Brinner

Do you know what brinner is?  It's breakfast for dinner.  I love having breakfast for dinner, and decided to have some girls over last night for a brinner party.  I made a hash brown casserole and a quiche, and the girls brought over some fruit and chocolate milk, all the makings for a good brinner party!

 

Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole

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Ingredients

• 1 (30 oz.) package frozen shredded hash browns
• 1 cup shredded Colby Jack cheese
• 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp. shredded Swiss cheese
• 1 large onion, minced
• 1 tsp. minced garlic
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 (10 3/4 oz.) can cream of chicken soup
• 1/2 cup beef broth
• 2 tbsp. butter, melted
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. pepper

Directions

• Preheat over to 350*
• Combine hash browns, Colby Jack, Swiss, onion, and garlic in a large bowl.
• Stir together milk, soup, broth, butter, salt, and pepper.
• Add to hash brown mixture and mix well.
• Pour into lightly greased 9x13 baking dish.
• Bake for 45-55 minutes.

* I actually halfed this recipe since there were only 4 of us; and since I love a crunchy topping, I melted a tablespoon of butter and mixed it with 8 crushed Ritz crackers to make a topping.

Ham, Swiss, and Spinach Quiche

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Ingredients 

• 3 cups packed baby spinach, chopped
• 6 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 cups half and half
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1  9" frozen pie crust
• 1/4 pound sliced ham, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups shredded Swiss cheese

Directions

• Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil, place in oven, and preheat to 375*
• Mist a medium skillet with cooking spray and heat it over medium heat.  Cook spinach, stirring often, until wilted.  Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and pat dry.
• Combine eggs, half and half, and salt in a large bowl and whisk until well mixed.
• Arrange spinach in the bottom of pie crust.  Scatter ham over spinach, and then top with cheese.  Pour eggs into the shell.
• Place quiche on baking sheet and bake until set and crust is golden brown, about 40 minutes.  Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

The top and crust got a little browner than I would have liked, but other than that, it turned out well for my first quiche!