Ham, Egg & Asparagus Bake for Easter Brunch

Recipes to add a little sunshine to your Easter morning or any morning!

Try these recipes for an unforgettable Easter brunch celebration.

An Asparagus Bake Easter Brunch Dish.

Ham, Egg, and Asparagus Bake

Course Breakfast
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cups cooked ham, chopped
  • ½ cup onion, chopped
  • ¼ cup yellow (or red) bell peppers, chopped
  • 10 oz pkg. frozen cut asparagus, thawed, or 10 fresh stalks, cut
  • 8 eggs
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • ¾ teaspoon dried tarragon
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 425º F (220 degrees C).
  • Lightly grease a 9×13 inch baking dish.
  • Mix ham, onion, peppers, and asparagus in the prepared baking dish.
  • In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, flour, Parmesan, tarragon, salt, and pepper. Pour over ham mixture.
  • Bake 20 minutes in preheated oven or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
  • Continue baking 3 to 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
  • Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
Keyword ham and asparagus recipes, stouffers ham and asparagus bake recipe

Artichoke Hearts Gratin

Course Side Dish

Ingredients
  

  • 6 fresh-cooked or canned artichoke hearts, halved (the latter drained well)
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons bread crumbs
  • ¼ cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ lemon, cut into wedges
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Place artichoke heart halves on a paper towel cut-side down to drain for about 15 minutes.
  • Set oven rack about 6 inches from heat source and preheat the oven’s broiler.
  • Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly coat with vegetable oil.
  • Place artichoke heart halves on the prepared baking sheet, cut side up.
  • Season with salt and pepper, sprinkle with breadcrumbs and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese; drizzle with olive oil.
  • Broil artichoke hearts until browned on top, about 7 minutes.
  • Serve with lemon wedges.
Keyword pan fried canned artichoke hearts, sauteed canned artichoke hearts
Muffin - Kolach

Hot Cross Muffins

Course Side Dish
Cuisine English

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups packaged biscuit mix
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 eggs, slightly beaten
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 2 teaspoons finely grated orange peel
  • ½ cup currants or raisins, soaked in hot water to plump, drained

Vanilla icing:

  • 2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sift before measuring
  • 1 ½ tablespoons butter, soft
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons milk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Mix biscuit mix, sugar, salt, cinnamon, eggs, milk, melted butter, and orange peel. Add plumped raisins or currants.
  • Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper baking cups. Fill cups 2/3 full.
  • Bake for 15 to 18 minutes.
  • Make vanilla icing and drizzle or pipe over muffins to make cross shapes. Makes 12 hot cross muffins.

Icing

  • Combine all icing ingredients in a small mixing bowl.
  • Stir until smooth and well blended.
  • Adjust for spreading consistency if necessary, adding more milk or more confectioners' sugar.
Keyword easy hot cross buns recipe no yeast, hot cross buns recipe

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Beth Herman

Beth Herman is a freelance writer with interests in healthy living and food, family, animal welfare, architecture and design, religion, and yoga. She writes for a variety of national and regional publications, institutions, and websites.

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Mikki

sounds good all but for the asparagus – think I’d subsitute green peas instead and would still be yummy

Patricia Flanigan

Thank you for these wonderful recipes! Some are unique and I look forward to making them.

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