Cheese Strata

Name: Cheese Strata
Ingredients: 10 slices bread (any kind), buttered on both sides; 6 eggs; 1 lb. bacon, cooked crispy and broken coarsely; 4 1/2 c. milk or half and half; 1 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. pepper; 1/2 tsp. dry mustard or 1 tsp. prepared mustard; 1 lb. shredded yellow American/Monterey Jack cheese

8 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

10 slices bread (any kind), buttered on both sides
6 eggs
1 lb. bacon, cooked crispy and broken coarsely
4 1/2 c. milk or half and half
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. dry mustard or 1 tsp. prepared mustard
1 lb. shredded yellow American/Monterey Jack cheese

Directions

1

Butter a 9 x 13-inch glass, rectangular baking pan.
2

Add buttered bread to cover bottom and sides of pan, crusts along edge. (Do not break bread slices.)
3

Sprinkle cheese evenly over the bread.
4

Sprinkle crumbled bacon evenly over the cheese.
5

In a separate bowl, beat eggs, salt, pepper, mustard and milk.
6

Pour over bread, cheese and bacon to cover all.
7

Refrigerate overnight (at least 8 hours).
8

Bake at 325° for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes.
9

Let set 5 to 6 minutes.
10

Serve hot.
11

Serves 10 to 12 people.