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Ham and Cheese Breakfast Bake

45 mineasy4 servingshigh-protein

Ingredients

  • Bread6 slices, cubedOn hand
  • Ham150 g, dicedOn hand
  • Eggs6 largeOn hand
  • Cheddar cheese120 g, gratedOn hand
  • Milk400 mloptional
  • Mustard1 tspoptional
  • Scallions3, slicedoptional
  • Olive oil1 tbspoptional

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Steps

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 190°C / 375°F.

    5 min

  2. 2

    Oil a baking dish.

    1 min

  3. 3

    Cube the bread and dice the ham.

    4 min

  4. 4

    Layer the bread, ham, scallion and two-thirds of the cheddar.

    3 min

  5. 5

    Whisk the eggs with the milk, mustard and salt.

    2 min

  6. 6

    Pour the egg mixture evenly over the layers.

    2 min

  7. 7

    Let the bread soak for ten minutes.

    10 min

  8. 8

    Bake until puffed and just barely set in the center.

    18 min

Cook’s note. The soak is the whole trick; dry cubes bake into croutons instead of custard.

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