Best Ham And Cheese Bread Pudding Recipes

BREAD PUDDING WITH HAM, LEEKS, AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Butter a 9-by-13- inch casserole dish. Heat the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook leeks, covered, until softened, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, and transfer to a small bowl.
• Whisk together eggs and milk. Whisk in the salt and pepper. Set batter aside.
• Layer the bread, ham, reserved leeks, thyme, and cheeses shingle-style in the buttered dish. Pour batter over top; press gently so bread absorbs liquid.
• Bake until puffed and golden brown (tent with foil if edges brown too much before center is set), about 1 hour.

HAM AND CHEESE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Spray an 8" pan with cooking spray (or butter bottom and sides of dish) and place bread cubes in pan.
• Heat oil in skillet, add onions and 1/2 tsp salt & 1/2 tsp black pepper. Saute onions over medium-high heat until translucent, continue cooking until onions are beginning to brown and caramelize.
• Add garlic and ham, cooking until ham is heated through and any moisture from ham has evaporated off.
• Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, mustard, rosemary, salt and black & white ground peppers.
• After combining thoroughly, mix in cheese.
• Spread onion and ham mixture uniformly over bread cubes.
• Evenly pour mixture over bread and ham, taking care to moisten bread in corners and at edges too.
• Cover pan with aluminum foil or plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight, but no longer than 24 hours hours or bread will disintegrate.
• Remove pan from refrigerator 1/2 hour before preheating oven.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Bake pudding uncovered for about 40-50 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean, but moist. It will be puffed up and edges and corners will be golden brown.
• Let rest 5 minutes before cutting.
• Leftovers reheat wonderfully.

HAM AND CHEESE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Grease 11x7-inch baking dish.
• Spread 1 side of each bread slice with butter.
• Cut into 1-inch cubes and place on bottom of prepared dish.
• Top with ham and sprinkle with cheese.
• Beat eggs in medium bowl.
• Whisk in milk, mustard, salt and pepper.
• Pour egg mixture evenly over bread mixture.
• Cover; refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Bake bread pudding, uncovered, 45 to 50 minutes or until puffed and golden brown and knife inserted into center comes out clean.
• Garnish, if desired and then cut into squares.
• Serve immediately.

HAM, LEEK, AND CHEESE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat to 350°F. Butter a 9×13-inch or similar 3-quart baking dish.
• Trim the leeks, leaving the white and light-green parts. Slice in half lengthwise, then crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick half-moon slices to yield about 8 cups. Rinse well, then pat dry.
• In a large skillet, heat the butter over medium heat. add the leeks, half of the chives, 1/4 tsp. salt, and 1/4 tsp. pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the leeks are very tender but not browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Allow to cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk the milk, eggs, mustard, zest, the remaining chives, 1/2 tsp. salt, and 1/4 tsp. pepper. Add the bread, cheese, ham, and the leek mixture, and toss well. Transfer to the prepared dish and bake until golden brown around the edges and set in the center, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.

KATIE LEE'S HAM AND CHEESE BREAKFAST BREAD PUDDING RECIPE - (1.5/5)

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a medium skillet. Add onions and red bell pepper, and sauté until onions are translucent, about 7 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Stir in bread, ham, onion-pepper mix and cheese. Pour into a greased 9x13" baking dish and cover with foil. Refrigerate at least one hour and up to overnight. Bake at 350ºF for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake 10-15 minutes more until golden brown. Serve immediately