Recipes Breakfast + Brunch Eggs Mini Crustless Quiche Bites with Mushrooms, Quinoa and Cheddar 5.0 (2) 2 Reviews These mini crustless quiches are a perfect make-ahead breakfast. They're bulked up with cooked quinoa and layered with sautéed cremini mushrooms—a perfect balanced bite when you're on the go. By Phoebe Lapine Phoebe Lapine F&W Digital Food Awards Winner Website Feed Me Phoebe Profile Phoebe Lapine is an amazing self-taught cook who creates healthy takes on comfort food in her tiny Manhattan apartment. For a quesadilla, she sandwiches a small amount of cheddar cheese with melted leeks and grated carrots; for tacos, she blends avocado with nonfat Greek yogurt to make a healthier version of crema. "My philosophy is to eat a lot of good with a little bad," she says. A private chef and culinary instructor, she always teaches her students how to dice an onion properly. "The better they do it, the less they'll cry," she says. "I save people from a lot of tears." Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Published on May 12, 2016 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Phoebe Lapine Active Time: 25 mins Total Time: 1 hrs Yield: 4 to 6 Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for greasing 2 shallots, thinly sliced 1 pound cremini mushrooms, stems removed and caps thinly sliced 1 teaspoon sea salt 6 large eggs 1 1/2 cups cooked quinoa 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper Directions Preheat the oven to 375°. In a large skillet, heat the 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Sauté the shallots and mushrooms over moderate heat until softened, about 5 minutes. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and let cool. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk the eggs. Mix in the quinoa and cheddar and season with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and the crushed red pepper. Grease a muffin pan with olive oil. Using a spatula, fold the cooled sautéed mushroom mixture into the egg mixture. Spoon the mixture into the 12 prepared muffin cups. Bake for 25 minutes, or until the quiche bites are golden brown around the edges. Let cool in the pan. Unmold and serve warm. Make Ahead The quiche bites can be refrigerated for up to 4 days in an airtight container for on-the-go snacks or breakfast. Rate it Print