Day-Old Bread and Cheese Breakfast Casserole Recipe: Cheesy soft and fluffy, crispy on top, you'll love this delicious casserole, perfect for weekend brunch or late lunch.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Dominican
Keyword breakfast casserole, day-old bread, how to use old bread
Mixing eggs: In a bowl mix milk, eggs, salt, and pepper. Whisk until it is mixed thoroughly. Mix in bread and let it rest 15 minutes for the bread to absorb the mixture of eggs and milk.
Preparing mold: Grease a non-stick baking pan (8" diam [20 cm diam.]) with the butter.
Adding vegetables: Add 1 ¼ cup of cheese, bell pepper, leek and, pancetta to the bread, mix well. Pour the bread mixture into the baking pan. Cover with aluminum foil.
Cooking: Bake for 20 minutes in oven preheated to 350 °F [175 ºC]. Remove from the oven, remove the aluminum foil and top with the broccoli, and sprinkle the rest of the cheese. Return to the oven and cook until the cheese melts [5-10 mins].
Serving: Remove from the oven, loosen the edge with a knife and let it rest for a couple of minutes before removing from the pan. Serve warm.
Notes
I like my broccoli crispy, if you want yours softer you may cover with the aluminum foil the next time you return to the oven, you may need to cool longer.