Add in a bit more cheese and sprinkle over the top of the casserole.Īt this point, you can cover and refrigerate or overnight. Then, in a small bowl, add more bread cubes, and coat with melted butter. Pour the mixture evenly over the rest of the ingredients. Add in your seasonings and mix until combined. Then layer on the ham, broccoli, green onion, and cheese.Ĭombine the milk and eggs and beat until thoroughly whipped. You’ll want it to be a bit dried out so it soaks up all that creamy custard! You can use whatever bread you have on hand but make sure it’s not fresh. Next, you’ll want to cut up your bread into bite-sized cubes and place them in your casserole dish. I like to use butter, but you can use a non-stick spray as well. Oh, and did I mention it’s a delicious way to use up leftovers? I mean what’s not to love about that? WHAT DO YOU NEED TO MAKE HAM & CHEESE BREAKFAST STRATA?įirst, you’ll need to prep your baking dish. #3 It can be made ahead of time which saves YOU the cook SOOO much time and stress! There are a LOT of reasons why this breakfast/brunch dish should be on your menu this holiday season or any day for that matter. It’s a breakfast casserole made with bread. So if you’re not familiar with what a Strata is, here’s the short answer. One of my favorite dishes is the recipe I’m sharing with you all today. So one of the ways I try and use up all that yummy pork is by using it in a dish for Christmas day brunch. We usually enjoy a spiral ham on Christmas eve, and inevitably we always have leftovers. Whether on Christmas Eve, Christmas day, or even New Years’ eve or day. Now if your family is like ours, you will probably enjoy a delicious ham sometime during the holidays. I’ve been busy planning each of the menus and I’ll be doing the shopping for them later this week. We have already hosted two small gatherings with friends and family, but we still have a couple more in the next two weeks.

I still can’t believe that Christmas is only 11 days away!!! Pour the egg mixture over and refrigerate overnight.Ham & Cheese Breakfast Strata a quick and easy make-ahead egg dish using holiday leftovers! Just layer the ingredients in a 9×13 casserole dish. We had it for dinner because it happened to time out that way. It could totally be breakfast, brunch, or dinner. Hey. I didn’t used to cook either and look at me now! This Chili and Cheese Ham Strata is layered with sourdough bread (love), ham, cheese, eggs, green chilies, and a bit of cilantro. Your mother’s intuition, which may seem non-existent, will kick in. I know I have friends that are terrified to have kids because they don’t know what kind of mom they’ll be. So what I’m telling you is, there’s hope. And something inside of me woke up and immediately felt so much love not only for my own children, but for ALL children. No, not always.īut then I got married and had my own kids. In my defense, I didn’t have younger siblings to learn the nurturing someone else thing. Since I have 5 kids now, people always ask me if I always wanted a big family. I was good with a little bit older kids but completely clueless when it came to babies. I wasn’t asking to hold people’s babies all the time. But he catches them and is good at it. 🙂 I played catch with them, throwing them high in the air, but never sat and played house with them. And if you’ve ever been around my family you know that now my husband is the one throwing the babies.

It made me wonder if some of us are born with maternal instincts and some of us just aren’t?Īs a little girl I was on the complete opposite side of the spectrum. She lugs her dolls around everywhere in the backyard, in the car, and in her bed. She was caressing her hair and giving it hugs. I was watching my barely 1-year-old play with her baby doll. Great for company because it’s assembled the night before. This is great for breakfast, brunch, or even dinner. Chili and Ham Breakfast Strata – layered with sourdough, cheddar and ham.

Ham and cheese strata