Recipe - Holiday Hash Brown Bake

3 cup Potatoes; shredded
Salt and pepper
1 cup Canadian bacon; minced
Vegetable oil spray
1 cup Cheddar cheese (4oz);
shredded
1/3 cup Red and green bell pepper
; minced
3 lg Eggs; beaten
1/3 cup Milk
One half teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon Pepper

Thaw potatoes if necessary and blot them gently between layers of paper
toweling. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Coat a 9inch pie pan
with vegetable oil spray. Press potatoes into bottom and up sides of pan;
spray agqaain with vegetable oil. Bake at 425 degrees for 25 minutes or
until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Combine ham, cheese,
and bell pepper; spoon into potato shell. Combine eggs, milk, One half teaspoon
salt, One fourth teaspoon pepper, stirring well. Pour egg mixture over ham mixture
and bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until set. Let stand 10
minutes before serving.

Nutritional info per serving: 325 cal; 16g pro, 23g carb, 19g fat (53%)
Source: adapted from Southern Living Miami Herald 12/21/95

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