Southern Food

  1. Home
  2. Food & Drink
  3. Southern Food

Ham and Egg Strata, A Brunch Casserole

By Diana Rattray, About.com

Scroll down to see more breakfast and brunch casseroles, including egg recipes and quiche recipes.

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups chopped asparagus, divided
  • 6 cups cubed French bread or sourdough bread, divided
  • 1 1/2 cups diced ham
  • 4 eggs, beaten
  • 2 1/2 cups milk
  • salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

Blanch asparagus briefly in boiling water; drain well. Spoon 1 1/2 cups of the bread cubes into a buttered 2-quart casserole. Scatter half of the asparagus over the bread. Top with another 1 1/2 cups of bread cubes. Cover with the 1 1/2 cups diced ham. Top with another 1 1/2 cups bread cubes then layer remaining asparagus over that. Cover asparagus layer with remaining 1 1/2 cups bread cubes. Whisk together the eggs and milk; season with salt and pepper. Pour egg mixture evenly over the strata. Cover and chill for at least 3 hours, or overnight to cook and serve the next morning. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serve with a Mornay Sauce or Spicy Cheese Sauce.
Serves 4 to 6.

More Breakfast Casseroles and Egg Recipes
Ham and Egg Breakfast Casserole
Bacon and Egg Breakfast Casserole
Fiesta Breakfast Casserole
Western Ham and Egg Casserole
Deluxe Scrambled Eggs
Eggs Benedict
Eggs Florentine Recipe
Scalloped Eggs with Bacon
Creole Eggs
Creamy Scrambled Eggs
Creamed Eggs with Ham
Deviled Eggs
Mexican Scrambled Eggs
Eva's Scrambled Eggs
Corned Beef Hash with Eggs
Scrambled Eggs with Ramps
Western Omelet with Ham

Egg Recipes & Breakfast Casseroles

Egg Recipes Index
Hard-Cooked Egg Recipes
Cheese Recipes
Quiche Recipe Index
Breakfast Casseroles
Ham Recipes Index
Main Dish Casseroles
Crockpot Pork and Ham

Slow Cooker Recipes | Casseroles | Main Recipe Index
Weekly Crockpot Recipe Newsletter

User Reviews Write Review

Explore Southern Food

More from About.com

Southern Food

  1. Home
  2. Food & Drink
  3. Southern Food
  4. Pork and Ham Recipes
  5. Ham Recipes
  6. Ham Casserole Recipes
  7. Brunch Casserole Recipe with Asparagus and Ham - Ham and Egg Strata with Asparagus

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.