Cheesy Eggs Broccoli Bake For A Buffet Food

CHEESY BROCCOLI-EGG BAKE FOR A BRUNCH CROWD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Layer half each of the bread cubes, peppers and cheese in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
• Top with broccoli, then layers of remaining bread cubes, peppers and cheese.
• Whisk eggs in large bowl until blended. Add milk, sour cream and butter; mix well.
• Pour over ingredients in baking dish.
• Bake 50 min. to 1 hour or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 5 to 10 min. before cutting to serve.

BROCCOLI CHEESE BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Place broccoli in a steamer over 1 inch of boiling water, and cover. Cook until tender but still firm, about 2 to 6 minutes. Drain.
• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat and add flour; cook until bubbly. Stir in onion and gradually add milk, stirring well. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper. Stir in cheese and eggs; mix well. Combine mixture with broccoli and transfer to a 9 x 13 inch casserole dish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.

CHEESY EGGS & BROCCOLI BAKE FOR A BUFFET

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Layer half each of the bread, peppers and cheese in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Top with broccoli, ham and onions. Repeat layers of bread, peppers and cheese.
• Whisk eggs in large bowl until blended. Add milk and butter; mix well. Pour over ingredients in baking dish.
• Bake 50 min. to 1 hour or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 5 min. before cutting to serve.

CHEESY BROCCOLI BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Bring 1 qt. (4 cups) water to boil in large saucepan on medium-high heat. Add broccoli; cook 3 min. or until crisp-tender. Drain.
• Combine broccoli, remaining water and all remaining ingredients in 8-inch square baking dish; cover.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until heated through.

CHEESY BROCCOLI-EGG BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter an 11 x 7-inch baking dish.
• In a skillet cook the turkey sausage or pork sausage meat with onion and garlic (if using) until the meat is no longer pink; drain fat and transfer to a large bowl.
• Toss together the sausage with cooked broccoli and about 1/2 cup three-cheese blend; spoon the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• In a bowl whisk eggs, add in 1/2 cup shredded three-cheese blend, ricotta, half and half cream, salt, pepper and cayenne (if using) pour over the broccoli mixture in the baking dish.
• Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup cheddar (or to taste) cheese, then arrange the tomato slices on top.
• Bake covered for 30 minutes; uncover and continue to bake for another 10-15 minutes more.

BUFFET-STYLE FLUFFY OVEN SCRAMBLED EGGS FOR A CROWD

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F (set oven rack to lowest position).
• Spray a 13 x 9-inch glass baking pan with cooking spray then pour the melted butter into the pan.
• In a bowl whisk eggs and salt until smooth and well blended.
• Gradually whisk in the half and half and milk; pour into the baking pan.
• Bake uncovered for 10 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the oven then stir the eggs; return to oven and bake another 15-20 minutes or until the eggs are just set (to insure soft fluffy eggs do not overbake as the eggs will cook more after removing from the oven).
• Serve immediately.