Three Cheese's Brunch Bake

Name: Three Cheese's Brunch Bake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 5 cups French bread, cut into 1 inch cubes; 3/4 cup onion, chopped; 8 slices bacon, cooked crisp, drained and crumbled; 2 cups cheddar cheese, grated; 1 cup mozzarella cheese, grated; 1 cup cottage cheese; 1 1/2 cups milk; 5 eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoons dijon-style mustard; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 1 teaspoon black pepper

Submitted by peachez

"Easy and quick to assemble. We vary the ingredients to whatever is in the pantry, ie: low fat cheeses, milk, even will add jalapeños, tomatoes, green beans and corn. Whatever happens to be available. Will substitute 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper for the black pepper for a touch more fire. Play with the ingredients as you prefer. It just comes out great each time."

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Ready In:: 1hr 10mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 6

ingredients

5 cups French bread, cut into 1 inch cubes
³⁄₄ cup onion, chopped
8 slices bacon, cooked crisp, drained and crumbled
2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
1 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
1 cup cottage cheese
1 ¹⁄₂ cups milk
5 eggs
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons dijon-style mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon black pepper

directions

Heat oven to 350°F.
Grease a 1 1/2-quart baking dish. Place half of the bread cubes in it. Top with half the onion, bacon, cheddar and mozzarella cheeses and all of the cottage cheese.
Repeat layers as given (except the cottage cheese).
In a large mixing bowl, whisk remaining ingredients till blended.
Pour liquid mixture over the layers, pressing down to saturate.
Let stand 10 minutes before baking or cover and refrigerate overnight.
Bake, uncovered 45-55 minutes, until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve hot.

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Reviews

This recipe is incredible! I baked it for 8 of us on Christmas morning. I prepared it the night before with all low-fat dairy ingredients. I cut up a baguette for the bread, and the crusts really added some texture. I should have cooked it for a bit longer because it was cold from being in the fridge overnight. After 5 minutes in the microwave, it was ready to go though. (It was a little bit rubbery because of the microwave - my fault!). Try this one - it's great!!!

Nif_H
This was great!!!! My sister made it on a morning tv show. I actually made one for her the night before and then she made another one on the show, everyone seemed to like it a lot!! We omitted the bacon and added corn and imitation crab.

kitina
This was very good. I enjoyed the combination of the Dijon and the Worcestershire. It came out beautifully browned on top. Almost too pretty to dip into it. I didn't change a thing. Thanks for sharing.

keen5
This is a very flexible recipe! Here is what I did: used a combination of shredded & chopped cheddar, provelone, pepper jack, and parmesan cheeses; used wheat & fiber bread; and added mushrooms and green pepper to the onion (I also chose bacon). The result was outstanding! It was fully cooked (egg-wise) but a little watery, so what I will do next time is saute' the veggies before adding them, especially if I use so many again.

evewitch