Wine and Cheese Strata

Impress your family on Christmas or your mom on Mother's day with this make-ahead wine and cheese strata bubbling with eggs, cheese, and a hint of wine.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins
• Calories: 324 Calories

Ingredients

• 9 eggs
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 8 ounces shredded Swiss cheese
• 4 green onions, minced
• 4 ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 1 (1/4 inch thick) ham slice, coarsely chopped
• 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1.75 cups milk
• 0.5 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 0.125 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 0.75 cup sour cream
• 1.5 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 0.25 cup sherry
• 0.5 loaf dry French bread, broken into pieces

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

Step 2

Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 3

Arrange bread pieces in the prepared baking dish; drizzle with melted butter. Top with Swiss cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, and ham.

Step 4

Whisk milk, eggs, green onions, sherry, mustard, black pepper, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl until foamy; pour over bread mixture. Cover dish tightly with aluminum foil and refrigerate for 24 hours.

Step 5

Remove dish from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking.

Step 6

Bake strata in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove aluminum foil and top with sour cream and Parmesan cheese. Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in the strata comes out clean, about 10 more minutes.