Christmas Leftovers – Hot Turkey Sandwich And Cheesy Ham & Asparagus Bake

Now that we have made it thru the Christmas meal, we have plenty of leftovers to use up up as you will see on my next couple of posts.

Since I didn’t get to eat as much gravy on Christmas Day as I would have liked, the next evening I made an open-faced hot turkey sandwich.  I added some gravy and sliced turkey to a bowl and nuked it then built the sandwich as follows: slice of homemade bread, turkey, gravy, and chopped bacon.  It was delicious.

We had lots of ham left from Christmas dinner and some asparagus in the freezer so I went in search of a dish that used them both for breakfast and came across this recipe for Cheesy Ham And Asparagus Bake from All Recipes that had a 5-star rating.  I followed the recipe except I made it the day before and removed it from the fridge a couple of hours before cooking and it took 45 minutes to cook at 350F.

Cheesy Ham And Asparagus Bake

Ingredients:

1½ cups chopped cooked ham

10 oz package frozen cut asparagus, thawed

½ cup chopped onion

¼ cup chopped red bell pepper

8 eggs

2 cups milk

1 cup all-purpose flour

¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

¾ tsp dried tarragon

¾ tsp salt

½ tsp black pepper

1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 425 350F and lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Combine ham, asparagus, onion, and bell pepper in the prepared baking dish.

Beat eggs, milk, flour, Parmesan, tarragon, salt, and pepper together in a large bowl and pour over ham mixture.

Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.

Sprinkle top with Cheddar cheese; continue baking until cheese melted, 3 to 5 minutes.

Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

The Verdict:

We thought it was good but something unexpected happened with the flour, it sank to the bottom and made somewhat of a crust and I don’t know if it was supposed to do that or it came from sitting overnight.  I re-read the recipe and it said it could be made the night before but it didn’t mention the flour settling or a need to give it a stir before baking.  The best part is that we can eat on it for a few days.

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Have a great day and thanks for stopping by Almost Heaven South.

Larry

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