Monte Cristo Casserole

Categories: casserole- one dish meals

Ingredients

• 12 oz. Italian bread, cut into bite-size chunks
• Butter
• 12 oz. deli turkey, thinly sliced
• 12 oz. deli Black Forest ham, thinly sliced and chopped
• 10 oz. Gruyere cheese, shredded
• 10 eggs
• 3 cups 2% milk
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 3 Tbsp. coarse-grain mustard
• Salt and ground black pepper
• Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
• Strawberry jam, for serving

Directions

1. Spread bread in a single layer on a baking sheet and let dry for several hours. Bread should be dry, but not hard.
2. Generously butter a 3-quart baking dish or 12 (1 cup) ramekins.

3. In a large bowl, combine the turkey, ham and cheese and mix to break up any clumps of meat. Add the bread and mix well.

4. Transfer mixture to the prepared baking dish.
5. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, half-and-half, mustard, salt and pepper. Pour mixture over bread and stir gently to make sure all of the bread is moistened. Cover with foil and refrigerate 8 to 18 hours.
6. Heat oven to 375 degrees. While oven heats, set the baking dish on the counter to warm up a little.
7. Bake 50 minutes for a large casserole or 35 to 40 minutes for individual dishes, or until set and puffy.
8. Dust with confectioners’ sugar just before serving. Serve with strawberry jam.

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