Name: Ham-and-Cheese-Croissant Bake
Total time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 9–10 oz. croissants (about 10 small), split; 6 oz. thinly sliced Gruyère; 6 oz. thinly sliced ham; 5 large eggs; 2 cups heavy cream; 2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard; 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt; 1 tsp. freshly ground pepper; ¼ tsp. freshly grated nutmeg; Thinly sliced chives (for serving)

Ham and cheese croissant sandwiches baked into a cheesy casserole and topped with chopped chives.

Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Luciana Lamboy, Prop Styling by Sean Dooley

Ham-and-cheese croissant meets quiche in this breakfast casserole, making it both flaky and delightfully lush. Here, big pieces of croissant are cozied up against slices of smoked ham and plenty of cheese, all held together by a savory custard punctuated with mustard. The lot gets baked up in a casserole dish until golden and showered in chives. If you have stale or less-than-perfect croissants on hand, this is the time to use them. Any croissant will shine bright here, so no need to be fancy. But make sure to measure them out by weight as every croissant is different.

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