Ham And Swiss Strata Food

HAM, SWISS, AND TOMATO STRATA

Steps:

• Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Arrange half of the bread slices in the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle with half of the ham, cheese, and chives. Add another layer of bread and cover it with the remaining ham, cheese, and chives. Arrange the tomato slices on top.
• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, mustard, salt, and pepper until well combined. Pour mixture over the bread and cheese layers. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Let strata come to room temperature (about 25 minutes). Bake strata, uncovered, until golden and fluffy and a knife inserted comes out clean (60 to 70 minutes). Let stand 20 minutes before serving.

HAM AND CHEESE STRATA

Steps:

• Butter a 2 1/2- to 3-quart baking dish. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, mustard, paprika, and salt.
• Place half of the bread in the bottom of a baking dish. Top with half each of the ham, scallions, and cheese. Repeat with a second layer of the remaining ham, scallions, and cheese, pressing down as necessary to fit in the baking pan.
• Carefully pour the egg mixture over into the bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Pull strata out of fridge and let come to room temperature for 15 minutes. Bake the strata, uncovered, until puffed and lightly golden brown, about 1 hour to 1 hour and 20 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.

HAM AND SWISS STRATA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Coat a small nonstick skillet and a shallow 2-qt baking dish with nonstick spray.
• Heat skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté 4 minutes, or until golden and soft. Add ham, spinach and cheese; stir to mix well.
• Spread half the ham mixture over bottom of prepared baking dish. Top with bread, slices overlapping, then remaining ham mixture. Whisk remaining ingredients in a medium bowl until blended. Pour evenly over strata. Cover and refrigerate up to 1 day.
• To bake: Heat oven to 350°F. Bake uncovered 40 to 50 minutes until puffed and lightly browned.

HAM AND SWISS STRATA

Steps:

• Place half of the bread cubes in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with half of the parsley, onion, ham and cheese. Repeat layers. , In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, mustard, salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce. Pour over cheese. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

HAM AND CHEDDAR STRATA

Steps:

• Spray a 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with the cooking spray. Peel and thinly slice the green onions; you will need about 1/2 cup. Trim crusts from the bread.
• Arrange 6 bread slices in baking dish. Layer the ham, cheese and onions on bread in dish. Cut remaining bread slices diagonally in half; arrange on onions.
• In a medium bowl, beat the eggs, milk, mustard and pepper sauce with a fork or wire whisk; pour evenly over bread. Cover with plastic wrap or foil and refrigerate up to 24 hours.
• Heat the oven to 300°F. Uncover strata and sprinkle with paprika. Bake uncovered 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until center is set and bread is golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting into serving pieces.

HAM 'N' CHEESE STRATA

Steps:

• Arrange six slices of bread in the bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with ham and cheese. Cover with remaining bread. , In a bowl, beat eggs, milk, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt, pepper and cayenne. Stir in onion and green pepper; pour over all. Cover and refrigerate overnight. , Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Pour butter over bread; sprinkle with cornflakes. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

CHEESY HAM AND MUSHROOM STRATA

Steps:

• Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
• Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Whisk the half-and-half, Parmesan and eggs, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of pepper together in a large bowl.
• Layer half of the bread cubes in the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with 1 1/2 cups of the Swiss cheese, followed by the cooked mushrooms and the ham. Cover with the remaining bread cubes and pour the half-and-half mixture evenly over top. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. (This can also be assembled the day of; just let soak at room temperature 30 minutes to 1 hour before baking.)
• On the day of baking, preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Let the strata sit at room temperature while the oven preheats. Remove the plastic and sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup Swiss cheese. Bake until slightly puffed and just no longer jiggly in the center, 40 to 50 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

HAM & SWISS ON RYE STRATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spread bread cubes in a single layer on a baking sheet; bake 20 minutes, till slightly dried.
• While bread is baking, heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add ham and saute a few minutes. Add oil (if desired) and stir in onion, garlic, and mushrooms. Saute till onion and garlic are golden and soft and mushrooms have released their liquid. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Whisk together milk, egg, thyme, pepper, and salt.
• To assemble the strata, layer half the bread cubes in the bottom of a lightly greased 9 by 13 inch glass baking dish. Sprinkle with half the ham mixture and 1/3 of the swiss cheese. Repeat layers. Gently pour egg mixture over layers and top with remaining 1/3 swiss cheese. Cover tightly with aluminum foil and refrigerate* at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
• To bake the strata, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake strata, still covered with foil, for 30 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking for 20-30 minutes, until cheese on top is melted and egg portion is set (check by inserting a knife in the center--if it comes back without egg on it, you're set!).
• Let strata rest 5 minutes before serving.
• *Refrigeration time not included in recipe prep/cooking time.

BREAKFAST STRATA RECIPE

Steps:

• Grease 9x13 pan.
• Layer half the bread, half the cheese and then the ham into your pan. Repeat layers.
• Mix eggs, milk and melted butter in a bowl. Pour over layers.
• Refrigerate over night or at least for 2 hours.
• Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes.

OVERNIGHT HAM BREAKFAST STRATA

Steps:

• In an 8x8 high walled baking dish, add the bread.
• Toss half over the chopped ham into the bread mix.
• Whisk the milk eggs together in a larger bowl.
• Add salt and pepper to the mix along with the vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and thyme.
• Pour over the bread mixture.
• Add the remaining ham and dried cranberries.
• Sprinkle with the Monterey Jack and cover with the swiss cheese.
• Cover and place in fridge overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cover the strata with foil or a tight-fitting lid and bake 20 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake an additional 25-30 minutes until the eggs are set.
• Let cool for 5 minutes before slicing and serving warm

HAM AND CHEESE BREAKFAST STRATA

Steps:

• **DISH CAN BE MADE A DAY AHEAD
• When ready to make:
• Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9x13 casserole dish
• Add the bread crumbs to the bottom of the casserole dish.
• Layer on the ham, broccoli, onion, and cheese.
• Combine the milk and the eggs in a large bowl. Whisk until completely blended. Add in the dry mustard, paprika, and parsley. Mix until combined.
• Pour the egg mixture evenly over the casserole.
• Combine more bread crumbs and melted butter in a small bowl. Stir until coated. Add in remaining cheese. Sprinkle over the casserole.
• Bake the casserole for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from casserole from the oven and let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

HAM AND ASPARAGUS STRATA

Steps:

• Mix stuffing, cheese, asparagus and ham in greased 3-quart shallow baking dish.
• Mix soup, milk, eggs and mustard. Pour over stuffing mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes.

HAM AND SWISS STRATA

Steps:

• Place half of the bread cubes in a greased 11x7x2-inch baking dish.
• Sprinkle with half of the parsley, onion, ham and cheese.
• Repeat layers.
• In a bowl, beat eggs, milk, mustard, salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce.
• Pour over cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.