Christmas Casserole Recipes

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain and set aside. Add the mushrooms and onion to the skillet; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent and the mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes.
• Grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish with the tablespoon of butter. Place potatoes in bottom of prepared dish. Sprinkle with salt, garlic salt, and pepper. Top with crumbled bacon, then add the onions and mushrooms.
• In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs with the milk and parsley. Pour the beaten eggs over the casserole and top with grated cheese. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour or until set.

Steps:

• Cut crusts off loaf of bread.
• Cut bread into half inch cubes.
• Note: I have used a Pepperidge Farms type loaf or have made my own bread such as an oatmeal white bread.
• Melt butter in a bowl and toss bread cubes to coat.
• Grease a 9" x 13" glass casserole dish.
• Layer bread cubes, grated cheese, mushrooms, ham, etc. in dish.
• Combine the eggs, milk salt and pepper and beat.
• Pour over casserole.
• Cover with foil and let set overnight in the refrigerator so bread absorbs some of the egg mixture.
• To bake, place casserole in larger pan with 1 inch hot water.
• Bake, at 375 degrees (350 convection) for 1 1/2 hours or until silver knife inserted in center comes out clean. I start the baking with the foil on, then uncover for the last half hour.
• Casserole can be cooked without the water bath, but the sides will be a little crustier. It also bakes faster this way.

Steps:

• In greased 11-inch by 7-inch by 2-inch baking dish, combine the bread cubes and cheese.
• In large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, mustard, salt and pepper; pour over bread and cheese.
• Top with bacon.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 50-55 minutes or until knife inserted near the center comes out clean.