{"id":24419,"date":"2022-02-11T22:21:49","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T22:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/?p=24419"},"modified":"2022-02-11T22:21:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T22:21:49","slug":"monte-cristo-strata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/?p=24419","title":{"rendered":"Monte Cristo Strata"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"63d509947b33dea96ed9a09b2482b63d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1554417\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"recipeDescription primary\">\n<div id=\"r4c7a5f2d06fb48e4b7f8877338131bd5\" class=\"rdpIntro\" data-deferid=\"r4c7a5f2d06fb48e4b7f8877338131bd5\">\n<div class=\"expandableText\"><span class=\"fullText\">This cheesy and indulgent strata is inspired by the flavors of a Monte Cristo sandwich: ham, tangy mustard and Gruyere cheese.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<div id=\"re44ff49b3d7f4f76aa67a6ae4acb041d\" class=\"rdpIngredients\" data-deferid=\"re44ff49b3d7f4f76aa67a6ae4acb041d\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"description\">loaf (20 oz) country white bread, crusts removed and thinly sliced<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"quantity\">1\/4<\/span><span class=\"description\">cup spicy brown mustard<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"quantity\">14<\/span><span class=\"description\">oz sliced Black Forest ham<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"quantity\">3 1\/2<\/span><span class=\"description\">cups shredded Gruy\u00e8re cheese (14 oz)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"quantity\">3<\/span><span class=\"description\">tablespoons chopped fresh sage leaves<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"quantity\">4<\/span><span class=\"description\">eggs<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"quantity\">3<\/span><span class=\"description\">cups milk<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"quantity\">2<\/span><span class=\"description\">teaspoons ground pepper<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Steps<\/h2>\n<div id=\"rc0727ac1a64b48499d69c6d0dc2b013d\" data-deferid=\"rc0727ac1a64b48499d69c6d0dc2b013d\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"stepIndex\">1 Heat oven to 375\u00b0F. Generously grease bottom and sides of 13&#215;9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with shortening or cooking spray.<\/p>\n<p class=\"stepIndex\">2 Place layer of bread slices in bottom of baking dish. Brush with 2 tablespoons of the mustard. Top with half of the ham slices, then sprinkle with 1 cup of the shredded cheese and 1 tablespoon of the sage. Repeat layers, reserving last 1 1\/2 cups shredded cheese.<\/p>\n<p class=\"stepIndex\">3 In large bowl, beat eggs with whisk, then add milk and ground pepper; beat to combine. Carefully and evenly pour egg mixture over layers in baking dish, making sure bread absorbs most of the liquid. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and 1 tablespoon fresh sage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"stepIndex\">4 Cover dish with sheet of greased foil. Let stand 30 minutes before baking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"stepIndex\">5 Bake about 35 minutes or until dish is baked through and bubbly. Remove foil, and bake 10 minutes longer or until cheese on top is lightly golden.<\/p>\n<p class=\"stepIndex\">6 Let stand 10 minutes before serving.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This cheesy and indulgent strata is inspired by the flavors of a Monte Cristo sandwich: ham, tangy mustard and Gruyere cheese. Ingredients 1loaf (20 oz) country white bread, crusts removed and thinly sliced 1\/4cup spicy brown mustard 14oz sliced Black Forest ham 3 1\/2cups shredded Gruy\u00e8re cheese (14 oz) 3tablespoons chopped fresh sage leaves 4eggs &#8230; <a title=\"Monte Cristo Strata\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/?p=24419\" aria-label=\"Read more about Monte Cristo Strata\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":24420,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[129],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24419"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24421,"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24419\/revisions\/24421"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}