Laras Better Breakfast Strata

Name: Laras Better Breakfast Strata
Ingredients: 2 medium onions, diced; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 cup celery, diced; 1 -2 tablespoon oil (or butter if you want to be even more decadent); 8 cups bread cubes, dried; 6 ounces ham, diced; 8 eggs, beaten; 2 cups colby-monterey jack cheese, grated; 2 broccoli florets, cut up into small florets and stems into medium dice size; 2 cups milk; 1 cup half-and-half (can use reduced calorie half-and-half); 12 teaspoon salt; 14 teaspoon black pepper; 12 teaspoon mustard powder; 2 teaspoons oregano; 1 teaspoon rosemary; 1 teaspoon fennel; 2 teaspoons paprika

18 ingredients

15 steps

Ingredients

2 medium onions, diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup celery, diced
1 -2 tablespoon oil (or butter if you want to be even more decadent)
8 cups bread cubes, dried
6 ounces ham, diced
8 eggs, beaten
2 cups colby-monterey jack cheese, grated
2 broccoli florets, cut up into small florets and stems into medium dice size
2 cups milk
1 cup half-and-half (can use reduced calorie half-and-half)
12 teaspoon salt
14 teaspoon black pepper
12 teaspoon mustard powder
2 teaspoons oregano
1 teaspoon rosemary
1 teaspoon fennel
2 teaspoons paprika

Directions

1

Put diced onions, garlic, and celery in a heated pan with oil.
2

Saute them until the onions are translucent.
3

Prepare a large casserole dish or use two 9 x 13 in cake pans by spraying with butter flavored pan spray or greasing with shortening.
4

Toss in bread cubes, cheese and ham.
5

Add sauteed vegetables and raw broccoli; stir to mix.
6

Beat eggs well, add seasonings, milk and half-and-half and mix well.
7

Pour over bread mixture.
8

Stir to mix.
9

Cover and refrigerate over night.
10

The next day, heat oven to 350.
11

Cook uncovered for 50 to 70 minutes or until a knife inserted into center of casserole comes out fairly clean and top is toasty brown.
12

(You will use the shorter time if you are using the two 9 x 13 cake pans and the larger time if you are cooking it in a deeper pan.
13

).
14

Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.
15

YUM!