Savory Challah Bread Pudding

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A savory bread pudding, or strata, is great way to make a hearty breakfast for a big group.

Savory Challah Bread Pudding
Baking dish of Savory Challah Bread Pudding.

Browning bananas = banana bread. Old rice = fried rice. Slightly stale bread = French toast……or bread pudding……or stratas.

As the self-anointed queen of leftovers (no, no….please, don’t bow, it’s nothing quite so formal), I make it my mission to redeploy anything I can into a new meal.

This breakfast bread pudding (or strata) was the happy collection of leftover sausage (from a pasta dish), leftover challah, and shredded cheese, which I always have in the fridge.

Woman scooping Savory Challah Bread Pudding from a baking dish.

How to Make Savory Challah Bread Pudding

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×13, or 2 1/2 to 3-quart baking pan, or spray it lightly with nonstick spray.

In a medium bowl whisk together the milk, eggs, salt (go easy on the salt as the sausage and cheese are salty), pepper, mustard and honey.

Place the bread, cheddar, and sausage in the baking pan, toss to combine.

Woman mixing sausage, challah, and cheese with her hands.

Then pour the liquid over, and toss the everything so the bread is soaked with the milk mixture.

Milk mixture pouring over sausage, cheese, and Challah in a baking dish.

Spread out in the pan.

Wooden spatula flattening challah mixture in a baking dish.

Bake for about 40  minutes until puffed and golden brown. Serve hot, warm, or at room temperature.

And the result is that happiest of words: brunch. (I read somewhere that a brunch without booze is just a sad, late breakfast. That’s pretty extreme, but also pretty funny, and you are more than welcome to add a nice mocktail or cocktail to the equation).

A savory bread pudding, or strata, is great way to make a hearty breakfast for a big group.

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Savory Challah Bread Pudding

A savory bread pudding, or strata, is great way to make a hearty breakfast for a big group.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 8 Servings

Ingredients 

  • 3 cups milk preferably whole
  • 8 large eggs
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
  • 2 teaspoons dry mustard
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 6 cups cubed challah
  • 1 ½ cups grated sharp cheddar
  • 1 ½ cups crumbled cooked sausage, turkey or pork

Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9 x 13, or 2 1/2 to 3-quart baking pan, , or spray it lightly with nonstick spray.
  • In a medium bowl whisk together the milk, eggs, salt (go easy on the salt as the sausage and cheese are salty), pepper, mustard and honey.
  • Place the bread, cheddar, and sausage in the baking pan, toss to combine, then pour the liquid over, and toss the everything so the bread is soaked with the milk mixture.
  • Bake for about 40  minutes until puffed and golden brown. Serve hot, warm, or at room temperature.

Notes

This is the perfect leftover meal – change up your meat, your cheese, use whatever you have.

Nutrition

Calories: 349kcal, Carbohydrates: 22g, Protein: 19g, Fat: 20g, Saturated Fat: 9g, Cholesterol: 222mg, Sodium: 449mg, Potassium: 276mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 8g, Vitamin A: 673IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 311mg, Iron: 2mg
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About Katie Workman

Katie Workman is a cook, a writer, a mother of two, an activist in hunger issues, and an enthusiastic advocate for family meals, which is the inspiration behind her two beloved cookbooks, Dinner Solved! and The Mom 100 Cookbook.

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