Conquistador Quiche

Description: Spicy Mexican quiche. This is the recipe that I first came to Recipezaar to find. I requested the recipe, but no one could help me, so I made it up from memory in order to take it to a dinner party my friend was having. Sometime later, after my cookbooks were out of storage, I was able to locate the original recipe. This is pretty darn close.

Ingredients:

• 4 large eggs
• 3/4 cup milk (I like cream, makes it richer) or 3/4 cup cream (I like cream, makes it richer)
• 1 lb Italian sausage or 1 lb chorizo sausage
• 1 (4 ounce) can green chilies, chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• deep dish pie shell
• sour cream
• shredded lettuce
• tomatoes, cut into wedges

Steps:

1. Poke holes in the crust with a fork and pre-bake 10 minutes.
2. Fry the sausage with the onion and spices until the onion is tender.
3. Layer meat, green chilies and cheese into crust.
4. Mix eggs and milk/cream together in a bowl with a bit of salt.
5. Pour over meat mixture in the crust.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes or until a knife in the middle comes out clean. (Cover the crust edges with foil if it is browning too dark).
7. Cut into wedges and top with lettuce, sour cream and a tomato wedge.
8. Serve with salsa if desired.