Holiday Brunch Strata with Ham, Spinach & Cheese

Name: Holiday Brunch Strata with Ham, Spinach & Cheese | KitchenAid US
Prep time: 0
Cook time: 0
Total time: 0
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese; 1 cup diced, cooked ham; 6 cups of cubed bread, cut into 1-inch cubes; Dash of hot sauce; Dash of cayenne; 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg; Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste; Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 1 cup coarsely shredded cheese (Gruyere, Swiss or Cheddar); 8 large eggs; 1 1/4 cups heavy cream; 1 1/2 cups whole milk; 1 package of frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry; 1 clove garlic, minced; 2 tablespoons olive oil

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Serving

8

Ingredients

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 cup diced, cooked ham

6 cups of cubed bread, cut into 1-inch cubes

Dash of hot sauce

Dash of cayenne

1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1 cup coarsely shredded cheese (Gruyere, Swiss or Cheddar)

8 large eggs

1 1/4 cups heavy cream

1 1/2 cups whole milk

1 package of frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry

1 clove garlic, minced

2 tablespoons olive oil

Step by step

Cut your bread into 1-inch cubes and place in the bottom of a greased 9×13 casserole dish. Then you are going to heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and sauté the minced garlic for a minute or two. Stir in spinach and sauté for about 5 minutes until cooked through; remove from heat, set aside.
In the mixing bowl of the KitchenAid® Stand Mixer, add the whole milk, cream, eggs, cheese, mustard, salt and pepper, cayenne, nutmeg and hot sauce.
Whisk together on low speed until ingredients are mixed together well.
Pour the milk, cheese and egg custard over the bread cubes in the casserole dish and press down to coat all the bread completely with the egg mixture.
Layer on top the spinach and garlic mixture, spreading evenly over the casserole and top with the cubed cooked ham, pressing down into the casserole dish.
Sprinkle additional cheese on top. Press down on the mixture and evenly spread out the ham and cheese throughout the casserole dish. Cover the strata tightly with foil and chill for at least 2 hours to overnight.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake the strata, covered, until eggs are set and the edges are bubbling, about 30 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and bake for another 10 minutes. If the top starts getting too brown, cover it with foil towards the end of cooking. Increase oven temperature to the broiler on high and move the rack to the top of the oven and broil until the strata is bubbly and golden brown, for another few minutes. Pierce the strata with a knife in the center to check for doneness – if it comes out clean then the bread custard is cooked through.