Mini Sausage Quiche Appetizers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened (can use margarine)
2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
2 cups all-purpose flour
FILLING
6 ounces bulk Italian sausage (such as Jimmy Dean's, use mild or spicy)
1 pinch cayenne pepper (use only if using milk sausage)
1/2 - 3/4 cup finely shredded swiss cheese (or as needed)
1 large green onion, minced (or use 2 tablespoons minced chives)
2 eggs
1 cup half-and-half cream
fresh ground black pepper (to taste)
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese (or as needed)

Preparation

Lightly grease 36 miniature muffin tins.
In a bowl beat butter with cream cheese and flour until smooth.
Shape tablespoons of dough into balls.
Press 1 ball into the bottom and up the sides of each greased muffin cup.
Cover lightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate the tins until ready to fill.
In a skillet cook the sausage meat until no longer pink; drain fat and cool slightly.
Divide the sausage meat into each prepared dough/muffin tin.
Sprinkle a small amount of Swiss cheese over the top of the sausage meat then some green onions over the cheese.
In a bowl whisk the eggs with cream and black pepper.
Pour the egg mixture into each shell then sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.
Bake at 375 degrees F for about 20-25 minutes or until browned.