Ham Nest Bake

I’m spending some time this week playing with recipes from my grandmas and mom…

Tonight we scarfed this cheesy deliciousness (altered from a Gramma Millie recipe for Hashbrown Ham Quiche).

We all loved it!

My husband says he can eat this 4 days a week. It’s his new favorite food.

I initially served this dish with my Honey Vanilla Rainbow Fruit Salad.

Ham Nest Bake Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 cups hash browns, uncooked but not frozen
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 cup Swiss cheese, shredded
• 1 cup cooked ham, diced
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 cup butter, melted (divided: 2 tsp to grease baking dish + 3 1/3 Tbsp for hash brown crust)
• 1/4 tsp seasoned salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425^◦ F.
2. Grease a 9″ round baking dish with 2 tsp melted butter then set aside.
3. Press moisture from hash browns. I like to spread them out on paper towels and use more paper towels to press down for this step.
4. Add pressed hash browns to baking dish and press into a pie shell shape (even on bottom and running up sides of dish).
5. Drizzle remaining 3 1/3 Tbsp melted butter over hash brown crust.
6. Bake 20-25 mins until edges of hash brown crust are browning.
7. In a large bowl, combine 1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese, 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese, and 1 cup diced cooked ham. Keep this bowl around – you’ll need it again before washing!
8. Fill baked hash brown crust with cheese and ham mixture, spreading evenly.
9. Preheat oven to 350^◦ F.
10. In same large bowl, beat 2 eggs, 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, and 1/4 tsp seasoned salt.
11. Pour egg mixture evenly over cheese and ham mixture.
12. Bake 20-25 mins, until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
13. Remove from oven and allow to cool 10 mins before slicing/serving.

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 8
Amount per serving
Calories	217
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.7g	20%
Saturated Fat 8.7g	44%
Cholesterol 138mg	46%
Sodium 1317mg	57%
Total Carbohydrate 7.8g	3%
Dietary Fiber 0.8g	3%
Total Sugars 0.6g
Protein 12.3g
Vitamin D 14mcg	69%
Calcium 226mg	17%
Iron 1mg	5%
Potassium 39mg	1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice.