Barbie's Hot Brown Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup butter
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs (beaten)
• 6 cups milk
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• salt & pepper
• 16 slices bread (toasted)
• 16 slices turkey
• paprika
• 1/2 lb bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1 cup tomato (seeded and diced)
• 1/4 cup parsley

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan melt butter. add flour stirring to make a roux. cook 2 to 3 minutes.
• 2 thorougly beat eggs, beat in the milk.
• 3 while stirring, slowly add the milk/egg to the butter mixture.
• 4 stir in 3/4 cup parmesean cheese. cook until mixture thickens but does not boil. this will take about 30 to 40 minutes. mixture should heavily coat spoon. remove from heat.
• 5 fold in whipping cream and add salt and pepper to taste.
• 6 trim crust from bread. toast in a regular toaster.
• 7 line the bottom of a 9x13 casserole pan and a 8x8 casserole pan. usually 6 slices for the 9x13 and 4 slices for the 8x8.
• 8 top with slices of turkey.
• 9 cover with the sauce, dividing the sauce between the 2 dishes. if using one large casserole dish the spread all of the sauce over the turkey.
• 10 sprinkle with the remaining parmesean cheese and paprika.
• 11 place in pre-heated 350 degree oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• 12 while casserole is baking fry and crumble bacon or use pre cooked bacon bits.
• 13 toast remaining slices of bread. cut in half diagonally.
• 14 after removing the casserole from the oven placed toasted bread around the outer edge "point side up".
• 15 garnish with the bacon bits and diced tomatoes and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
• 16 serve while hot. serves 8.