PETITE SAUSAGE QUICHES

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You won't be able to eat just one of these mini quiches. Filled with savory sausage, Swiss cheese and a dash of cayenne, the mouthwatering morsels will disappear fast from the breakfast or buffet table. -Dawn Stitt, Hesperia, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 55m

Yield 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 cups all-purpose flour
FILLING:
6 ounces bulk Italian sausage
1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1 tablespoon minced chives
1 large egg
1/2 cup half-and-half cream
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash cayenne pepper

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375°. Beat butter, cream cheese and flour until smooth. Shape tablespoonfuls of dough into 36 balls; press onto the bottom and up the sides of greased miniature muffin cups., In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain and crumble. Sprinkle sausage, Swiss cheese and chives into muffin cups. Beat egg, cream, salt and pepper until blended; pour into shells. , Bake until browned, 28-30 minutes (for a browner bottom crust, bake on a lower rack). Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 100 calories, Fat 8g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 26mg cholesterol, Sodium 95mg sodium, Carbohydrate 6g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.