HAM AND CHEESE BREAD PUDDING
This is like a hot ham and cheese sandwich! Velvety comfort food in a dense cloak of eggs and bread, both creamy and crunchy in the same bites. I've been on a tangent to utilize ingredients I have on hand in a creative fashion and I came up with this savory bread pudding because of a need to use up some homemade bread that was starting to go stale. I used homemade beer bread, but you could use sourdough, wheat bread, or any other 'sturdy' bread just as well. I used 1% milk with great success, but please use whatever you have on hand. Gruyere or Swiss cheese could be used in place of the Parmesan. Prep time includes refrigeration time. Some might like this for brunch, but I've had it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and it's very satisfying. It packs very well as a brown bag lunch for me to take to work too. If the ham were left out, it would make a fabulous side dish to your roasted pork loin or other roast meat.
Provided by bikerchick
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 9h15m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Spray an 8" pan with cooking spray (or butter bottom and sides of dish) and place bread cubes in pan.
- Heat oil in skillet, add onions and 1/2 tsp salt & 1/2 tsp black pepper. Saute onions over medium-high heat until translucent, continue cooking until onions are beginning to brown and caramelize.
- Add garlic and ham, cooking until ham is heated through and any moisture from ham has evaporated off.
- Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, mustard, rosemary, salt and black & white ground peppers.
- After combining thoroughly, mix in cheese.
- Spread onion and ham mixture uniformly over bread cubes.
- Evenly pour mixture over bread and ham, taking care to moisten bread in corners and at edges too.
- Cover pan with aluminum foil or plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight, but no longer than 24 hours hours or bread will disintegrate.
- Remove pan from refrigerator 1/2 hour before preheating oven.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Bake pudding uncovered for about 40-50 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean, but moist. It will be puffed up and edges and corners will be golden brown.
- Let rest 5 minutes before cutting.
- Leftovers reheat wonderfully.
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Shafnan Maalik
[email protected]This bread pudding was amazing! It was so easy to make and it turned out so delicious. The bread pudding was moist and flavorful, and the ham and cheese were a great combination. I will definitely be making this again.
Jill Larsen
[email protected]This bread pudding was a huge hit at my party! Everyone loved it. The bread pudding was moist and flavorful, and the ham and cheese were a perfect combination. I would definitely recommend this recipe.
Red Pelaez
[email protected]This bread pudding was delicious! I loved the combination of ham and cheese, and the bread was so moist and flavorful. I will definitely be making this again.
Laurentiu Jugulete
[email protected]This bread pudding was a bit bland for my taste. I think I would add more salt and pepper next time.
Monique Hollins
[email protected]This bread pudding was amazing! It was so moist and flavorful, and the ham and cheese were a great combination. I will definitely be making this again.
Farooque Farooquejatoi
[email protected]I made this bread pudding for a potluck and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved it. The bread pudding was moist and flavorful, and the ham and cheese were a perfect combination. I would definitely recommend this recipe.
Mohamed Sikander Vardalia
[email protected]This bread pudding was delicious! I loved the combination of ham and cheese, and the bread was so moist and flavorful. I will definitely be making this again.
Nafees Ahmed
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and it turned out great! The bread pudding was moist and flavorful, and the ham and cheese were a great combination. I would definitely recommend this recipe.
Nive Letele
[email protected]This bread pudding was a bit too dry for my taste. I think I would add more milk or cream next time.
Sharon Genye
[email protected]I made this bread pudding for a brunch party and it was a huge success. Everyone loved it! The bread pudding was so moist and flavorful, and the ham and cheese were a perfect combination. I would definitely recommend this recipe.
Pappu Talukdar
[email protected]This is a great recipe for a quick and easy meal. I used a rotisserie chicken instead of ham, and it turned out just as well. The bread pudding was moist and flavorful, and the chicken added a nice protein boost.
Emran Munsi
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and it turned out perfectly. The bread pudding was moist and flavorful, and the ham and cheese were a great combination. I would definitely recommend this recipe.
Michael Mahan
[email protected]This bread pudding was amazing! The flavors were perfect and the texture was so moist and fluffy. I will definitely be making this again and again.
Beatrice Jokonya
[email protected]I've made this recipe several times and it's always a crowd-pleaser. It's a great way to use up leftover ham and bread, and it's always a hit at potlucks.
Nabin Khatri
[email protected]This ham and cheese bread pudding was a hit with my family! It was easy to make and so delicious. The bread was perfectly soft and cheesy, and the ham added a nice salty flavor. I will definitely be making this again.