Perfect Egg and Ham Breakfast Casserole
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Favorite Easter Brunch Recipe
My Easter Brunch menu always includes make-ahead casseroles. The best part of breakfast casseroles is they are easy recipes with simple ingredients that can be prepared the night before.
This is one of our favorites
Egg and Ham Casserole
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 loaf whole wheat bread
- 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
- 2 cups diced ham
- 6 eggs
- 2 cups milk
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 6 tbsp melted butter
Instructions
- Cut the crust off the bread and cube. I do it in piles of 4-5 slices and cut the crust off the bread with a serrated knife. Then I cut the slices into cubes. Discard the heels of the bread.
- Grease the 9 x 13 casserole pan. Layer bread, cheese, and ham. In a large bowl mix the eggs, eggs, salt, and pepper. Pour over the bread, cheese, and ham. Cover with plastic wrap and then foil. Refrigerate overnight.
- In the morning pre-heat the over to 400°.
- Take the plastic wrap and foil off the casserole and evenly pour the melted butter over the whole casserole.
- Make a tent with the foil over the pan. Bake for 40 minutes. Take the foil off and bake for 10 more minutes to get a little crispy.
- Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
Nutrition
Great Alternatives
My basic egg casserole recipe uses one loaf of bread. I used to use white bread but I have switched to whole wheat. It doesn’t taste any different and gives it a bit more fiber.
You can also substitute the bread with croissants, crescent rolls, or buns, covered with an egg and milk mixture. Just make sure you have about 4 cups cut into pieces to cover the bottom of your casserole dish.
Using potatoes instead of bread can also be done. A base with tater tots, hashbrowns, or thinly sliced potatoes would taste amazing.
You can then add any type of meat. We prefer ham but other options might be bacon or sausage.
Vegetables are also a wonderful addition. Great additions would be spinach, asparagus, green onions, cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, or yellow onions.
Another perfect addition is shredded cheddar cheese but you can also add parmesan cheese, gruyere, or even crème fraîche for a creamy, cheese flavor.
Don’t forget to add some fresh herbs like thyme or rosemary for that fresh-from-the-garden taste.
The beauty of these make-ahead dishes is that the entire dish is Easter breakfast. You can add sides but you don’t have to!
If you’re looking for a sweet vs savory dish, here is a recipe for a French toast bake that sounds so yummy.
The Perfect Side Dish for Your Easter Brunch Menu
All of these can be prepared or purchased ahead of time.
- Parfait Bar
- Yogurt
- Fresh Berries
- crunchy granola
- banana slices
- brown sugar
- honey
- Coffee Cakes
- Carrot Cake Muffins
- Lemon Poppy Seed Cupcakes (Recipe Below)
- Cinnamon Rolls
- Hot Cross Buns
- Bagels
- Cream Cheese (Different flavors)
- Smoked Salmon
- Capers
- Onions
- Deviled Eggs (I use the hard-boiled eggs that we colored)
- Fresh Fruit Salad
- Jello Molds
- Shrimp Cocktail
Easter Cocktails
- Mimosa – Options of Cran-Rasberry Juice, Orange Juice, or Lemonade
- Bloody Marys
- Wine Spritzer with fruit ice cubes
- Coffee Drinks
Easter Dinner
Some people prefer to snack during the day. Perhaps they have refreshments after church and would rather wait for an Easter Dinner.
A glazed ham seems to be a perennial favorite but some other options are leg of lamb, prime rib, or beef tenderloin.
Some great sides for a Sunday dinner include:
- Mashed Potatoes
- Carrots, Asparagus, Brussels sprouts, Beans, or Peas
- Spring Salad
- Dinner Rolls
Celebratory Brunch
Not everyone celebrates Easter but I hope these easy brunch recipes are helpful for any type of celebratory brunch.
Enjoy,
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Created by Lynn Vogeler, Small House Kitchen is a celebration of the joy found in mostly from-scratch cooking and the magic that happens when great ingredients meet limitless imagination. In our small house, we turn simple ingredients into extraordinary meals with big flavors.
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How many eggs?
My friend Leslie caught that this morning so I updated it LOL – I need an editor!
Loved the egg bake! I had never had it and served it for a friend this weekend as a make one take one to send home with her. Used half to make us each a mini one. Delicious!
Hi Sweetie – Did you see I forgot the eggs in the recipes? Leslie caught it and I fixed it this morning. HAHA – I need an editor!
Lynn,
Your table looks so beautiful and your menu sounds delicious! Happy Palm Sunday!
Blessings to you.
Thank You Renae – My table was so fun to make. I like to have a pretty table even if nothing special is going on! Hope you had an amazing weekend. It’s going to be a busy week for me!
It sounds delicious! We will be just the two of us and have yet to decide the menu, except for the carrot cake and the hot cross buns!
How about a festive charcuterie board and just graze all day? Keith and I do that a lot because it’s just the two of us. I love the idea of carrot cake. I don’t know that I’ve ever made one but I love it. I’m not much of a sweet eater but I will have a piece of carrot cake
Lynn, everyone of these recipes looks delicious! I’m always looking for new egg dishes and I cant wait to try our all of them! Happy Easter!!
Hi Susan – I make a lot of things with eggs. When you have chickens in your backyard, there is always an abundance.
It all looks and sounds delicious, I am featuring you on my post tomorrow.
Thank you my friend!