Make Ahead Ham And Cheese Breakfast Egg Strata Recipe
This Make Ahead Ham Cheese Breakfast Egg Strata recipe is great for a family Christmas breakfast or brunch... or anytime you need to feed a crowd. You can make this the night before and bake it when you wake up - the layers of bread, ham, and cheese all in a savoury egg custard. This is a savoury breakfast bread pudding, though some people will call this a breakfast casserole recipe.
Ingredients
| Cubed crusty bread | 400 Gram (((8 cups))) | |
| Emmental cheese | 170 Gram , shredded (((about 1 ½ cups))) | |
| Chopped ham | 200 Gram (((about 1 ½ cups))) | |
| Green onions | 3 , chop | |
| Eggs | 10 | |
| Milk | 500 Milliliter (((2 cups))) | |
| Dijon mustard | 30 Milliliter (((2 tbsp))) | |
| Garlic | 4 Clove (20 gm) , mince | |
| Fresh thyme sprigs | 2 , chop | |
| Black pepper | 5 Milliliter (((1 tsp))) | |
| Salt | 5 Milliliter (((1 tsp))) |
Directions
GETTING READY:
1. Place the bread cubes in a 9x13" baking dish.
2. Top with the ham, grated cheese, and onion.
3. In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, mustard, garlic, thyme, pepper and salt.
4. Slowly pour this mixture into the dish.
5. Cover and refrigerate for an hour or up to 1 day.
6. Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
MAKING:
7. Bake for 45 minutes.
8. Uncover and bake another 15 minutes to brown the top.
SERVING:
9. You can serve this hot or chilled.
Recipe Summary
