Tarts - Mini Tortilla Quiches

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Be sure to reserve the tortilla scraps for the crust of the Chipotle-Cheddar Cheesecake with Chunky Salsa

Ingredients

  • nonstick spray
  • 5 10" plain, spinach or tomato flour tortillas
  • 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1/2 cup half-and-half or light cream
  • 1/2 cup sliced green onions
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 te. salt
  • 1/8 tea. cayenne pepper
  • 3 Tbsp. sour cream, for garnish
  • paprika, for garnish
  • recipe didn't call for it, but how about some shredded cheese in the mixture?
  • finely diced Jalapeno or poblano?

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly coat 32 1 3/4" muffin cups with nonstick spray; set aside.

Using a 3" round cutter, cut 32 circles from the tortillas; gently press one round into each muffin cup, pleating rounds as necessary to fit (reserve tortilla scarps for crust of Chipotle-Cheddar Cheesecake with Chunky Salsa). Set cups aside.

For filling: in a blender, combine cilantro, half-and-half, green onions, eggs, salt and cayenne, cover and blend until the mixture is smooth. Spoon a scant tablespoon filing into each tortilla-lined muffin cup.

Bake about 15 minutes or until filing is completely set when poked near center with a toothpick. Carefully remove quiches from muffin cups.

Before serving, spoon 1/4 tea. sour cream atop each warm quiche and sprinkle with paprika.

NOTE: if you only have one mini muffin pan, prepare the tortilla rounds and filling as directed, and bake the quiches in 3 batches, keeping the filing chilled between batches.