Breakfast casserole with asparagus, leeks, bacon, bread, milk, eggs, feta and Parmesan.
Looking for ideas for a special brunch?
Why not a warm and welcoming breakfast casserole?
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Assemble everything the night before and then just pop it in the oven first thing in the morning.
Breakfast casseroles are really quite easy to make.
Bread, eggs, milk, and cheese are your base.
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Where you might get creative is with the seasonings and additions.
In this one, we are celebrating spring with asparagus and leeks.
Feta is our cheese of choice, along with some Parmesan for the topping.
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Bacon makes an important appearance as well.
We’re seasoning withHerbes de Provence, which is like the French equivalent of Italian seasoning.
it’s possible for you to use dried thyme or tarragon if you don’t have it.
Elise Bauer
By the way, this breakfast casserole?
Thumbs up from all present.
Remove cooked bacon from the pan with a slotted spoon, leaving the rendered bacon fat in the pan.
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While the bacon is cooking, cut up the bread.
If the bread is a little stale, great.
This will help the keep the bread from disintegrating when mixed with the eggs later.
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Bring a small pot of water to a boil.
Add the cut asparagus and blanch for 1 minute.
Remove the asparagus from the pot to a bowl of ice water.
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Let cool in the ice water and then drain.
Do not let brown.
Add the asparagus and leeks and gently mix to combine, taking care to not break up the bread.
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Preheat oven to 350F.
With the remaining tablespoon of butter, butter the insides of a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
Sprinkle the bacon over the bottom of the dish.
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Gently pour the filling mixture into the casserole.
Top with Parmesan cheese.
Push the grated Parmesan down a bit into to the top of the casserole so that it gets moistened.
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If the top is getting too brown before the custard is done, you might tent it with foil.
Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes before cutting to serve.
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