This post may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure policy here.
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.
Lacey says
One of mine is allergic to eggs. Anyway to substitute the egg in this recipe??? These look like a perfect lunch to pack for my 3, but hate leaving her out and sending her with a boring sandwich everyday
Laura Fuentes says
Unfortunately, this recipe is for eggs. Sorry, Lacey.
Dina says
My 11 month old loves this recipe! Made it with ham and mushrooms and he devoured it!! Thank you! It gets hard trying to figure out what to make every day and this is so simple! What is the best way to store the leftovers?
Sue F. says
Hi Laura,
I’ve followed you for several years now and you have helped me make my daughter’s lunches exciting and un-boring all along. This summer I have a new challenge…she is going to camp and I have to pack her lunch in a paper bag rather than her easy lunchbox and cooler bag that I use during the school year. Today is day four of camp and the fourth sandwich that I’ve packed for her. Any suggestions on what I can send that will transport comfortably in a zip-loc baggie? I am going to try the above recipe for the pizza quiches and see how they do, but I would love any other suggestions that you may have.
Thanks so much!
Sue F.
Laura Fuentes says
Hi Sue! Thank you so much for following along! You can pack any of the MOMables meal plan lunch ideas inside zip baggies. Send a fork or spoon to assist. A plastic baggie is just like any other container but the walls are not fixed. When you think about it like that… the possibilities are endless.
Sue F. says
Thanks Laura. I guess I was just thinking how the skewers and/or picks wouldn’t really work. I often send her lunch meat rolls (she’s also not a big bread fan anyway), so I was just wondering how I could keep them from unrolling in the baggie. I’ll give it a try and see what will work in my “flexible walled container”, haha. 😉
Thanks!
Sue
Laura Fuentes says
for rolled meat use the “snack size” baggies so they don’t unroll. they will be tighter in the bag. enjoy!
Sue F. says
You have such great ideas!! Thanks so much! I will give that a try! 🙂
Laura Fuentes says
I hope you love these!
Laurie says
Laura, I love these! I only had egg whites and I used water instead of milk…worked perfectly! I enjoy your recipes because they are simple, fun, and healthy! Thank you!
Laura Fuentes says
Great to know they work with egg whites too! And thank you so much for using my recipes Laurie. I am glad you enjoy them!
Abbey B. says
Thanks for this post! I involve my kids by helping them decide what to eat and pack the lunches. I also plan ahead and prepare by keeping a binder in my kitchen with lunch box ideas that I find on Pinterest, etc. and things that I have tried and the kids have really liked. It helps to refer to that when I am shopping or out of ideas.
Denise says
Got your amazing lunch box book! You are such an inspiration to those of us trying to do our best to provide our family with real food and encourage clean eating. Our daughter says her lunches are so good, she doesn’t want to trade food with other kids at school! You’ve helped to make me mindful of using our dinners in creative ways for the next day lunches. Thank you!
Laura Fuentes says
Wow. thank you so much Denise! I am touched by your kind words. I am so happy that your daughter enjoys her lunches and that you are using leftovers in new ways! Amazing.