We have been making this breakfast casserole recipe for our families for years. Whether it is a holiday morning, or a hungry sleepover crowd, this will fill up your crew and keep them coming back for more. It is mostly put together the night before serving.
Make Ahead Breakfast Casserole
Servings 10
Ingredients
- 20 pieces white sandwich bread decrusted
- 10 ounces sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 10 ounces Swiss cheese shredded
- 14 to 16 ounces diced ham for non-meat eaters, leave a corner without ham
- 3 cups milk
- 6 eggs slightly beaten
- 1/2 tsp onion salt
- 1/2 tsp dry mustard
- 3 cups crushed cornflakes
- 1/2 cup melted butter
Instructions
- Butter a 9 x 13 inch pan.
- Place half of the bread in the bottom of the pan.
- Cover with half of the ham and cheeses.
- Repeat the layers.
- Mix together the milk, eggs, and seasonings and pour over the casserole.
- Cover pan with aluminum foil and refrigerate overnight.
- In the morning, preheat the oven to 375°.
- Melt the butter in microwave, add cornflakes and mix. Sprinkle mixture over casserole.
- Place casserole, lightly covered with aluminum foil, in oven and bake for 50-60 minutes.
- Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
These bite-size treats are so delicious, your guests will gobble them up!
Pizza and Ham and Cheese Spiral Bites
Servings 8
Ingredients
Ham and Cheese Bites Ingredients
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry thawed cut in half crosswise
- 2 Tbsp stone ground Dijon mustard
- 3 ounces deli ham sliced thin
- 1/2 cup Swiss cheese grated
- 1 large egg
- bunch flat-leaf parsley
Pizza Bites Ingredients
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry thawed cut in half crosswise
- 2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup Asiago cheese grated
- 3 ounces pepperoni sliced
- 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 large egg
- bunch flat-leaf parsley
Instructions
Ham and Cheese Bites
- Spread a Tbsp mustard over each puffed pastry rectangle, leaving a small border on one edge.
- Layer ham and Swiss cheese on top of mustard.
- Beat the egg and brush each plain border.
- Keeping ingredients in tact, roll the pastry up to the egged border and seal.
- Wrap each roll in plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to one day.
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Cut each roll into 15 slices and place on an aluminum foil lined cookie sheet.
- Bake for 20 minutes, until pastry is browned.
- Arrange on platter and decorate with parsley.
Pizza Bites
- Follow same layering and baking directions as above, substituting Asiago, pepperoni and seasonings for ham and Swiss.
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