How to Make a Christmas Breakfast Casserole

Want an easy dish to serve on Christmas morning? Prep this dish on Christmas Eve and pop in the next morning for a tasty post-present breakfast. Read on to learn more.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 lb. of ham, bacon or sausage
• 6 to 7 slices of bread
• 1/2 lb. shredded colby cheese
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups of milk
• 1/2 tsp. of dry mustard or celery salt (whichever you prefer)
• 1 tbsp. of salt
• 1 stick of butter
• 9-by-13-inch baking dish

Shopping List

1. Purchase grocery items and store refrigerated goods until you are ready to cook. The night before you plan to serve this dish, begin preparation.

2. Cook meat of your choice (ham, bacon or sausage) and cut into cubes or bite-sized pieces. Make sure to drain excess fat from cooked meat.

3. Cut bread into cubes and separate 1/4 of the cubed bread for the last step.

4. Grease 9-by-13 pan and add cubed bread, meat and cheese. Beat eggs, milk and seasonings in a separate bowl and pour over top of the layered bread, cheese and meat.

5. Top off casserole with remaining 1/4 cubed bread. Finish by melting butter in a separate bowl and pouring over the top. Cover tightly and store in the fridge overnight.

6. The next morning, preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Cook for one hour and serve hot.

Tips & Warnings

• Frozen bread works best for cutting into cubes.

[lora1208]

on 1/22/2008 this sounds really good. I think I need this receipe

[lora1208]

on 1/22/2008 this sounds really good. I think I need this receipe

[bmi57]

on 12/17/2007 What a great idea. Quisk, easy, different and YUMMY. Thanks for the recipe.