Monte Cristo Casserole
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Arkansas Democrat- Gazette
Serves 12 peopleCategories: 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
- Spread bread in a single layer on a baking sheet and let dry for several hours. Bread should be dry, but not hard.
- Generously butter a 3-quart baking dish or 12 (1 cup) ramekins.
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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.
- Transfer mixture to the prepared baking dish.
- 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.
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. While oven heats, set the baking dish on the counter to warm up a little.
- Bake 50 minutes for a large casserole or 35 to 40 minutes for individual dishes, or until set and puffy.
- Dust with confectioners’ sugar just before serving. Serve with strawberry jam.