Best Crest Cafe Gorgonzola Artichoke And Ham Strata Recipes

Crest Cafe Gorgonzola, Artichoke and Ham Strata image

Provided by BecR2400

Categories Breakfast

Time 1h15m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups whole milk
1/4 cup olive oil
8 cups sourdough bread, cut into 1 inch cubes (leave crusts on)
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
5 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3/4 teaspoon black pepper
12 ounces gorgonzola, chunked
12 ounces chopped ham
18 ounces marinated artichoke hearts, such as cara mia, drained
1 cup grated monterey jack cheese
1 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus a little more

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
In a large bowl, whisk together milk and oil.
Add bread cubes and let sit for 10 to 15 minutes, until bread has absorbed most or all of the liquid.
In another bowl, whisk together heavy cream, eggs, salt and pepper.
Add the gorgonzola.
In a single layer, place half of the soaked bred cubes into baking pan.
Top with half of the ham, half of the artichoke hearts and half of the Jack and parmesan cheeses.
Repeat the layering.
Pour the cream and egg mixture over the layers.
Lightly sprinkle the top of the casserole with grated parmesan cheese.
Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour or until set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 648, Fat 51, SaturatedFat 26.9, Cholesterol 277, Sodium 2087.2, Carbohydrate 13.2, Fiber 3.5, Sugar 4.5, Protein 35.9

Goat Cheese, Artichoke and Ham Strata II image

Provided by kda949

Time 1h15m

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 cups milk
1/4 cup olive oil
8 cups sourdough bread, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 1/2 cups whipping cream or 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
5 eggs
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3/4 teaspoon pepper
12 ounces soft fresh goat cheese, crumbled
2 tablespoons fresh sage, chopped
1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons herbs, de provence (or try oregano and rosemary if you can't get it)
12 ounces smoked ham, chopped
3 (6 1/2 ounce) jars marinated artichoke hearts, drained, rinsed and halved lengthwise
1 cup Fontina cheese
1 1/2 cups grated parmesan cheese

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Butter a 13x9 glass baking dish,.
Whisk milk and oil in a large bowl. Stir in bread. Let stand until liquid is absorbed- about 10 minutes.
Whisk cream and next four ingredients in another large bowl. Stir in goat cheese.
In a small bowl combine herbs.
place half of bread mixture into prepared dish.
Top with half of the ham, artichoke hearts, herb and cheeses.
Pour half of cream mixture over.
Repeat layering with remaining bread, ham, artichoke, herbs, cheeses and cream mixture.
Bake until firm, about 1 hour.
note* can be made ahead of time, cover and chill and baked the next day.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 671, Fat 52.3, SaturatedFat 27.3, Cholesterol 282.9, Sodium 1879.7, Carbohydrate 14.8, Fiber 4, Sugar 1.8, Protein 37.8

Artichoke and Ham Strata image

Provided by VNess

Categories Breakfast

Time 9h10m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 English muffins, split and quartered
cooking spray
1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine, melted
1 cup chopped lean ham (about 4 ounces)
1/2 cup grated fresh parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
3 large garlic cloves, minced
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 (12 ounce) can fat-free evaporated milk
3 large eggs
3 large egg whites

Steps:

Arrange muffin pieces, crust sides down, in an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray; drizzle with butter.
Arrange ham and next 4 ingredients (ham through garlic) over muffin pieces.
Combine nutmeg and remaining ingredients in a bowl; stir well with a whisk. Pour over muffin mixture. Cover; chill 8 hours or overnight.
Bake in oven preheated to 375 for 50-55 minutes, or until set. Let it rest for 10 minutes and serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 275.5, Fat 8.7, SaturatedFat 4.1, Cholesterol 127.5, Sodium 874.4, Carbohydrate 27.9, Fiber 4.6, Sugar 8.6, Protein 22.4