Petite Sausage Quiches Recipe

Petite Sausage Quiches Recipe

  • 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • FILLING:
  • 6 ounces bulk Italian sausage
  • 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
  • 1 tablespoon minced chives
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup half-and-half cream
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • dash cayenne pepper
  1. In a mixing bowl, beat butter, cream cheese and flour until smooth. Shape tablespoonfuls of dough into balls; press onto the bottom and up the sides of greased miniature muffin cups.
  2. In a skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Sprinkle sausage, Swiss cheese and chives into muffin cups. In a bowl, beat eggs, cream, salt and pepper. Pour into shells. Bake at 375 degrees F for 28-30 minutes or until browned. Serve warm.