Food and Recipes Recipes Stuffed Ham-and-Cheese Croissant Casserole 4.9 (8) 8 Reviews The classic breakfast sandwich gets the breakfast casserole treatment. By Pam Lolley Pam Lolley Pam Lolley developed and tested recipes for Southern Living Magazine in the Souths most trusted Test Kitchen for 19 years. She worked closely with the editors planning and packaging stories, collaborating with art and photo teams on food styling and recipe reproduction to ensure reader satisfaction, content quality control, and recipe authenticity history and cooking. Her area of expertise was baking and and pastry development and she acted as the point person for these areas in the Test Kitchen. With 30+ years of experience in the culinary field, Pam created and tested 1000s of recipes for Southern Living. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on August 20, 2022 Rate PRINT Share Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Jennifer Causey; Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Stylist: Missie Neville Crawford Active Time: 20 mins Chill Time: 8 hrs Total Time: 9 hrs 10 mins Servings: 10 French toast meets breakfast sandwich in this ooey gooey ham-and-Swiss breakfast casserole. The mini croissants add buttery richness that is balanced with a bite of sharp Dijon mustard and Swiss cheese. You can get creative and mix up the croissant fillings. Substitute sausage for the ham and American or Cheddar cheeses for the Swiss. The base of the savory breakfast casserole adapts well to the filling changes. This ham-and-cheese casserole is a full meal, but to round out the plate, offer up a fruit salad. Or if this is a brunch main, an orange-studded salad with a poppy seed dressing would be a great option. Already the ultimate make-ahead meal, you can freeze this breakfast and keep it on hand for busy weeks or weekends when you have company over. Just complete this dish through step 3, then cover it with plastic wrap and aluminum foil. Pop it in the freezer. When you're ready to serve it, move it to the fridge, and let it thaw overnight. Warm at room temperature for 30 minutes before putting in the oven. Ingredients 10 (1 1/4-oz.)deli smoked ham slices (1/4 inch thick) 10 mini croissants 10 (1/2-oz.) Swiss cheese slices 6 large eggs 2 cups heavy whipping cream 2 tsp. Dijon mustard Thyme sprigs Directions Microwave ham slices between paper towels on a microwavable plate on HIGH 45 seconds. Blot with paper towels to remove excess moisture. Split croissants open with a serrated knife. Top bottom half of each croissant with 1 ham slice and 1 Swiss cheese slice (folding ham and cheese to fit, if needed). Cover with top half of croissant. Place stuffed croissants in a lightly greased (with cooking spray) 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Whisk together eggs, heavy cream, and Dijon mustard in a large bowl. Pour mixture slowly over stuffed croissants. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight. Preheat oven to 350°F. Remove plastic wrap; bake in preheated oven until golden brown and knife inserted in center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes, covering with aluminum foil the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning. Garnish with thyme sprigs. Rate It Print