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originally titles CHRISTMAS MORNING WIFE SAVER, but I renamed it after my changes and the fact that we use it for most all holidays

serves 12 and severely 🙂 adapted from JO COOKS

We have used a family breakfast casserole for decades for BIG family events and on Thanksgiving and Christmas mornings to save a lot of work so we can enjoy each other instead of laboring in the kitchen all day which is a version of this recipe, but this recipe is so much simpler that I’m happy to have found it and I instantly fell in love with the quirky name. I made a few adjustments to our tastes. 🙂

So, like our traditional recipe this is a new favorite and the best part is that it is prepared in advance with minimal effort. It’s also versatile because it can be altered to fit your family’s taste profile whether that is to add more meat or make it vegetarian. 

HOLIDAY MORNING MOM SAVER BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

8-10 slices of your favorite bread, crusts removed (We like an extra sour sourdough with crusts removed)
12 slices tavern ham
1 cups sharp cheddar cheese, grated
1 5 ounce BOURSIN garlic herb round
6 LARGE eggs
FRESH ground sea salt and black pepper, to taste
1 teaspoon dry mustard (optional)
1 LARGE bunch green onions, thinly sliced
1 SMALL red pepper, FINELY diced
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon FRANK’s original hot sauce
3 cups WHOLE milk


• Grease a 9×13 inch baking dish well with non-stick cooking spray.
• Cut and slices of bread to fit over entire bottom of the baking dish.
• Evenly layer the slices of ham.
• Top with slices of the Boursin cheese.
• Evenly sprinkle the green onions and red peppers over the cheese.
• Cut and fit more slices of bread to completely cover the ham and cheese.
• 
In a large bowl whisk together the eggs with the pepper, dry mustard if using, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce. 
• Add the milk and whisk until well combined.
• Pour the egg mixture evenly over the casserole.
• Top evenly with the cheddar cheese.
• Cover the dish and refrigerate overnight.


1/4 cup butter (melted)
1 cup CRUSHED blueberry almond granola

• The next morning preheat your oven to 350°.
• In a small bowl combine the granola and butter.
• Pour evenly over the casserole.
• 
Bake 1 hour or until set and lightly browned.
• Let casserole stand for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.


NOTES

• PROTEIN SUBSTITUTIONS: Canadian bacon, crumbled crisp bacon, ground turkey, rotisserie chicken, deli meats, ground beef…
• VEGETABLE ADDITIONS: Mushrooms, green chiles, jalapeños
• If you want to bake it same day, refrigerate for AT LEAST 1 hour so the egg mixture soaks into the bread well.