Cheat’s Goats Cheese & Mushroom Mini Quiches (Vegetarian, Meal Prep, Party Friendly)

I have been making mini quiches for many years now. These quiches are very easy to make as I simply use store-bought puff pastry for the pastry and use a muffin tray to shape the quiches into mini quiches. And I typically do a feta and mushroom quiche combination for a vegetarian option and smoked salmon and chives combination for a non-vegetarian option. They always turn out delicious and I typically, make them for starters for parties or a dish for a potluck get together.

Last weekend, as the lockdown rules were relaxed a little in Victoria, the gym girls and I decided to have an afternoon tea in one of the girl’s backyard. So,I decided to make this quick and easy goats cheese and mushroom mini quiches for a savoury afternoon tea as we were already having a sweet option of scones, cream and jam. They turned out a hit and I decided to share the recipe with you. These mini quiches also make great snacks for afternoon tea if you are savoury person or a starter for a party you are having or even finger food if you having a cocktail party 🙂 So, if you are looking for a savoury easy snack or a dish to bring to your next potluck party, try these delicious and easy mini quiches 🙂

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Makes 18 delicious mini quiches

Ingredients

2 x store-bought puff pastry;
4 eggs;
150ml thicken cream (normal or light version work well);
1 brown onions, thinly sliced;
8 mushrooms, sliced;
Handful of shredded mozzarella cheese;
2-3 tsp dried Italian herbs;
1 tsp garlic powder;
San Elk veggie stock or salt to taste;
Black pepper to taste; and
100-150g goats cheese.

Method

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and grease a muffin tray. The tray needs to be greased well, otherwise the quiches will stick to the tray;
In a large bowl, whisk the eggs and thicken cream until well combined;
Then, add all the remaining ingredients except the puff pastry and goats cheese to the egg mixture and mix until well combined. Then, set aside;
When the puff pastry has slightly softened (Make sure the pastry doesn’t stick to the board. If it does, dust with some flour), cut the pastry into 9 equal squares/rectangles (I do this by cutting the pastry first into 3 columns and then, cutting into 3 rows). Now, it is time to shape the pastry to fit into the muffin hole. To do this, slice the edges of each of the 9 squares slightly at a diagonal. Then, shape each square into a cup by pushing each edge to the back of each other (see video below) and place each cup into the greased muffin tray. Repeat until all muffin holes have a puff pastry cup;
Then, pour 2-3 tbsp of the egg mixture into each puff pastry cup and top each egg-filled pastry cup with 2-3 tsp of goats cheese;
Once, all muffin holes are filled with quiche mixture, place in the oven and bake for 25-35 minutes or until the egg is cooked (it will be slightly warm);
Enjoy. It goes well with some onion relish if you are looking for something extra. Stores in the fridge for up to a week and can be warmed up in the microwave.