I rarely have cravings for food but last week I really, really wanted some dish that had ham, broccoli and cheese in it. I don't even have a regular recipe for something like that and I only recall making something like it once in my adult life. I can only guess it's because I like all of the ingredients on their own that I wanted to eat them all together. So I caved to my craving and went to the Internet to find a recipe. It didn't take me long at all, which surprised me since I am on a specialized diet. The author of this recipe cleverly called it Recipe for Broccoli, Ham and Mozzarella Baked with Eggs. I don't think there's a better description but there might be a better name.
I basically followed the recipe as written. She is pretty free flowing with her measurements and I am too so I'll tell you what I did. I grated a block of mozzarella (I don't like to use pre-shredded since it has more chemicals in it). I used one bunch of green onions, chopped. I used about 6 cups of broccoli that I did blanch as directed. I used about one pound of ham, 8 eggs, and as much cheese as I felt like. That is a 12 ounce block of mozzarella and I probably used about 8 ounces of it.
She said to layer the stuff in the 9 x 13 but that really isn't necessary since you are going to mix it all up anyway. This is where I added my seasonings. I just dumped stuff right in without measuring. I used: garlic powder, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, and some onion powder.
Then I added the well beaten eggs. It doesn't really seem too different except that it is all mixed together now. I did add a little more cheese on top because I could.
Here it is after baking. As the author noted, it really doesn't seem like there's enough egg, but there is. I wish I had baked it a little longer to get it a little more crispy on top. Otherwise, this was delicious and satisfied my craving. It was great as leftovers too and will definitely make it into my permanent cookbook.
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