Savory French Toast Casserole Recipes

SAVORY FRENCH TOAST BAKE

Steps:

• Arrange half of the bread slices in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, milk, mustard, salt, pepper and 1/4 cup chives., Pour half of the egg mixture over bread; sprinkle with 1 cup cheese. Layer with remaining bread and egg mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Cover and refrigerate overnight., Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting. Sprinkle with remaining chives.

SAVORY FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE WITH CHIVES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°F.
• Add butter to microwave-safe dish and microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring in between, until completely melted.
• Meanwhile, cut your bread into cubes, about 1-inch long on each side. Dice your shallots.
• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, diced shallots, salt, pepper, and paprika.
• Pour melted butter into a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Pour cubed bread on top.
• Next, pour your egg mixture on top of the bread, making sure to coat all of it.
• Top with cheese as evenly as you can and bake for 25 minutes, until cheese starts to turn golden brown.
• Remove from oven and set on a cooling rack. Garnish with chopped chives and serve warm.

SAVORY FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Arrange baguette slices in the bottom of a casserole dish.
• Beat eggs well in a bowl. Add onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic, and ginger in a bowl. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of Cheddar cheese on top and mix until well combined. Add sage, salt, and pepper. Pour egg mixture over the baguette slices and sprinkle with bacon bits.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 17 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining Cheddar and bake until fully melted, about 5 more minutes. Serve hot.

THE BEST FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
• For the casserole: Trim the ends from 1 loaf day-old brioche (about 1 pound) and cut into ten 1-inch thick slices. Cut each slice in half diagonally to make two triangles from each piece. (If the bread is fresh, dry it out a bit. Place the slices in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake at 300 degrees F for 10 minutes, flipping halfway through.)
• Whisk together the eggs, cream, milk, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl until well blended. Dip each triangle of bread in the custard, lightly coating each side. Shingle the pieces in the prepared pan, overlapping slightly.
• Pour any remaining custard over the bread slices. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours or up to overnight.
• When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Remove the casserole from the refrigerator and let rest 15 to 20 minutes at room temperature before baking. Remove the plastic wrap and bake until the casserole is golden and puffed and the custard is set, 45 to 50 minutes.
• For the topping: bring the butter, sugar and syrup to a boil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until the butter is melted and the mixture is begins to thicken, about 2 minutes. Add the vanilla, a pinch of salt, and the walnuts, stirring to coat. Turn off the heat and add the sliced bananas, stirring to coat evenly. Spoon the desired amount of the banana-syrup mixture over the casserole and serve any additional on the side.

EASY FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Grease a 9x12-inch baking dish.
• Stir 1 cup brown sugar and butter together in a saucepan over medium-low heat until butter melts and sugar dissolves into butter, 2 to 4 minutes. Pour into prepared baking dish and spread a 1 1/2- to 2-inch layer of bread pieces over the top.
• Beat milk, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a bowl; pour milk mixture over bread into the baking dish and move bread as necessary to ensure all bread is absorbing liquid. Sprinkle cinnamon over the top. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Remove and discard plastic wrap from baking dish and sprinkle remaining brown sugar over the top of the bread mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned and bubbling, about 30 minutes.

SAVORY FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Arrange bread in a single layer in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles; drain. , In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, Parmesan, chives and pepper; pour over bread. Add sausage; sprinkle with cheese. , Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes or until edges are golden and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting. Sprinkle with additional chives., To Make Ahead: Prepare casserole as directed. Refrigerate, covered, several hours or overnight. To use, preheat oven to 350°. Remove casserole from refrigerator while oven heats. Bake, as directed. Sprinkle with additional chives.

SAVORY FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Spread half the French toast pieces onto bottom of 2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray; cover with layers of half each of the ham and turkey and 1/3 cup cheese. Repeat layers. Refrigerate remaining cheese for later use.
• Whisk eggs, milk, mustard and pepper until blended; pour over ingredients in casserole dish. Refrigerate 4 hours.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Bake casserole (uncovered) 50 min. to 1 hour or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Let stand 10 min.
• Serve topped with syrup.

SAVORY FRENCH TOAST BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Oil large casserole dish.
• It's easier to work with the bread if it's somewhat frozen. Butter one side of each slice of bread and cut into bite sized chunks.
• Combine bread chunks, sausage pieces, and cheese in casserole dish.
• Whisk eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon and salt in separate bowl.
• Pour wet mixture over bread/sausages/cheese.
• Bake 15 minutes uncovered.
• Cover and bake another 30 minutes or until eggs are set.
• If you prefer the top not to be crunchy, then leave cover on entire baking time.