Bacon and Cheese French Toast Bake
Shawn Syphus
Updated Nov 20, 2023
French toast doesn’t have to be sweet! Savory flavors like cheese and bacon make a delicious pairing in this make-ahead French toast bake.
Bacon and Cheese French Toast Bake
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 9 hr 10 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 2 cans (11 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original French Bread
- 8 eggs
- 2 cups cold milk
- 1 can (4 oz) Old El Paso™ Chopped Green Chiles
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 lb thick-cut bacon, crisply cooked, drained
- 8 oz sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded (2 cups)
- Chopped fresh cilantro for garnish, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Bake 2 cans Pillsbury™ refrigerated French bread as directed on can; cool.
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Step2Lightly spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Cut cooled bread into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Place half of the slices in even layer in baking dish.
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Step3In medium bowl, beat 8 eggs and 2 cups cold milk with whisk until well blended. Beat in the chopped green chiles. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Step4Sprinkle half of the shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (1 cup) over first layer of bread; refrigerate remaining half of cheese. Reserve 2 slices from 1 lb crisply cooked thick-cut bacon; arrange remaining cooked bacon slices over cheese in dish. Ladle half of egg mixture over bacon. Top with remaining half of bread slices in even layer. Ladle remaining egg mixture over top, making sure to soak each slice of bread. Cover tightly with plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.
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Step5When ready to bake, remove baking dish from refrigerator; let stand on counter while heating oven to 350°F.
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Step6Bake uncovered 40 minutes. Remove from oven. Sprinkle with remaining cheese (1 cup); crumble and sprinkle reserved 2 slices cooked bacon over top. Return to oven; bake 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted and knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes before serving. Garnish with chopped fresh cilantro.
Nutrition
540
Calories
24g
Total Fat
28g
Protein
53g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 540
- Calories from Fat
- 210
- Total Fat
- 24g
- 36%
- Saturated Fat
- 10g
- 49%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 235mg
- 79%
- Sodium
- 1060mg
- 44%
- Potassium
- 250mg
- 7%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 53g
- 18%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 28g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 30%
- 30%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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