Best Asparagus Chicken Club Quiche Recipes

JUNIOR LEAGUE - ASPARAGUS CHICKEN QUICHE

Steps:

• For the Quiche, break off the woody ends of the asparagus spears; the spears should be approximately 4 ½ inches long. Cook the asparagus in boiling water in a saucepan for 5 minutes; drain.
• Prepare the pastry, adding the chives or green onion tops with the flour and salt. Roll the dough into a 13-inch circle on a lightly floured surface. Fit the pastry into a 10-inch quiche dish; trim the edge. Line the bottom with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 450 degrees for 8 minutes; discard the foil. Bake for 4 to 5 minutes longer or until set and dry. Remove from oven. Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees.
• Toss the cheese and flour in a bowl. Sprinkle over the hot pastry. Combine the eggs, milk, salt and pepper in a bowl and mix well. Stir in the chicken and bacon.
• Pour over the cheese mixture. Arrange the asparagus in a spoke or fan pattern over the top. Bake at 325 degrees for 55 to 60 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
• For the pastry, combine the flour, salt and sugar in a food processor. Add the butter gradually, processing constantly for 10 seconds or until crumbly. Add the ice water ½ teaspoons at a time, processing constantly until the dough forms a ball. Chill, covered with plastic wrap, for 1 hour.
• Roll the dough 1/8 inch thick between sheets of waxed paper. Cut the dough to fit twelve 2 to 3 inch tartlet cups. Fit the dough over the bottoms and up the sides of the cups. The pastry recipe makes enough pastry for two 8 to 10 inch tart or pie shells or one 2 crust pie.

CHICKEN-ASPARAGUS QUICHE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. In medium bowl, mix flour, 1 teaspoon salt and the oil with fork until moistened. Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until all water is absorbed. Gather pastry into a ball. In ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, press pastry in bottom and up sides to within 1/2 inch of top of dish. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat eggs, sour cream, milk, onion, 1 teaspoon salt, the nutmeg and ground red pepper with wire whisk.
• In partially baked crust, evenly layer chicken, bell pepper, asparagus and cheese. Carefully pour egg mixture over top.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325°F. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before serving.

ASPARAGUS CHICKEN CLUB QUICHE

Steps:

• cook bacon add onion and asparagus
• cook until almost soft.
• drain on paper towel
• crumble bacon
• mix egg and milk and cream and cheese
• add pepper and flour
• mix
• into pie shell add chicken asparagus and onion add crumbled bacon
• pour the egg mixture over
• put on baking sheet and bake 375 degrees 40 minutes or until done
• aussie temp was 180 degree c which they said was 360 here.

ASPARAGUS QUICHE

Steps:

• Bake crust at 425° for 6-7 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside. , Cook the asparagus spears in a small amount of water until tender. Drain and cool. Set aside three spears for garnish; cut the remaining asparagus into 1/2-in. pieces. Combine the asparagus pieces and onions; add flour and toss. Pour into crust; sprinkle with cheese. Whisk together eggs, cream, salt, basil and cayenne; pour over asparagus mixture. , Bake at 325° for 25 minutes. Split the reserved asparagus spears lengthwise and arrange, cut side down, in a wheel pattern on top of filling. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

CHICKEN ASPARAGUS QUICHE

Steps:

• 1. Place chicken over bottom of shell and arrange asparagus spears over chicken.
• 2. Sprinkle cheese evenly over asparagus.
• 3. Combine eggs, cream, salt and pepper; blend until light and frothy.
• 4. Pour gently over all.
• 5. Bake at 375 degrees for about 45 minutes, or until set and knife inserted near center comes out clean.

SPRING ASPARAGUS QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Coat a 9-inch springform pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
• In a medium saucepan cook the asparagus, covered, in a small amount of boiling water for 2 minutes.
• Drain; set aside.
• In a small bowl stir together the grated Parmesan and basil.
• Sprinkle a work surface with half of the mixture.
• Roll out pizza dough on the surface to a 12-inch square.
• Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan mixture.
• Using a rolling pin, gently press into dough by rolling over top.
• Turn dough into prepared pan.
• Press dough up the sides of the pan, folding under edges as needed to form sides that are 2 inches high.
• Line dough in pan with a double thickness of foil.
• Bake for 8 minutes.
• Remove foil.
• Bake 5 minutes more.
• Remove from oven.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
• Meanwhile, in a small skillet cook bacon until crisp.
• Drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings.
• Crumble bacon; set aside.
• Cook onion in reserved drippings over medium heat until tender but not brown; drain.
• In a medium mixing bowl stir together eggs, milk, salt, and nutmeg.
• Stir in crumbled bacon and onion.
• Toss together Swiss cheese and flour.
• Add to egg mixture; mix well.
• Pour egg mixture into the dough-lined pan.
• Toss asparagus halves with the oil.
• Arrange asparagus in a spokeline pattern on top of egg mixture.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
• Remove sides of pan to serve.
• Top with shaved Parmesan cheese, if desired.
• Makes 6 main-dish servings.

ASPARAGUS QUICHE

Steps:

• Pastry: In a food processor, pulse the flour and salt to mix; add the butter and egg and pulse just until ball forms; remove onto a sheet of plastic wrap; form a disk, wrap tightly and refrigerate 1 hour.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a 10" to 11" circle and fit into an 8" glass pie pan; trim away excess, crimp edges and refrigerate another 30 minutes.
• Filling: Preheat the oven to 425°; blanch the asparagus in boiling salted water for 2 minutes; drain and plunge into an ice bath, drain well;.
• Mix the eggs and cream; season with salt and pepper and add chives; place the asparagus on the pastry and pour in the cream mixture.
• Bake for 20 minutes, reduce heat to 350° and bake another 40 minutes or until set and lightly browned; let rest a few minutes before serving.