English Muffin Asparagus Bake Recipe 485

ENGLISH MUFFIN-SAUSAGE BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook ground sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring often, until browned and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Drain excess grease.
• Spread torn English muffin pieces along the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Layer cooked sausage, onions, bell peppers, and Cheddar cheese over English muffin pieces.
• Combine eggs, milk, basil, and pepper in a bowl; whisk until well combined. Pour egg mixture into the baking dish. Gently press down on top of the casserole mixture with a spatula. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Uncover casserole and bake in the preheated oven until casserole is set and eggs are cooked, about 35 minutes. Check by inserting a knife. Let cool for 15 minutes before eating.

CREAMY GARLIC ASPARAGUS BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• To blanch asparagus, heat 4 quarts water (add 1 tablespoon salt, if desired) in 6-quart Dutch oven to boiling. Add asparagus; cook 3 to 4 minutes or until asparagus is crisp-tender. Remove asparagus, and immediately immerse in bowl of ice cold water. Let stand 5 minutes. Drain well; pat dry with paper towels.
• Place asparagus spears in ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish.
• In medium bowl, mix Boursin™ cheese and whipping cream with whisk or fork until blended. Stir in Parmesan cheese; spread over asparagus. Top with tomatoes.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with thyme.

ASPARAGUS, HAM AND EGG BAKE

Steps:

• Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In large bowl, toss ham, asparagus, potatoes, onion and cheeses. Spoon into baking dish.
• In same bowl, beat eggs, milk, sour cream, lemon-pepper seasoning salt and mustard with fork or wire whisk until well mixed. Pour egg mixture over potato mixture. (Baking dish will be very full.) Cover; refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
• Heat oven to 325°F. Uncover baking dish; bake 35 minutes. Meanwhile, in small bowl, toss cornflake crumbs and butter.
• Sprinkle cornflake mixture over partially baked casserole. Bake uncovered 30 to 35 minutes longer or until knife inserted in center comes out clean and thermometer inserted in center reads 160°F. Remove from oven; let stand 15 minutes before serving.

ENGLISH MUFFINS

Steps:

• Warm the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Mix in the sugar, stirring until dissolved. Let cool until lukewarm. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl, combine the milk, yeast mixture, shortening and 3 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Add salt and rest of flour, or enough to make a soft dough. Knead. Place in greased bowl, cover, and let rise.
• Punch down. Roll out to about 1/2 inch thick. Cut rounds with biscuit cutter, drinking glass, or empty tuna can. Sprinkle waxed paper with cornmeal and set the rounds on this to rise. Dust tops of muffins with cornmeal also. Cover and let rise 1/2 hour.
• Heat greased griddle. Cook muffins on griddle about 10 minutes on each side on medium heat. Keep baked muffins in a warm oven until all have been cooked. Allow to cool and place in plastic bags for storage. To use, split and toast. Great with orange butter, or cream cheese and jam.

OVERNIGHT ASPARAGUS STRATA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring 8 cups water to a boil. Add asparagus; cook, uncovered, 2-3 minutes or just until crisp-tender. Drain and immediately drop into ice water. Drain and pat dry., Arrange six English muffin halves in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish, cut side up. Trim remaining muffin halves to fill spaces. Layer with 1 cup cheese, asparagus, ham and red pepper. , In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, salt, mustard and pepper. Pour over top. Refrigerate, covered, overnight., Preheat oven to 375°. Remove strata from refrigerator while oven heats. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.

ENGLISH MUFFIN BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Generously grease the bottom and sides of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with butter. Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Cut the English muffins into 1-inch cubes. (Do not halve them horizontally as you would normally for the toaster.) Place the cubes on a sheet pan and bake until lightly toasted, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a medium or large skillet over medium-high. Add the sausage and scallions, a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper and cook, breaking up the sausage with a wooden spoon, until the sausage is evenly browned, 4 to 6 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
• Meanwhile, add the eggs, milk, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper to large bowl; whisk to combine.
• To assemble, sprinkle half of the sausage, then half of the cheese onto the bottom of the baking dish. Add the English muffin cubes on top in one even layer. Carefully pour the egg mixture into the pan, pressing down lightly to make sure all the bread is moistened. Top with remaining sausage and cheese. Wrap well and refrigerate for at least 1 hour up to overnight.
• Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake the casserole until puffed and cooked through, about 40 minutes. (It may need a few more minutes, if your casserole has been in the refrigerator overnight.) Cool for 10 minutes, then cut into squares and serve.

ASPARAGUS-ENGLISH MUFFIN BAKE

Steps:

• In a 4-quart saucepan, boil asparagus pieces 1 minute.
• Drain and put in a large bowl of ice water to stop cooking process.
• Drain and pat asparagus dry with paper towels.
• Place English muffin halves, cut side up, to form a crust in a greased 13 x 9 inch pan.
• Cut the muffins to fill the empty spaces in the pan as needed.
• Layer asparagus, half the cheese, ham, and bell pepper over muffins.
• In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, salt, dry mustard and pepper.
• Pour the egg mixture evenly over muffins.
• Cover and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.
• Remove from refrigerator before preheating the oven to 375 degrees.
• Bake 40-45 minutes, or until set in the center.
• Immediately sprinkle remaining cheese over top and serve.

COUNTRY HAM AND ASPARAGUS MINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the cream cheese and butter until well blended.
• Stir in ¾ cup of the flour and the cornmeal.
• Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
• Lightly grease 18 miniature muffin cups and then preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Shape the dough into 18 balls.
• Press evenly into the bottom and up the sides of each muffin cup; set aside.
• In a small bowl, stir together the Swiss cheese and the remaining 1 tablespoon flour.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg and cream.
• Stir in the Swiss cheese mixture and ham.
• Spoon evenly into the muffin cups.
• Bake 7 minutes.
• Top each muffin with an asparagus tip.
• Decrease oven temperature to 300 degrees.
• Cover with foil; bake 17 minutes, or until set.
• Serve warm.