Fresh Vegetable And Ham Strata

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John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs	English	Brunch	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Fresh asparagus spears
		trimmed and cut into
		1-inch
		pieces about 3 cups
1	c	Ham, chopped 6 ounces
1/2	c	Red bell pepper, chopped
4		Sourdough english muffins
		split in half
2	c	Shredded co-jack cheese
		divided
8		Eggs, lightly beaten
2	c	Milk
1	t	Dry mustard
3/4	t	Salt
1/4	t	Ground black pepper
1		Hollandaise sauce mix, 0.9
		ounce

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 375Â°F. In Generation II 2-Qt Saucepan, cook
asparagus, covered, in small amount of boiling water 6-8 minutes or
until crisp-tender, drain. Using Food Chopper, chop ham and bell
pepper. In bottom of 9" x 13" Baker, place English muff in halves,
split sides up. Top with 1 cup of the cheese, asparagus, ham and bell
pepper. In Classic 2-Qt Batter Bowl, whisk eggs, milk, dry mustard,
salt and black pepper until well blended. Pour egg mixture over
ingredients in Baker. Bake 35 minutes. Top with the remaining 1 cup
cheese. Bake 5-7 minutes or just until cheese is melted. Meanwhile,
prepare hollandaise sauce according to package directions. Cut strata
into squares. Serve with sauce.  Yield: 12 servings  Approximately 270
calories and 16 grams of fat per serving.  COOK'S TIPS  To snap off and
discard the woody base from fresh asparagus, hold  spear at both ends
and bend several times until it breaks. To cook  the asparagus in the
microwave, place asparagus pieces in Covered  Micro-Cooker. Add 2
tablespoons water. Microwave on HIGH 5-7 minutes  or until
crisp-tender, stirring after 3 minutes. Fresh broccoli  florets may be
substituted for the asparagus. Cook as directed above.  Busted by Gail
Shermeyer <[email protected]>  NOTES : This simple egg strata can be
prepared a day ahead,  refrigerated and baked just before serving.
Sourdough English muffins  make up the easy base. Recipe by: Stoneware
Sensations, Doris  Christopher (Pampered Chef)  Posted to Bakery-Shoppe
Digest by Gail Shermeyer <[email protected]>  on Apr 15, 1998

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