a straightforward Hawaiian sweet bread strata. The fillings can be readily changed; for example, you might use different cheeses or add some mushrooms instead of bacon. Make use of your imagination as a guide!
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 40 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 1 baking pan |
Ingredients
- 6 Hawaiian bread rolls (such as King’s®)
- ½ cup shredded Swiss cheese, divided
- ½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
- 3 slices cooked bacon, diced, divided
- 4 green onions, diced, divided
- 3 eggs
- ⅔ cup half-and-half
- ½ cup skim milk
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Cut each roll into 8 cubes. Spread onto a baking sheet in a single layer.
- Bake in the preheated oven until toasted, about 10 minutes.
- Layer toasted bread cubes in a 1 1/2-quart baking pan. Sprinkle 1/4 cup Swiss cheese, 1/4 cup Cheddar cheese, 1/2 the bacon, and 2 green onions on top of the bread. Shake to settle the toppings into the bread.
- Beat eggs together with half-and-half, milk, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Pour over the bread cubes, pressing cubes down into the mixture. Sprinkle the remaining Swiss cheese, Cheddar cheese, bacon, green onions, and Parmesan cheese on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until strata is hot in the center, about 30 minutes.
- You can toast the bread up to 24 hours in advance.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 323 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 34 g |
| Cholesterol | 122 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 18 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Sodium | 296 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 9 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This was the best brunch casserole I have ever tasted! I used smoked sausage because my husband won’t eat bacon. If I make it for others I will use bacon, but it probably won’t taste any better. Thanks for the great recipe!
Made exact to directions. Delicious
This WAS great! I did use a couple more slices of bacon and added 1/4c sliced, mini white mushrooms. Cooked in a 3 qt Pampered Chef baking dish – which yes! Need to Pam Spray! Recipe doesn’t say whether to cook covered or uncovered – so I did uncovered and in my oven, needed an extra 5 more minutes. I took this to a Palm Sunday brunch and was well received. Forgot to snap a pic! Will make again! Thanks toastyfrenchy!
3.26.20 Wouldn’t change a thing on this, it was melt-in-your mouth luscious with perfect strata texture. Recipe doesn’t say to do this, but do spray your pan/dish with cooking spray to avoid sticking. I always have Hawaiian rolls in the freezer, so although this was a quick breakfast today, I could just as easily see this as breakfast-for-dinner, as well. When putting this together, I wondered if the bread cubes were too big, but that was not the case. If anything, those big, baked, soaked bread cubes made this even more moist and tender. Thanks for sharing, this one definitely will be made again.