In her notebook, Missy described this recipe as "Wonderful"! Before you get started, keep in mind this recipe feeds a crowd.

Ingredients:

• 3 10-ounce packages frozen chopped spinach
• 8 strips bacon
• 1 cup cubed ham
• 1 stick butter, divided
• 1 cup flour
• 1 ¼ cups milk
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• ½ tsp Tabasco
• 18 eggs
• 1 ½ cups evaporated milk
• ½ cup French fried onion rings, crushed (optional)
• ½ cup grated Monterrey Jack cheese

Instructions:

1. Cook spinach according to directions; drain well
2. Quarter bacon and fry until crisp; remove from pan, set aside
3. Fry ham in bacon dripping for 2 minutes; remove and place with bacon
4. Add 4 TBS butter to drippings and melt; sauté onion until wilted
5. Add flour and mix well with whisk
6. Add spinach, salt, pepper, and Tabasco; mix well; remove from heat
7. Melt ½ stick butter in another large skillet
8. Beat eggs and evaporated milk together with pepper; scramble in butter until lightly set
9. Butter 9” x 13” baking dish; spread half of egg mixture in bottom and layer half of bacon and ham over eggs; cover with half of spinach
10. Repeat layers once more;
11. Top with onion rings and cheese; refrigerate overnight; bake at 275° for 1 hour; allow casserole to come to room temperature before baking

Serves 12-14