Name: Tiny Broccoli Quiches
Ingredients: 1 x 11 oz pie crust mix (for 2-crust pie); 5 oz broccoli, frozen and chopped; ¾ cup cheese, Swiss; 1 cups milk, fat-free; ½ cup refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed, or 2 whole eggs, beaten; 2 tsp dill; ¼ tsp salt

Why it works: Broccoli and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 132 recipes. Both carry 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol, which smells clove, smoky. The science ↓

Tiny Broccoli Quiches

Oven400°F

Timeabout 25 minutes

Ingredients

1 x 11 oz pie crust mix (for 2-crust pie)
5 oz broccoli, frozen and chopped
¾ cup cheese, Swiss
1 cups milk, fat-free
½ cup refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed, or 2 whole eggs, beaten
2 tsp dill
¼ tsp salt

Directions

Prepare the crust

Preheat oven to 400°F.
Lightly coat thirty‑six 1¾‑inch muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
Prepare pie crust mix according to package directions.
On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to slightly less than ⅛ inch thick. Using a 2½‑inch fluted round biscuit or cookie cutter, cut dough into circles.
Re‑roll scraps, cutting additional circles.
Line each muffin cup with a pastry circle.

Fill and bake

Pat broccoli dry with paper towels.
Divide broccoli and cheese evenly among pastry‑lined muffin cups.
In a small bowl, combine milk, egg product, dill, and salt; spoon about 2 teaspoons of the milk mixture into each muffin cup.
Bake about 25 minutes or until puffed and set.

Cool and serve

Cool in pans on wire racks for 5 minutes. Loosen and remove from pans.
Serve warm.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

399Calories

25 gProtein

23 gFat

25 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Broccoli	1 cup chopped (156g)	55
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Pie Crust	not in our table	0
Pie	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Broccoli + dilltop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together132 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).
Cheese + milktop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,426 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Milk + eggtop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together88,785 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Broccoli + cheesetop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together420 recipes

Shared aroma: hexyl acetate (fruity, apple).
Cheese + dilltop 21% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together157 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Eggs: Set the custard so the filling firms into a sliceable, tender texture when baked.
Milk: Forms the liquid base of the custard, adding moisture and softness to the filling.
Swiss cheese: Melts into the custard and adds rich, savory flavor and a creamy texture.
Broccoli: Adds vegetable bulk, mild flavor, and a tender bite to the filling.
Pie crust mix: Forms the pastry cups that hold the filling and provide a crisp, flaky base.

The step that matters

Patting the broccoli dry. Frozen broccoli releases water as it thaws and bakes. Excess moisture can dilute the custard, making it watery and preventing it from setting firmly, and can soften the pastry.

Swap the broccoli

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cheese, milk, egg, dill):

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Broccolithe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cheese, milk, egg, dill. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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