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This quick and simple recipe for crustless pizza mini quiches adds flavor and variety to any meal. Check how to make them and all the packing tips!
Crustless Mini Quiches with Pepperoni
My favorite family recipes are those that come together quickly, have relatively few ingredients, can be made ahead of time, and are simple enough for young kitchen helpers to assist in the making. Like these crustless pizza mini quiches!
Kids can help whisk the eggs, shred cheese, and even fill the mini muffin cups with the mixture. We make these quiches nearly every week. And each week one of my kids gets to pick what goes in them.
My daughter loves coming up with crazy combinations like broccoli and ham, tomatoes and bacon, and the biggest fail to date: apples and cinnamon (not a good combination with eggs). Some of the better ones were zesty mini quiches, spinach and bacon, and ham and cheese.
Ingredients
Just like traditional pizza, you can make these mini quiches with your favorite toppings. Eggs and milk are the base (instead of pizza crust) and the variety of toppings you can add in is unlimited! Here’s what I included this time:
- Eggs: essential to bind the ingredients.
- Milk: any dairy or non-dairy milk.
- Pizza toppings: I usually add pepperoni and olives, you can add your favorites. If adding meat, make sure is cooked. More ideas below.
- Shredded cheese: mozzarella, cheddar, Swiss, or any other cheese you like!
How to Make Pizza Mini Quiches
Before jumping to the printable recipe card, take a look at the steps and tips to make these crustless pizza mini quiches and you’ll see why it is so easy to involve the kids in the process:
- Prep
Preheat the oven and grease a muffin pan. You can use a 24-cup mini muffin pan or a regular 12-cup muffin pan. - Combine
Whisk eggs with milk, and then add cheese and the pizza toppings. - Bake
The baking time will vary depending on the size of your muffin pan. - Enjoy!
Allow them to cool down before serving or packing for lunch.
Check out how easy it is to make these pizza mini quiches in this quick video:
Best Mini Quiche Mix-Ins
These mini quiches are great to open the fridge, check what leftovers you have, and use them in this recipe! Here are delicious and nutritious mix-ins ideas:
- Olives
- Pepperoni
- Mushrooms
- Cooked bacon
- Ham
- Sausage
- Cottage cheese
- Carrots and zucchini
- Bell peppers
- Spinach
- Salsa
- Pico de gallo
- Peas
- Black beans
Storing and Reheating Leftovers
Whether you have leftovers or bake them to enjoy during the week, allow them to cool down, place them in an airtight container or zip bag, and store them in the fridge for up to 3 days. Microwave them for 30 seconds to reheat.
You can also freeze these pizza mini quiches for up to 2 months inside a freezer-safe zip bag and reheat them in the microwave for about 1 minute.
How to Pack Mini Quiches for Work Lunch
Mini quiches are a terrific meal builder you can eat at room temperature or warm. To enjoy them cold, store them in the main compartment of your lunchbox. If you want them warm, microwave for 1 minute, flipping them halfway through. Transfer immediately to a thermos container and close the lid.
Pizza Mini Quiches
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 cup of your choice of pizza toppings, chopped
- 1 cup shredded cheese
Instructions
Prep:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease 24 count mini muffin pan or a regular 12-cup muffin pan.
Combine:
- In a large bowl, whisk eggs and milk. Add in chopped pizza toppings and shredded cheese. Mix to combine all ingredients.
- Distribute egg mixture evenly into muffin pan cups.
Bake:
- Bake for 15-18 minutes. If using a regular-sized muffin tray (yields 12) the baking time is approximately 26 to 28 minutes.
- Allow mini quiches to cool in pan before carefully removing with a small knife or spatula.
Casey says
I love it! I have a hard time finding things that are tomato free and love this idea.
Sara says
Love this for lunch and breakfast some mornings! I get the kids involved with putting dishes away. Then they know where things can be found when we do something fun like cook. It’s important to have them involved in all stages of cooking. Prep, cook and cleanup. They appreciate the end result more!
Nadine says
I love this recipe! You have such great ideas. I have made these mini-quiches for breakfast but had not considered them for lunch. Thanks for the idea.
christy says
We have one day a week where my daughter makes her own lunch. She can put in anything she wants as long as its in the guidelines (one protein, at least one fruit, vegetable and no more than one sweet.) This makes her be creative, takes away the complaint factor )and also makes her appreciate the process a little more). She has access to my cookie cutters and her own knife, plus I will help her cook something if she asks like mini pizzas or chicken nuggets.
Also my favorite thing still are the Ziploc divided lunch containers, now discontinued. They will not leak, even with applesauce and it challenges me to fill the spots. The best is creating our own versions of “lunchables” using organic or natural items. They were inexpensive enough that I have a stash that lasts all week. And it is quick for her to open and start eating. Definitely invest in some sort of divided lunch container
Jennifer says
My kids get involved (3 & 5) by helping measure dry ingredients, mix ingredients together and my 5 year old is now learning to cook her letter soup on the stove (supervised of course). Also, they both actually help clear the table when we are done eating, wash dishes and help put dishes up from the dishwasher.