Ham Asparagus Gratin

I got today's recipe from here a couple of years ago.  I love it because I love asparagus and surprisingly my kids like it too.  Even the baby was chomping on the gooey goodness.

Ingredients
1 can cream of Asparagus Soup (I have used cream of mushroom, also, and it tasted great)
1/2 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 1/2 cups cooked cut asparagus
1 1/2 cups cubed cooked ham
2 1/4 cups rotini pasta, cooked and drained (about 4 cups)
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese or Swiss cheese (about 4 ounces) 

Directions:
Heat the oven to 400°F.

Stir the soup, milk, onion powder, black pepper, asparagus, ham, pasta and 1/2 cup cheese in a baking dish.  Bake for 25 minutes or until the ham mixture is hot and bubbling. Stir the ham mixture. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Bake for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted.

printable recipe here.
 

Muffin Tin Ham & Eggs

I had seen a bunch of recipes like this on Pinterest and decided to give it a try this morning.  They tasted great and are completely customizable to what you have on hand. This is what I did.

Ingredients (per tin)
2 slices of deli sliced ham (I just used the sandwich sliced meats I had for sandwiches)
1 egg
spinach
salt & pepper

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.  First spray your muffin tins with some cooking spray.  Then I pushed in the meat slices, making sure that they left a "well" in the middle for the egg.  The meat slices tried to pop back up, so push them down well.

Next, take a couple of leaves of spinach and put on top of the meat.  Then, crack and egg and drop it in on top of the spinach and salt and pepper to taste.   I actually added the spinach last, but will do it the other way next time.

It should look something like this:

 Then pop it in the oven for about 15 minutes.  My yolks were completely cooked in that amount of time, so if you would like yours still runny, lessen the time.

Once they are done, pop them out with a spoon and serve!  YUM!

Remember that you can use whatever ingredients you like; mushrooms, cheese, onion, red or green pepper, diced green chilies, bacon, bacon bits, etc...

I made a whole dozen because that is what my tin holds.  I just took the extras out and put them in an airtight container in the fridge.  They will heat up nicely in the microwave for a quick breakfast on the go!

Macaroni Deluxe Casserole

This is a recipe that I've had in my recipe binder since before I got married.  It is a family recipe from a friend.  I forgot to snap a "pretty" picture of it before we started chowing down.  The kids loved it and so did the hubby, so it might make an appearance on my dinner table more often.

Macaroni Deluxe Casserole (printable recipe here)

Ingredients:

3/4 lb hamburger 
1/2 green pepper (I used a red pepper) 
1 chopped onion 
1 can tomato soup 
1 can cream of mushroom soup 
1/2 large can of evaporated milk 
1 1/2 cups uncooked macaroni 
1 cup grated cheddar cheese (optional) 

Directions: 
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sauté onions and peppers.  Add hamburger and salt and pepper.  Meanwhile, cook pasta and drain.  Once meat is browned, drain.   In a casserole dish, combine macaroni, soups, milk and meat mixture.  Top with grated cheese. 
Mix and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.