ham & asparagus strata
(1 rating)
My sister made this for me the other day and it was fantastic! I'm going to make this for Christmas morning (or any ole time really!).
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(1 rating)
yield
6 -8
prep time
30 Min
cook time
1 Hr 15 Min
Ingredients For ham & asparagus strata
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8 ozasparagus spears trimmed & cut into 2 inch pieces
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5 cfrench bread cubes
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2 cshredded gruyere or white cheddar cheese
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1/2 cchopped onion
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1/4 cchopped chives or green onions
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8 ozcooked ham, diced
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10 lgeggs
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1 1/2 cmilk
How To Make ham & asparagus strata
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1Bring a large pot of salted water to boiling. Add asparagus, cook 5 mins, or until bright green. Drain and place in a bowl of ice water to cool. Drain and set aside.
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2In a greased 3 quart baking dish, spread half of the bread cubes. top with cheese, onion, chives and half the ham and asparagus. Top with remaining bread.
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3In a bowl whisk together 4 of the eggs and the milk. Evenly pour over layers in dish. Press down bread pieces into the egg/milk mixture with the back of a spoon. Top with remaining ham and asparagus. Cover, refrigerate until ready to bake.
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4Bake uncovered in a 325 degree oven 30 minutes. With the back of a wooden spoon, press 6 indentations in top of the strata. Pour a whole egg into each indentations. Back 20-25 minutes more or until an instant read thermometer inserted into center of strata reads 170 degrees and the eggs are set. Let stand for 15 minutes.
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5Cut into squares to serve. If desired, lightly drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and cracked black pepper.
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