Crest Cafe Gorgonzola, Artichoke And Ham Strata

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 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

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 butter a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
• 3 in a large bowl, whisk together milk and oil.
• 4 add bread cubes and let sit for 10 to 15 minutes, until bread has absorbed most or all of the liquid.
• 5 in another bowl, whisk together heavy cream, eggs, salt and pepper.
• 6 add the gorgonzola.
• 7 in a single layer, place half of the soaked bred cubes into baking pan.
• 8 top with half of the ham, half of the artichoke hearts and half of the jack and parmesan cheeses.
• 9 repeat the layering.
• 10 pour the cream and egg mixture over the layers.
• 11 lightly sprinkle the top of the casserole with grated parmesan cheese.
• 12 bake, uncovered, for 1 hour or until set.