Wine and Cheese Strata

Fantastic crowd pleasing brunch dish we have made for everything from Christmas morning to Mother’s Day brunch with mimosas.

Preparation Details

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Total Time: 1 day 1 hr 40 mins

Servings: 12

Ingredients

• ½ loaf dry French bread, broken into pieces
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 8 ounces shredded Swiss cheese
• 4 ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 1 (1/4 inch thick) ham slice, coarsely chopped
• 1 ¾ cups milk
• 9 eggs
• 4 green onions, minced
• ¼ cup sherry
• 1 ½ tablespoons Dijon mustard
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ¾ cup sour cream
• ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Steps

1. Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
2. Arrange bread pieces in the prepared baking dish; drizzle with melted butter. Top with Swiss cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, and ham.
3. 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.
4. Remove dish from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking.
5. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
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.