This gooey cheesy overnight ham egg casserole is sure to please a crowd! Make this a day ahead with leftover ham and day old bread for an economical meal!
One of the best part of making a breakfast casserole is that you can toss leftover ingredients together with eggs and you’ve reinvented a complete NEW meal! I made this casserole for Christmas morning along with oatmeal for the non-meat eaters, but this is also great to make for just a couple of people. Slice it up and pack for breakfast on the go!
We ate pre-cooked spiral sliced ham the week of Christmas, which was nice to have on hand since we didn’t keep any type of a meal schedule. We were busy with baking, wrapping gifts, and checking out all the pretty lights in the neighborhood to sit still. With ham all you really need to do is heat it and it’s done! Boy we really stretched that piece of meat into several meals, but after days of sandwiches and ham with fluffy whipped potatoes, a breakfast casserole was the perfect way to polish off the rest of the meat!
Since you make this a day ahead you just need to pop it in the oven in the morning! While it’s cooking kick your feet up enjoy a warm cup of coffee!
Cheesy Overnight Ham Egg Casserole
Ingredients
- 3 cups, pre-cooked diced ham
- 6 cups diced bread with the crust removed (I used sliced sourdough - about 7 slices)
- 1/2 pound Sharp cheddar cheese, cut in chunks
- 6 large eggs, beaten
- 3 cups milk (whole)
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard powder
Instructions
wilhelmina
This was the perfect thing for breakfast this weekend! We enjoyed it so much and the recipe was so easy!
Erica Schwarz
Made this Easter morning for my family, and it was a HIT. Love that all I had to do was wake up and throw it in the oven too.
Anna @ Anna Can Do It!
Cheesy breakfast I can make ahead? That’s a perfect recipe, can’t wait to have it on my fork! – Love, Anna
Sandra Shaffer
It’s great to feed a crowd with it, but even better if you have leftovers for yourself 🙂
Stacey Werner
This is perfect for a holiday breakfast or even a weekend brunch. Love it.
Sandra Shaffer
Thanks, Stacey! It’s a great recipe to share for sure!
Kristen Wilson
This looks great.. always looking for ideas like this for family weekend breakfast ideas. Pinned.
Sandra Shaffer
Thank you for the pinning love! Sure appreciate that and I hope you make this for your family soon!
Eileen
I love ham and if I can get a few other meals from it , fantastic. you egg casserole looks absolutely delish
Marielle Altenor
I love egg and ham so I know a casserole with both will just be amazing! Will have to give this recipe a try for sure!
Shannon Gurnee
I love egg casseroles! This dish looks and sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing.
Bismah
This would be a nice change up for breakfast and would go perfect with a hot cup of coffee. Looks delicious!
Angie Scheie
Yum! I love breakfast foods, and this one looks great!
Claudette
Pity I had no one to make this for me this morning! Looks delish!
melandria romero
i always love different egg recipe and this one is indeed a must try
Elizabeth O.
This is definitely a lovely breakfast to wake up to! I’d love to try this recipe, thanks so much for sharing it!
yanique
This looks delicious and is the perfect solution for the leftover ham I have 🙂
R U S S
You got me at cheesy and gooey. This is something that I am excited to try at home.
michelle
i have a lot of left over turkey i would love to try this using my turkey
Sandra Shaffer
Great idea, Michelle!
Amber NElson
That looks absolutely heavenly! I love breakfast food, so this would be awesome to have!
Angela at Daysinbed
this looks like a tasty treat and something my daughter would like as she loves ham and cheese. Angela
tara pittman
As a non meat eater. I would eat this minus the ham. Looks yummy.