**DISCLAIMER: Don't let the word "quiche" fool you. This is not some foo foo yuppie dish. It's a serious meal for serious appetites**
Soooo.....mama headed off to church yesterday morning and I did the unthinkable: I started thinking. I tend to try not to do this very much, as little as humanly possible actually. Seems like every time I think something goes awry and I wind up having to fix it. Not this time though :) We only eat breakfast together on the weekends and missed Saturday for working in the yard. I was determined to make up for that lost meal by doing something really over the top. Checked the freezer, the fridge, and the pantry. The cogs started turning and here is what I came up with (recipe to follow).
Base ingredients for the filler. Cooked breakfast sausage, cheese, Ro*Tel tomatoes with green chilies, and a mixture of eggs, cottage cheese, and buttermilk
9x9 baking dish sprayed with non-stick cooking spray and lined with torts. Used a burrito sized one for the bottom and cut smaller torts to line the sides
Add the sausage
Add cheese
Ro*Tel tomatoes
Egg / cottage cheese / buttermilk mixture
Healthy shot of fresh ground black pepper
Top with chopped green onions
Done!!
Money shot....oh baby!!
I guess I'm just not considered a quiche kind of guy because I believe my wife thought I'd burnt my last brain cell when I told her we were having quiche for breakfast....right up to the point that she took the first bite. She looked at me, her eyes got big as saucers, and she said "OH MY GOD!! This is incredible". Made a believer out of her...hee hee hee. I can't begin to tell you how fantastic this dish turned out. It was very rich and filling with an unbelievable complexity of flavors and textures. It was a culinary symphony if ever I've created one :)
Here is the recipe:
Brown the sausage and drain it well. Place sausage, tomatoes, and cheeses on top of tortilla crust. In a bowl, mix eggs, cream, cottage cheese. Pour the egg mixture slowly over ingredients in crust. Salt and pepper to taste. Top with chopped green onions.
Bake at 375 degrees F for approximately 45 minutes until golden brown and puffy. Cut into wedges or squares and serve.
That's it. This is a very simple dish to prepare and only takes 15 minutes or so to get it ready. I got everything ready while the sausage was cooking and as soon as it was done, it was a 5 minute process to put everything together. Beware though, as dense as this stuff is, when it gets finished cooking it is VERY hot inside and will light you up if not careful.
Still got my last brain cell,
Robert
Soooo.....mama headed off to church yesterday morning and I did the unthinkable: I started thinking. I tend to try not to do this very much, as little as humanly possible actually. Seems like every time I think something goes awry and I wind up having to fix it. Not this time though :) We only eat breakfast together on the weekends and missed Saturday for working in the yard. I was determined to make up for that lost meal by doing something really over the top. Checked the freezer, the fridge, and the pantry. The cogs started turning and here is what I came up with (recipe to follow).
Base ingredients for the filler. Cooked breakfast sausage, cheese, Ro*Tel tomatoes with green chilies, and a mixture of eggs, cottage cheese, and buttermilk
9x9 baking dish sprayed with non-stick cooking spray and lined with torts. Used a burrito sized one for the bottom and cut smaller torts to line the sides
Add the sausage
Add cheese
Ro*Tel tomatoes
Egg / cottage cheese / buttermilk mixture
Healthy shot of fresh ground black pepper
Top with chopped green onions
Done!!
Money shot....oh baby!!
I guess I'm just not considered a quiche kind of guy because I believe my wife thought I'd burnt my last brain cell when I told her we were having quiche for breakfast....right up to the point that she took the first bite. She looked at me, her eyes got big as saucers, and she said "OH MY GOD!! This is incredible". Made a believer out of her...hee hee hee. I can't begin to tell you how fantastic this dish turned out. It was very rich and filling with an unbelievable complexity of flavors and textures. It was a culinary symphony if ever I've created one :)
Here is the recipe:
- 5 flour tortillas
- 5 eggs - beaten
- 1/2 cup small curd cottage cheese
- 1/2 cup buttermilk (heavy cream or evaporated milk will work)
- 1 cup Bellafoglia shaved Parmesan (any white cheese will work)
- 1 cup Cheddar cheese - shredded
- 1 10 oz.can Rotel tomatoes w/ green chilies (drained)
- 5 green onions (scallions) chopped
- 1 pound pork or turkey breakfast sausage (cooked and well drained)
Brown the sausage and drain it well. Place sausage, tomatoes, and cheeses on top of tortilla crust. In a bowl, mix eggs, cream, cottage cheese. Pour the egg mixture slowly over ingredients in crust. Salt and pepper to taste. Top with chopped green onions.
Bake at 375 degrees F for approximately 45 minutes until golden brown and puffy. Cut into wedges or squares and serve.
That's it. This is a very simple dish to prepare and only takes 15 minutes or so to get it ready. I got everything ready while the sausage was cooking and as soon as it was done, it was a 5 minute process to put everything together. Beware though, as dense as this stuff is, when it gets finished cooking it is VERY hot inside and will light you up if not careful.
Still got my last brain cell,
Robert
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