HAM AND CHEESE STRATA

By Kitchenbee

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 large loaf sourdough bread, crust discarded, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 5 large eggs
• 1 tblsp chopped garlic
• 3/4 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 12 oz goat cheese
• 1 1/2 cups grated parmesan cheese
• 1 cup shredded fontina cheese
• 2 tblsp chopped fresh sage
• 1 tblsp chopped fresh thyme
• 12 oz smoked ham, chopped
• 3 6.5 oz jars artichoke hearts, drained and quartered

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350. Grease a large, ovenproof skillet. In a bowl, whisk together the milk and olive oil. Stir in the bread cubes and let stand until the liquid is absorbed.

Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine the cream, eggs, garlic, pepper, salt and nutmeg. In another bowl, crumble the goat cheese; add the parmesan, fontina, sage and thyme.

Place half of the bread mixture in the prepared skillet. Top with half each of the ham, artichoke hearts and herb-cheese mixture. Pour half of the egg mixture over the layers. Repeat with the remaining bread, ham, artichoke hearts, herb-cheese mixture and egg mixture. Bake until firm in the center and brown around the edges, about 1 hour