Queso Quiche with Avocado Salsa

Queso Quiche with Avocado Salsa

This recipe is great for Christmas morning and is a nice twist on a traditional quiche. Make sure you purchase a really large pie crust or make your own deep dish one.
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Course: Christmas
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Quiche
  • crust for a 9" deep dish pie
  • ½ lb. ground beef
  • ¼ cup diced onion
  • 1 can (4 ½ oz.) chopped green chilies
  • 2 Tablespoons taco seasoning mix
  • 1 ½ cups grated cheddar cheese
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 ½ cups half-and-half
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • shredded lettuce
  • diced tomatoes
Avocado Salsa
  • 2 ripe avocados, mashed
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 3 Tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1 tomato diced
  • 1 jalapeño pepper seeded and minced

Method
 

Quiche
  1. Preheat oven to 400°.
  2. Bake pie crust for 7 minutes. Remove from oven and reduce heat to 375°.
  3. Brown ground beef, onion, green chilies and taco seasoning. Drain.
  4. Sprinkle cheese over bottom of pie crust and spread with beef mixture.
  5. Beat eggs, half-and-half, salt and pepper. Pour over pie.
  6. Bake until a knife inserted off-center comes out clean, 45 minutes.
  7. Let stand for 10 minutes. before cutting. Serve with Avocado salsa, shredded lettuce and tomatoes on the side.
Avocado Salsa
  1. Combine all ingredients, cover and chill until ready to serve.

Notes

Recipe from Women of Great Taste Cookbook.