📋 Christmas Morning Casserole Recipe (Wife Saver)
This Christmas Morning Casserole (Wife Saver breakfast) is a savory overnight breakfast casserole with layers of bread, ham, cheese, eggs and corn flakes. It's easy to throw together the night before and pop in the oven for a delicious Christmas morning breakfast or brunch.
Servings 12 servings
Calories 323kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 16 slices white bread
- 16 slices sliced ham (sandwich meat) (approx 395 g package)
- 1.5 cups grated cheese
- 6 whole eggs
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 3 cups whole milk * it has to be whole milk or it gets too soggy
- ¼ large green pepper
- 1 teaspoon hot mustard * I use Keen's hot mustard
- ¼ cup green onion, chopped
- 2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup corn flakes, crushed a little
Garnish
- additional chopped green onion
- salsa or ketchup, as desired
Instructions
- Spray a 9X13 baking/casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray. Add 8 pieces of bread (with crusts on) to bottom of dish, overlapping slightly so they all fit.
- Cover bread with half of the ham slices.
- Then sprinkle on grated cheese.
- Then add remainder of ham slices.
- Cover with remaining slices of bread, overlapping as in the first layer. Press down to flatten a little, if it's too high.
- Beat eggs, hot mustard and milk, then add green pepper, green onion and Worcestershire sauce.
- Pour mixture over casserole.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let stand in fridge overnight.
- In the morning: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
- Remove plastic wrap. Melt butter and pour over casserole.
- Crush corn flakes (I put them in a Ziplock bag and roll a rolling pin over them a couple of times) and sprinkle on top of casserole.
- Bake (uncovered) for 1 hour. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
Garnish
- Sprinkle with chopped green onion and garnish with salsa or ketchup, if desired.
Notes
Top Tips
Don't remove the bread crusts: I don't remove the bread crusts, as the original recipe calls for, because WHY? We're not 3-year-olds here and we can handle a little crust, right?! And so it doesn't lay perfectly flat in the pan- who cares? That's what overlapping is for. I'm all about making things easier. And bread crusts taste good!
Whisk the eggs: It's important to whisk the eggs with the other ingredients really well or the casserole won't bind and end up runny.
🌡️Storage
FRIDGE: This Christmas Morning Breakfast Casserole can be stored in the fridge, in an airtight container, for 2-3 days. However, this recipe does not freeze well, so I don't recommend freezing it.
TO REHEAT:
Oven: Heat the oven to 350 degrees F/175 degrees C. If you have the casserole in its original dish, tightly seal your casserole dish with aluminum foil (shiny side in) and put it in the oven for 20 - 30 minutes, until it's warmed through. If it's in a plastic container, remove it and put it into a casserole dish or lasagna pan and follow the same directions.
Microwave: Warm up slices separately on a microwave-safe plate and heat for 1-2 minutes, depending on the wattage of your microwave.
Nutrition
Calories: 323kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 762mg | Potassium: 258mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 441IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 229mg | Iron: 2mg
