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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.
Christina says
I enjoy the mini-quiches (or egg muffins as I usually call them) and rarely make them. My eldest, 3 years old, is allergic to eggs and my youngest (almost 2 years old) has a love-hate relationship with them. My husband enjoys eggs fried on toast and that is the only way he eats them. Still, they’re great to make in big batches and freeze, then pop in the oven or let defrost until lunchtime, keeping everything else cool. Like stir-frys, they are a great way to use up the chopped ahead of time veggies in the fridge.
My kids like to help with anything I let them. Stirring, spreading, adding ingredients to the bowl and pouring for the 3 year old are all things I let them help with. It takes longer when they help now but when they’re older it will be much less work for me if they are confident in the kitchen.
Claire says
They love to put things on picks or skewers!
Heather says
These look fun and easy to prep ahead of time. The way I get my kids involved is giving them “official” titles in the kitchen and then teaching them how to be chefs. My 6 six year old is our swing cook. He helps me measure and pour and I teach him how to make easy recipes on his own. He actually loves helping in the kitchen. My 9 year old is the line cook. He likes the “big kid” jobs where he can be really proud of his accomplishments. Most recently I taught him how to dice and chop using a chef knife. Now he always asks if there is any prep work he can do. He feels proud to show me that he can safely handle a knife so he is eager to do these jobs that his “little” brother can’t do yet. And he is looking forward to moving up to be my sous chef.
Sarah says
I love kids helping in the kitchen!
My daughter and I mix up a couple batches of cookies each month to send to her grandpa and great-grandpa. She selects a recipe (actually by picture — she’s a pre-reader), helps measure and mix, and makes artwork to include in our cookie care packages. It’s time I look forward to spending with her each month and connects her to family who don’t live close!
Erin says
Those pizza quiches look very delicious!
We, too, pack lunches the day before and have them ready to go. Such a time saver and stress reliever during the busy mornings!
I have a toddler that is VERY interested in helping in the kitchen so we pull up a chair and he stands on it and helps in any way he can – and boy does he have a sense of pride when he knows he helped with something!