EGG BAKE & PASTA SALAD | MY GO-TO RECIPES EVERY YEAR

In today's video, I show you how you can make two of my favorite recipes: egg bake and pasta salad.
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EGG BAKE RECIPE:
Ingredients:
- 6 Large Eggs
- Half a tub of Sour Cream
- 3/4 Bag of Tater Tots
- 2 small cans of green chilies
- 3/4 bag of shredded cheese (any kind you like)
- Seasonings (salt, pepper, onion salt, dried onions)
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray pyrex with canola, coconut, or avocado oil. Spread an even layer of tater tots on the bottom. Next add the cans of green chilies. Then sprinkle a layer of shredded cheese.
- In a separate bowl mix the sour cream, eggs and seasonings together until completely smooth. Pour the mix and evenly distribute as the top and final layer.
- Cook in the oven for 40-45 minutes, until cheese is slightly browned on top and sides have started to brown.
PASTA SALAD RECIPE:
Sesame Dressing
16 oz pasta (of your choice)
1/2 White Onion
1 Green Bell Pepper
1 Enjoya Pepper
Hard Cheese (of your choice)
3 Organic Celery Sticks
Boil water in a large pot and add dry pasta. Cook pasta fully but be sure not to overcook. Strain pasta and place in a separate bowl. Add a splash of dressing to prevent the pasta from sticking to itself. Mix and let cool for approximately 30 minutes.
Chop the onion, green bell pepper, Enjoya pepper, celery and cheese into small cubes. Add to the bowl containing the pasta, pour sesame dressing over the top and mix together until evenly distributed.

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[@Gigi-fv9ky]

You are so right!

[@patriciabales8682]

I agree!

[@karatstixraw]

I always rinse my pasta under cold running water in a colander which not only chills it immediately it prevents the pasta from sticking together too as cold water dissolves starch from the cooking water. Thank you for the recipes!

[@EAMHawkeye]

That egg bake is on regular repeat in our house, so easy and great for meal prep! ❤

[@michpitt42]

When I make a cold pasta salad, I run cold water over it in the colander so it cools off quicker. Both recipes look delicious, can't wait to make them!

[@thomassanfrancisco5850]

I'm going to try your recipes over the Labor Day weekend.

[@annafedele1323]

i made your egg bake for meal prep this week so good! I used greeek yogurt instead of sour cream for higher protein and still turned out great!

[@KatieHespe]

Love the substitute you used and so glad you enjoyed it!

[@angelamarcinkevich9202]

Katie do more of these or a video cooking dinner stuff .

[@elizabethg16]

I tried your egg bake, was very very good and easy!

[@taylorlane6289]

More recipe videos!! Love them

[@lianeknudson3095]

So yummy! I think I’ll make it tomorrow, breakfast for dinner!

[@miss_m_yt]

Would love to see more of your recipes please!!!

[@connie6410]

I love when you do recipe videos! I completely agree the Unexpected Cheddar is awesome in a pasta salad, but I need to try that dressing. I'm going to make the egg bake, divide into servings, and use for a quick weekday breakfast. Thanks, Katie!

[@Truthseeker351]

Easy and fresh. Please do more. Thanks.

[@trishac9516]

Katie, yes, rinse your pasta with cold water to get rid of the starch, and it also helps with the sticking! When you're making a hot pasta recipe you always want to put some oil or sauce on it immediately after it's drained and you do not rinse it because you want the starch on the pasta to stick to your sauce. Also, I never would think to put Italian pasta and cheese with a sesame salad dressing! Sesame is Asian-inspired so I'm curious to know what kind of flavors it gives! I guess I'll have to try it😊

[@Mona-mr1cd]

Yassss you got me hooked on the egg bake!!! It’s now a staple item and I have one in the fridge and ready to get baked in later in the day!!!! Awesome video and thanks for all of your recommendations!!!!🙌🏽!!!! 🩷

[@irener1111]

That pasta salad would be great with the addition of toasted almonds or sunflower seeds. Both recipes looked delish

[@lisatowan4536]

So excited for both recipes. I can't wait to see the tweaks that you made. I'm watching my friend's elderly mother in a few weeks. I think that both recipes will be great to make for my mom and my friend's mom as well.

[@KatieHespe]

That’s so nice of you and yes they are so simple and delicious which makes them perfect to make for others.

[@midlifemom5829]

Thank you for the recipe Katie! Looks like it could be an awesome base to get creative (add bacon bits . chopped spinach, or bell peppers).

[@KatieHespe]

Yes, that’s the idea!! Love the way your thinking 😊

[@muj4475]

Such good flavor combinations, they both look delicious

[@JulyMoon82]

Your pasta salad method is similar to mine. After my pasta is done boiling, I strain it off course and let it cool just a bit before transferring to a large mixing bowl, then I add an Italian vinaigrette dressing for the same reason you add your dressing at that point. This is where our recipe differs, I like to add cherry tomatoes cut in half or quartered depending on the size so it matches the size of my pasta, black olives, and feta or mozzarella interchangeably. What I like about these kind of recipes is, like you said, how easy they are to adapt and modify. During the Christmas I make Christmas breakfast and often like to do an egg based casserole of some type, whether it's a stratta or a sweet bread pudding. Every year it's a bit different based on ingredients I have on hand or what flavors I'm in the mood for. The best part though is that I can prep it ahead and bake in the morning. Happy cooking, Hespe family!

[@KatieHespe]

Yes exactly!

[@hedyeharjomand4708]

Thank you for sharing these two delicious recipes again! 😋

[@Sherryonthego]

Katie, I really liked your new video. Thanks for the recipes. You both look adorable on camera together.

[@KatieHespe]

Thanks so much! 😊

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You are the best! I love your and Tim’s reviews. They are intelligent and well presented and assure people interested in buying the items you’re sharing. There is another reviewer who slurs her words, races 100wpm through her spiel and doesn’t show the items very well. So happy I found you both AND KATIE’s delicious recipes!!! Keep on keepin on!!!

[@KatieHespe]

Wow, thank you!

[@aimeeyork6319]

Can't wait to try your eggs! I'm also adding cheese to my next pasta salad 😋 I also add finely grated carrot, sugar snap peas sliced on the diagonal and Green Goddess dressing...

[@topMom69]

Yay a recipe video❤ Thank you!!

[@blessedby5780]

Beautiful ❤

[@christinenewell6368]

I made your salad for a family party last Saturday and it was such a hit. Thanks for the update!

[@bonnielemmon8493]

I love your egg bake recipe. I even double it during the holidays. The pasta salad looks perfect. I bought the pasta at TJ’s last weekend. I think I’m going to see if Amazon has the salad dressing. Keep the recipes coming. 😊

[@jinnypoole4961]

Can’t wait to try both of these. Yum! Thanks

[@pamwheeler1377]

Oh my goodness --- can wait to try that tasty, crisp & cool salad! Texas has been such a hot mess that nothing much looks like worth eating but this one looks like a keeper!

[@jenniferwellman5311]

I love when you do recipes during the week, keep them coming. PS I found that sesame dressing at Amazon.

[@lose999]

Woo hoo. Two for one. Thanks!!❤

[@cindystauffer3242]

Great recipes, Katie!

[@laurenalcala4253]

Looks delicious! TFS ❤️

[@kathygrieve8416]

Ok I’m making this for dinner 🥰

[@sigihood3932]

Hi kathie I just put my pasta under cold water when I make my pasta salad ❤️♥️🥨

[@suzannehamilton129]

When I'm making pasta for a salad, I run it under cold water while it's in the strainer 😊

[@laurie8617]

Both recipes look great Katie. We don’t have that store you mentioned for the salad dressing near us. What exactly is the name of it so I can try to find it online.

[@diaadiaconanaisabel879]

It’s called Feast from the East sweet and tangy sesame dressing 😊

[@catmama54]

I adore a good pasta salad and need to try this. What dressing is that?

[@pativoogd2721]

Where did you get your onion holder

[@pativoogd2721]

Where did you get your onion holder?

[@christinep327]

Yummmm! Can't wait to try both of them. We don't have a Stater Bros. in San Diego, but will try to find something. Are the canned chilies spicy?

[@KatieHespe]

No, not spicy at all. They add lots of flavor.

[@christinep327]

@KatieHespe Awesome; thanks SO much! I'm thinking tomatillo salsa sounds good too!

[@lose999]

I'm going to make this for Meatless Monday. Where did you get your onion storage dome?

[@KatieHespe]

HomeGoods :)

[@julieh3553]

Hi, Katie. Your directions say to use half of a tub of sour cream. What is the size of the container you used? 16 ounces? Thanks!

[@KatieHespe]

Yes 16oz

[@julieh3553]

Thanks!@@KatieHespe

[@leahmenasha9922]

Are the green chilis spicy? I wonder if like chicken or beef sausage or turkey bacon would go with it too

[@KatieHespe]

Nope not spicy at all. It just adds lots of flavor.

[@leahmenasha9922]

@@KatieHespe thank you I don’t like spicy I am going to have to try this thank you so much

[@jenniferlee9029]

Hi Katie.Looks so delicious but I have such a bad reaction to sour cream, any idea for a substitution? Thanks ❤

[@trishac9516]

Use Greek yogurt! It has a similar tangy flavor, and I use it all the time for my homemade ranch dressing.

[@stephanieschmidt3987]

What can you use instead if you can't find that dressing?

[@KatieHespe]

Any type of vinaigrette

[@ardilane1242]

Egg bake... What size sour cream? What size tater tot bag? What size cans of chile? What SIZE bag of cheese? Without these there are NO quantities listed... Please clarify...thanks ✌

[@karaberrie8305]

Do you use a 8×8 pan for the egg casserole?

[@diaadiaconanaisabel879]

Yes, she mentioned it at the beginning 😊but you can use the 9x13 if you are entertaining more people.

[@janetklein9697]

I always rinse my pasta in cold water. It stops the cooking and it cools it down.

[@elissaclark1975]

Great recipes. Thank you for sharing, I will definitely keep in mind. Hugs friend Elissa modesto cali @elissa_tc p.s. you look so beautiful

[@wendymazzocchi7727]

I'm gonna have to try your recipe. They look really yummy. Yummy.❤