Ham, Asparagus, and White Cheddar Breakfast Strata
Ingredients
- 1 lb fresh asparagus
- 5 slices whole wheat bread crusts trimmed off
- 2 c shredded Vermont white cheddar cheese
- 1 ½ c coarsely chopped cooked ham
- ¼ t diced onion
- 5 large eggs
- 1 t whole grain or Dijon mustard
- 2 sprinkles Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ t kosher salt
- ⅛ t fresh cracked pepper
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 ½ cups milk
Instructions
- Cut the tough ends off the asparagus and discard. Chop the remaining asparagus spears in 1-inch pieces. Boil 4 minutes, drain, and set aside.
- In a 2-quart casserole dish sprayed with cooking spray, layer the bread slices, 1 c cheese, ham, asparagus, and onion. In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, mustard, salt, pepper, garlic, and milk. Pour over the casserole. Refrigerate overnight.
- The next morning, heat the oven to 350F. While oven is heating, have the strata out of the fridge to start warming up. Cook the strata 45 minutes. Top with remaining 1 c cheese and bake 5-10 minutes more or until set. Serves 6.
Notes
My ham gave off quite a bit off juice as this cooked. Not a problem, I just tilted the dish, let the juice run to a corner, and used a balled up paper towel to sop it up.
Calorie count is purely an estimate calculated using an online application to serve as a guide and not to be taken as accurate nutritional information. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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