After a restless night, early rising and frenzy of gift-opening, breakfast might be the last thing on your mind Christmas morning. This recipe is one that can be made the night before, with a little help from the over-excited kiddies. The next morning all you’ll have to do is pop it in the oven and it’ll be ready to eat.
Happy Family Cooking Everyone!
P.S. This recipe was demonstrated on an episode of Two Kids Cooking TV, check it out!
Ingredients
- 16 slices of bread
- 1 lb Monterrey jack cheese
- 9 oz to 12 oz ham
- 8 large eggs
- 2 Cups milk
- 1/2 cup half and half or cream
- 1/2 small onion, chopped
- 1 to 2 T fresh sage, chopped OR 1/4 to 1/2 tsp dried sage
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Egg Mixture
Instructions
- Prepare a 9x13 inch pan with non-stick spray
- Tear the bread in to 1 to 2 inch pieces
- Combine all the ingredients for the Egg Mixture and beat together
- Layer half of the bread on the bottom of the pan
- Layer all of the ham next
- Next, place a layer of half of the cheese
- Finally, layer the rest of the bread on top.
- Pour the egg mixture evenly over the pan.
- Set aside the rest of the cheese for baking time.
- Cover the pan with plastic wrap, place in the fridge and refrigerate overnight (or for 2 hours minimum)
- When it's time to bake, pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Remove the plastic wrap and place the an in the oven. Bake for about 25 minutes then layer the rest of the cheese on top and bake for another 10 minutes.
Baking Time
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November 13th, 2012 at 11:48 pm
Oh my goodness, this looks amazing! Thank you so much for sharing your Ham and Cheese Breakfast Bake at the Real Housemom’s Fabulous Fridays Link Party! I love the idea of making it the night before and just putting it in the oven Christmas morning! My family loves ham and I need to make this on Christmas Eve!
November 14th, 2012 at 8:56 am
Thanks! It is pretty delicious, plus, super easy!