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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.
Jodie says
… The trouble of posting from your phone, sometime there is a glitch and it posts before you are done. We live no Seattle and we are riding th ferry home. Anyways my earlier post is a thank you for being there for all us parents that are strugglng or busy! My 4 year old loves to help in the kitchen and will continue to help grocery shop and make lunches! Her favorite is helping with smoothies!
Laura Fuentes says
Thank you Jodie for being a part of my community!
Jodie says
Love these mini quiches!
I’m a working mom of a 4 year old that has a wheat allergy and will be attending a nut free daycare full time come summer. I have to admit I’m getting nervous about packing her lunch every day. She’s a good eater but like lots of kids desnt always like the same things from week to week, so I struggle with stocking the fridge. But your emails and posts have hel
Lisa says
Fab idea! My son is 3 and loves to help me wash dishes….in other words, play with the suds lol. But he loves helping me put the toppings on pizza and putting our veggies in the salad. It gets him interested and he even eats better. I am learning to prep ahead for meals. I recently had a baby so I’m making all his food from scratch using the vitamix (LOVE) and learning to prep our meals at the same time. So I usually buy my groceries on Mondays and set up shop while my son sleeps and the oldest is in school. Gives me time to prep and appreciate our meals. I would love to win the yumbox for my son bc he starts school full time in the fall. I’ve been looking for a spill proof box.
Laura says
My 4 year old helps by pouring things for me. She also loves fetching and putting things back. She helps pack lunches by counting and placing the finger foods.
Angel says
I’m loving your site! I have a 2 1/2 year old daughter so I try to let her be very involved when I’m in the kitchen. She loves to use cutters to cut sandwiches, fruits and veggies into cute shapes. She helps measure and mix ingredients. Her favorite activity is rolling out dough. I love to include her in the shopping for the food as well by letting her find certain foods by name or color. Every kitchen task is a opportunity to learn something so we have a lot of fun together. I would have to say that the prep-ahead tip I use the most is to make extra of whatever I’m making and package the extra in individual portions to use for lunches.