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Ham & Cheese Breakfast Strata

Posted on December 30, 2014 | Filed Under: Food | Tags: egg casserole, ham & cheese strata, make-ahead breakfast dish | 4 Comments

At our home, breakfast on Christmas morning is always filled with excitement & joy. After checking our stockings by the fireplace, opening our presents that are under the tree & taking photos of our daughter, it’s usually a mad dash for me or my husband to make some pancakes, eggs & other assorted breakfast items. So this year I decided to change it up a bit & make an egg casserole dish ahead of time that can be popped into the oven as soon as I wake up on Christmas Day.

I had first heard about strata while watching the movie The Family Stone many years ago. There’s a hilarious scene involving Sarah Jessica Parker’s character while she is making a Christmas breakfast strata. I usually watch this movie at least once a year, right after Thanksgiving…and every year I think about making it. So I finally decided that this would be the year that I finally make it!

Here’s my breakfast plate from Christmas morning, complete with strata, mini quiche & chocolate chip muffin. It was a cheese & carb-filled morning, which I thoroughly enjoyed!

Strata_BreakfastPlate

Make-Ahead Breakfast Strata

Prep time: 25 minutes

Refrigerate time: 12 hours minimum (Note: you can refrigerate this for up to 24 hours ahead of time)

Cook time: 50 minutes

Serves: 8

Ingredients
9 slices of bread, torn into bite size pieces
½ cup diced fresh mushrooms
4 oz. diced green chiles
16 oz. grated Cheddar cheese
½ cup chopped onion
8 eggs
2 cups milk
2 cups cubed cooked ham*

*I used Spam & cut it up into small pieces. Although I’m a California girl, my parents were born & raised in Hawaii. So I grew up eating AND loving Spam!

Strata_Spam

Directions
Grease or use non-stick cooking spray on a 13×9 casserole dish. Then set aside.
Layer half of the torn bread in the bottom of the dish.
Sprinkle the mushrooms & green chiles evenly over the bread layer.
Sprinkle with half of the cheese, about 8 oz.
Layer the remaining bread pieces.
Add a layer of onions & the cut-up pieces of ham (or Spam).
Sprinkle with the rest of the shredded cheese.

Strata_CookPrep

Whisk together the eggs & milk. Then pour (slowly) over the entire pan.
Cover with aluminum foil & refrigerate for 12 to 24 hours.

When you are ready to bake the strata, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Bake covered for 35 minutes.
Remove foil & bake for an additional 15 minutes. Then enjoy!

Strata_Finished

This is a great dish for Sunday brunch. Since all of the prep time can be done 12-24 hours in advance, you may even want to make it for New Year’s Day brunch. I mean who doesn’t want a warm, comforting breakfast dish after staying up all night ringing in the New Year?!?  🙂

Disclosure: No monetary compensation was received for this post. I purchased all of the ingredients & simply wanted to share this recipe with my readers. All images & opinions are 100% my own.

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  1. Alexandra90210 says

    December 30, 2014 at 6:12 pm

    I totally wondered about that dish after seeing Family Stone too! Looks delicious, and I may use it for New Year’s Day xo Thank you
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    • Jennifer says

      December 30, 2014 at 6:47 pm

      Thanks for checking out my blog post! Hope you get to enjoy this dish sometime in the future. Happy New Year’s to you & your family!

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  2. Mary says

    December 30, 2014 at 6:49 pm

    My boyfriend would LOVE these, & I could try one of my meat substitutes, even! 🙂
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    • Jennifer says

      December 30, 2014 at 6:55 pm

      Yay, I’m glad that you can modify this recipe! You’ll have to let me know what you & your boyfriend thought of it after you make it. 🙂

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