipe
Have a good quiche recipe you already love but want it smaller? Use that with my timing and how I made these bite size pie crusts. This one uses our easy spinach quiche recipe to fill, but just in a smaller form. Made as a tasty appetizer, breakfast or fun dinner idea, this will change the way you make this classic French recipe.
This bell pepper breakfast quiche recipe is great made this way too. That is why I love this dish so much. You can make all sorts of varieties just by changing the add ins. You can make vegetarian with lots of diced up bell peppers or broccoli florets, or add bacon bits and ham into your spinach mixture like we do often.
How to Make Homemade Mini Quiche
I love to start with frozen creamed spinach from Green Giant. I buy these boxes in bulk so I always have the ingredients I need on hand. Cuts down on the prep time and number of ingredients I need overall. Once you have your spinach quiche mixture, you just roll out the already made pie crust.
For years I would just use the top of a drinking glass to cut out the rounds that would fit inside each hole. Of course a large round cookie cutter can be used if you have one to make your small pie crusts. You do want them larger than the hole itself so the sides are also lined and allow the filling to bake into it and not the pan itself.
Spray your muffin tin so they will slide out when your mini quiches are done. Then push it into the bottoms and fill each hole about 3/4 full (they wonโt really rise so they wonโt overflow).
Before you begin this muffin tin recipe I suggest watching the video I included in this post. Then you can see how to make the egg mixture, fill the muffin cups and how I made them the right size. It will take about 30 minutes total to do.
You can make the insides for this and make it without the carbs on the outside too though. Read our crustless broccoli quiche recipe for that version. Both are wonderful and an easy start to the day packed with protein. Without the crust is a bit harder to get out of the pan and messier if eating with your hands but both are wonderful.
Ingredients
- 1 package frozen creamed spinach from Green Giant just has to be microwaved and added. Already prepared with heavy cream it is the easiest way to prepare this but could be made homemade as the base.
- Eggs added at room temperature ideally
- Refrigerated pie crusts is what was used, havenโt tried flaky pastry crust but imagine it would work, or make quiche crust from scratch if you prefer.
- Swiss Cheese shredded
- Diced green onions, salt and pepper are optional for flavor
Equipment Needed
Youโll need a large round cookie cutter or glass to cut the crust unless you are making it crustless like our Bisquick zucchini quiche recipe. Regular size muffin tin sprayed with non stick spray too and a bowl to mix items together.
Variations
Adding 1/2 cup of meat is the biggest change you can make with these but it does need to be cooked first. I often times dice up mushrooms which are delicious. For a dairy free option, Daiya has a great lactose free Swiss cheese I use for my husband often. I havenโt made these in a mini muffin tin but you could I am sure, just with less time.
How to Make Easy Mini Spinach Quiche Recipe in a Muffin Tin
- Unroll your pie crusts and cut out circular pieces big enough to lay inside regular sized muffin tin holes. They will just slightly go up sides but not all the way.
- Put frozen packaged creamed spinach in microwave and follow directions to defrost and heat. Shred your cheese and put in a bowl.
- Whisk eggs and pour in with your cheese. Add all other ingredients you want to add in like bacon, mushrooms, ham, cheddar cheese if you likeโฆ..
- When spinach is warmed, cut open the package and add to your bowl. Fold everything together
- Spray your muffin tin with non stick spray and push mini circle pie crusts into holes. Spoon about 1/4 cup of spinach quiche mixture in holes on top of crust pieces.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and bake quiche filled mini crusts for about 13 โ 15 minutes or until egg is not soft any longer in the center and there is just a slight brown on the tops.
- Serve warm as an appetizer or meal!
I have the entire directions and needed ingredients tomorrow. It is printable too if you want to add it to your recipe box. I assure you these will be a huge hit at your next party or for dinner with the kiddos.
If serving these for brunch I would go with other items that can be picked up. You can use the same concept of baking in muffin tins but with sweeter fillings too. Use pie filling for sweeter options, offer fresh fruit on skewers, muffins are an inexpensive add as well as bagel bites and cream cheese.
That is debatable depending on whom you ask. I feel with refrigerated pie crust used here made bite sized that isnโt necessary. For a larger one you may want to in order for it to loose the โwetโ feel when done. You can do this in just a few minutes before pouring in your filling.
I find if I bake and serve immediately I do not have this issue, but if it is going to sit for a while or you want to serve it cold you will want to par bake it for a few minutes before adding the filling. This step will fix the soggy shell you are experiencing. Set parchment paper on top with baking beans to keep it from rising for about 10 minutes, then add filling and continue baking until set.
Yes but it needs to be precooked. Diced leftover ham is great after the holidays to fold into your mix, cooked bacon bits work well or ground sausage sauteed and browned is fun especially if you use the spicy roll.
You could follow the same recipe here but set silicone muffin cups or small ramekins sprayed with non stick spray on a baking sheet instead. If they are similar sized to the hole in a muffin tin it would take the same time. As soon as the egg ham and cheese mixture has firmed and crust browned youโd remove.
Easy Mini Quiche Recipe
Equipment
- 1 muffin tin
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1.5 c swiss cheese, shredded
- 1 pkg creamed spinach, frozen, thawed, 10 oz., Green Giant brand used
- 2 refrigerated pie crust, use a glass or cookie cutter to make round pcs.
- 2 tbsp bacon bits, (optional)
- 1/2 c ham, (cubed, optional)
- 3/4 c mushrooms, (sliced, optional)
Instructions
- Unroll your pie crusts and cut out circular pcs. big enough to lay inside muffin tin holes and go up sides just a bit.
- Put creamed spinach in microwave and follow directions on pkg.
- Shred your cheese and put in a bowl
- Whisk eggs and pour in with cheese
- Add all other ingredients you want to add in like bacon, mushrooms and/or ham.
- When spinach is done add to your bowl and fold everything together well.
- Spray your muffin tin with non stick spray and push mini circle pie crusts into holes
- Spoon spinach quiche mixture in holes on top of crust pieces
- Preheat oven to 375 and bake for about 13 minutes or egg is not soft any longer and there is just a slight brown on the tops
- Serve warm as an appetizer or meal!
Video
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
So easy and delicious! I donโt normally think store bought pie crusts tastes great when I make regular sized quiche, but thatโs what I used for these since I had one in the freezer that needed to be used. The crust was moist, flaky, and delicious!!! Our family enjoyed them!
OH good!
Can these be made ahead and frozen?
Thanks.
Sorry if I just missed it somehow, but what size package is the creamed spinach? These look so good, canโt wait to try them! ๐
This was a great recipe! I followed it except I used regular frozen spinach and diced ham. My family loved it! Easy for on the go weekdays!
These look fantastic and so versatile. What size cookie cutter did you use? Thanks
Used muffin pan, instructions in recipe card.
Quick and easy recipes are great for busy weeknights.
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