BREAKFAST BREAD PUDDING WITH PROSCIUTTO, TOMATO, AND BASIL

Breakfast Bread Pudding with Prosciutto, Tomato, and Basil image

A delicious savory bread pudding of eggs, bread, prosciutto, tomatoes, basil, other herbs, and tons of fontina cheese. Great for breakfast, brunch, or any other meal.

Provided by Alyssa

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork

Time 9h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

cooking spray
5 slices crusty bread, cubed, or more to taste
3 cups shredded fontina cheese, divided
3 slices prosciutto, chopped, or more to taste
2 small tomatoes, diced
3 leaves fresh basil, chopped
5 eggs
2 cups half-and-half
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1 tablespoon dried tarragon
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Spray the bottom and sides of an 8x8-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
Place cubed bread into the prepared pan. Add 2 cups fontina cheese, prosciutto, tomatoes, and basil. Combine until ingredients are evenly distributed.
Whisk eggs in a bowl and add half-and-half, parsley, tarragon, salt, and pepper. Pour egg mixture over bread mixture. Cover the baking dish with plastic wrap and chill 8 hours to overnight.
Remove the baking dish from the refrigerator 20 minutes before baking.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Remove the plastic wrap from the baking dish and top with remaining 1 cup fontina cheese. Cover with aluminum foil.
Bake in the preheated oven until cheese has melted and beginning to brown, egg mixture is browned and bubbly, and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Let sit 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 384.5 calories, Carbohydrate 12.8 g, Cholesterol 200.8 mg, Fat 27.8 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 21 g, SaturatedFat 15.6 g, Sodium 697 mg, Sugar 2.4 g