Minnesota Morning Egg Bake

AKA:  Aurora's Baked Eggs

10 eggs
1/2 c. flour
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 cups cottage cheese
4 cups cojack cheese
1 bag of broccoli or chopped spinach (thaw and squeeze all moisture from spinach)
2 medium tomatoes, sliced
1/2 c. grated parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 350.  Spray 9x13 baking dish with non-stick spray.
In large bowl, beat eggs; add flour, salt, pepper and baking powder.  Mix well. 
Fold in cottage cheese, grated cojack and broccoli.  Pour into prepared baking dish. 
Place sliced tomatoes on top of egg mixture and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. 
Bake until eggs are set.  45-50 minutes. 

**can be made the night before.  put tomatoes and parmesan on top before going into oven in the morning.  Bring to room temp before baking. 

Birthday Party Chicken Divan

We had a few people over to celebrate Emily’s 15th birthday.  I asked my friend, Elizabeth, for ideas on the menu. She said special birthdays at her home growing up always includes Chicken Divan.  Not just any, Tricia Nixon’s Chicken Divan.  

I made three batches and it was all gone! 

1 bag frozen broccoli florets

1/2 rotisserie chicken, meat pulled from bones and shredded/cut to bite size pieces

3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1 can cream of chicken soup (or homemade version here)

1/2 cup mayonnaise 

1/2-1 tsp curry powder

Splash of lemon juice

1 tube Ritz crackers

1/2 stick butter, melted

Add broccoli to shallow casserole dish.  Top with chicken.  Sprinkle cheddar cheese evenly over chicken.  Combine soup, mayo, curry and lemon juice.  Spread evenly oven cheese.  

Add crackers to food processor.  Pulse 4-5 times, until larger crumbs.  Continue pulsing and pour melted butter they feed tube.  Distribute evenly over sauce.  

Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes.  

Serve over wild rice.  

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