Baked Eggs into a Cheesy Shrimp Sauce
Comments: An excellent brunch.
This recipe can easily be halved.
Servings: 12
IngredientsPreparation
  • 2 [10-ounce / 284-mL each] cans cream of shrimp soup concentrate
  • 1 cup [250 mL] half-and-half
  • 4 teaspoons [20 mL] dried onion flakes
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] prepared mustard
  • 2 cups [450 g] grated Swiss cheese
  • 12 eggs
  • 12 [1/2-inch / 1.3-cm thick each] leaven bread slices, buttered then halved into triangles
  • Freshly chopped parsley [optional]
  • Preheat oven to 350°F [180°C].
  • Into a casserole, heat together cream of shrimp soup concentrate, half-and-half, dried onion flakes and prepared mustard, until really hot and smooth.
  • Remove from heat and stir in grated Swiss cheese, until completely melted.
  • Pour 1 cup [250 mL] cheese sauce into each of 2 [10 x 6 x 1-inch / 25 x 15 x 2.5-cm each] rectangular oven-safe dishes.
  • Delicately break-up 6 eggs, side-by-side, into each dish.
  • Then delicately spoon remaining cheese sauce all around eggs.
  • Arrange bread triangles, cut sides down, all around each dish.
  • Transfer into preheat oven for 20 minutes, until eggs are done.
  • Serve eggs, sprinkled with freshly chopped parsley if desired.