Breakfast Strata Topped With Potato Chips

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 12 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 lb bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 16 slices hearty bread, may use less depending on an size
• 8 extra large eggs
• 3 cups milk, any type
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups potato chips, crushed, set aside

Recipe

• 1 assemble the night before.
• 2 grease pan with a light coat of nonstick cooking spray or butter.
• 3 trim the crusts off the bread slices. butter on one side of bread.
• 4 place buttered slices of bread **butter side up on the bottom of the baking dish.
• 5 sprinkle with all the bacon and cheese.
• 6 top with layer of buttered bread slices, butter side up.
• 7 beat eggs, milk and mustard together.
• 8 pour over bread, gently press slices into the egg mixture to coat. cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
• 9 in the morning:.
• 10 one hour before baking, remove from fridge and bring to room temperature. (cuts down on the baking time).
• 11 preheat oven to 350°.
• 12 bake covered for 40 minutes. after 40 minutes remove foil.
• 13 continue baking for approximately 10-15 minutes until center is done and top is lightly browned. *check fro doneness like you would a cake.
• 14 top with crumbled potato chips, bake for an additional 5 minutes.
• 15 let stand for 5-10 minutes before slicing into squares.
• 16 notes:
• 17 to halve the recipe, use an 8x8 pan and approx 6-8 slices of bread.
• 18 9x12 pan, use approx 12 slices.
• 19 large aluminum baking pan, use 18 slices.