If you have yet to find your own go-to egg bake with the added convenience of being prepared the night before…look no further. This savory Overnight Prosciutto & Goat Cheese Egg Bake has heard your plea!
I’ve always liked egg bakes, but whenever I was served one, it was still just a mediocre experience that never qualified for asking for the recipe. And then a friend at work brought one into the office many years ago for a holiday brunch potluck. That egg bake turned out to be a very different story for my taste buds. I needed the recipe!
This Overnight Prosciutto & Goat Cheese Egg Bake is perfectly textured throughout – eggy and firm, with a homemade crouton top that bakes up buttery crisp. The prosciutto is lovely for a special occasion, but some good diced ham is a less expensive and very fine substitute. And the cheese…how I love the cheese in this recipe! A combo of provolone (which I doubled the quantity of, for extra melty chewy goodness) and salty goat cheese hold this dish together beautifully. Our oldest daughter, who only likes eggs when they are incorporated in baked goods, even asks for a second helping when this is on the table. That’s really the biggest testimony I have for the goodness of this dish.
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And, YAY!
I have a GIVEAWAY to share with you from Land O’Lakes Eggs!
We go through lots of eggs around here. They are an essential and extremely versatile ingredient – found in our kitchen’s sweet baked goods, hard-boiled for sandwiches and salads, and starring in the Overnight Prosciutto and Goat Cheese Egg Bake and the Eggs Benedict with BBQ Hollandaise.
Eggs are my quick and easy answer to a tasty and satisfying meal any time of the day, providing good solid protein energy that keeps my body moving. So, of course, I was on-board when Land O’Lakes Eggs asked me to sample their cackle berries. That’s what my dad calls them, anyway. 
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Land O’Lakes is a member-owned agricultural cooperative, based right here in Minnesota. Founded in 1921, Land O’Lakes Eggs has been delivering quality dairy foods that families can trust. And they are offering a most generous giveaway here on a farmgirl‘s dabbles!
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This giveaway package, valued at more than $150, includes:
- one All-Clad Omelet Skillet
- one $50 VISA gift card (a great way to pick up what didn’t appear under your Christmas tree!)
- one full-value coupon for any variety of Land O’Lakes Eggs
To enter to win this giveaway package:
- Simply leave a comment, sharing your favorite way to eat eggs!
And for extra entries:
- Join a farmgirl‘s dabbles on facebook. Leave a comment letting me know.
- Follow a farmgirl‘s dabbles on twitter. Leave a comment letting me know.
- Share this giveaway on facebook and/or twitter and let me know with a separate comment for each way you shared.
Sample tweet: Win a $50 VISA card & @AllClad omelet skillet from @LandOLakesKtchn! Eggstraordinary #Giveaway at @farmgirlsdabble: http://wp.me/pTM9A-1pj
This giveaway is now closed. The winner was “aubreylaine”. Thank you to EVERYONE for entering!!
This giveaway will remain open until Friday, January 6th, 1:00 pm CST. One winner will be chosen at random. I will email the winner, who will then have 48 hours to respond and claim their prize, or another winner will be chosen.
Disclosure: Thanks to Land O’Lakes Eggs for providing me with eggs to sample and the items for this giveaway. You can find Land O’Lakes on facebook and twitter. All text and opinions are my own.
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Overnight Prosciutto & Goat Cheese Egg Bake
(print recipe)
INGREDIENTS
14 to 18 slices English muffin bread
6 oz. prosciutto, thinly sliced and torn into bite size pieces (or use some good ham, small diced)
8 oz. crumbled goat cheese
8 oz. shredded provolone cheese
1/4 c. chopped green onions
6 T. thinly sliced fresh basil
5 large eggs
2 c. whole milk
1 T. Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp. salt (you may want to use less, depending on the saltiness of your prosciutto/ham and goat cheese)
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
3 T. unsalted butter, melted
PREPARATION
Spray a 9″ x 13″ baking dish with cooking spray. Then line the bottom of the dish with 1 layer of bread, cutting some of the slices to fit if necessary. Arrange half the prosciutto evenly over the bread, and then half the goat cheese and half the provolone. Sprinkle with half of the green onions and basil. Top with a second layer of bread slices. Layer on the remaining prosciutto, goat cheese, provolone, green onions, and basil. Cut enough of the remaining bread slices into 1/4″ cubes to equal 2 cups of bread cubes. Sprinkle these over the top.
Whisk eggs, milk, mustard, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Pour egg mixture evenly over the egg bake, letting it soak in. Drizzle melted butter evenly over the top. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
The next morning, preheat oven to 350°. Uncover the egg bake and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Bake until the center is set, about 55 to 60 minutes. If you want to crisp up the top even more, set it under the broiler for a minute or two, until golden. Cut into large squares and serve.
Yield: 6 to 12 servings
Source: from the recipe box of Meghan Cornell, adapted from Bon Appetit ”Entertaining Made Easy”, December 2003
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Spinach quiche for me.
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Over-easy, cooked in bacon grease!
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Old fashioned, traditional, southern Deviled Eggs!!!
Deviled is my favorite!
Omelets loaded with tons of stuff — cheese, meat, onions, mushrooms, peppers. Yum!
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I love eggs ALL ways! This recipe looks amazing… we are big on egg bake, and this new version is a must try!
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My favorite way to eat egggs is in a quiche.
I love them when they’re hard-boiled — or soft-boiled with toast “soldiers” for dipping!
I feel like Forrest Gump…
boiled eggs, deviled eggs, scrambled eggs, scrambled egg breakfast pizza, poached eggs…
I love ‘em any way you can cook ‘em!!
Glad to find your site. Will return!
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I love it all, too! Great to hear from you – thanks!!
I’ll have to say my all time favorite is scrambled eggs, not overdone.
I just love em’ medium boiled! Not too hard and not too runny..just right.
I just found your site and the recipes all look fabulous. I love a fried egg topper on a country style pizza.
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It’s either scrambled eggs or quiche!
I make a mean omelet but my favorite way is to poach eggs in a chunky simple marinara then serve on toasted artisan bread and garnish with parmesan
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I’m not entering the giveaway just wanted to tell you how delicious this egg bake looks. I love serving these for breakfast whenever we have company stay over. Just one question, when you say that you doubled the provolone in this recipe, is the 8oz listed in the recipe the doubled amount?
All the best to you and the family (and the blog) throughout 2012 Brenda!
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Hi Paula! The recipe states the amount as I have doubled it. Who can’t use just a little more gooey cheese?!
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how i like my eggs: poached on whole-grain toast–when the yolk just barely runs out on the bread, oooh yummy. also, i love a medium-soft boiled egg on a salad, with beans and rice, or again on toast!
i love eggs, but my favorite would be either a plain over easy egg with toast or in huevos rancheros.
I’ve neverbhad an egg bake before, butnthis looks absolutely delicious! I use land o lakes eggs too. I get the brown ones and they are such a pretty color. Egg shells fascinate me
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I think this is my new favorite way to eat eggs- we had it this morning for breakfast- YUMMY!!!
So glad you liked it!!
I hope this is where you enter the give away.
My favorite way to eat eggs is in a Vegetable Frittata.
I saute garlic, onion, spinach, chard, and red or orange peppers in butter (land o’Lakes butter is great for that)
Mix my Land O’Lakes eggs mixed with shredded Parmesan & romano cheese, pour into the saute pan with vegs, heat until the sides are done & pop in the oven for 5 minutes.
Every Christmas morning we have soft steamed eggs served with pork sausage rolled in lefse (which we make) with butter. It is incredibly decadent, but one of our most cherished food traditions of the holiday!
What an awesome tradition – sounds delicious!
By the way – the egg bake looks great – I will have to give it a try.
Thank you!!
Scrambled with cheese is a classic favorite!
Scrambled with cheese or deviled! YUMM!
Luv them any way!
I like to eat my eggs scrambled with caramelized grape tomatoes for breakfast!
Yum – LOVE caramelized tomatoes!! Thanks, Katie!
My favorite way to eat eggs is with Greek seasoning…oregano, garlic, onion, mint, and feta. Yum!
Yum – the mint sounds like a great add that I don’t do – thank you, Joy!
I shared this on FB ad twitter. I would love to have a new skillet and some eggs:)
Thanks for the chance!
A cheddar omelette.
Baked in a cake!
I love u on FB & Twitter.
My son is raising 6 chickens and they have just began laying eggs. I have been learning many new recipes w eggs! Our fave is overnight egg bake.
Wonderful!! Eggs are so versatile, you’re going to have alot of fun with this!
Eggs Benedict for me. Love the hollandaise.
My new favorite egg recipe is to crack one in a muffin cup with bacon & cheese, then bake 15 min @ 350. I’ve been cooking up a dozen at a time for a weeks’ worth of breakfast for hubby & me. Just pop in the microwave for about 20 seconds.
I love your idea of pre-baking your egg cups for the week ahead! What a quick and delicious breakfast. Thanks, Barb!
I LOVE plain old cheesy scrambled eggs. Have them almost every morning! Especially when I was pregnant:)
Hi Brenda! New Years day Brunch… Greg and I loved it! I used sharp provolone (on purpose/by accident)- so it was definately tasty!
Yum! Thanks for letting me know, Ann!
Fried egg with toast. I make a mean fried egg.
We like our eggs cooked poached, eggs benedict style
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I love your site. Eggs good for the soul. I eat eggs everywhich way and I eat them daily. Favorite way……a plate covered in torn up pieces of buttered toast, I like to mix the breads. Example: This morning I had 2 pieces of rye toast, 2 english muffins and one piece potatoe toast – all lathered in Land of Lakes Butter. Then I cover this with 6 eggs made over easy (Dippy to some) and threw on some left over sausage. Good Stuff.
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Great to hear from you, Dana! You can subscribe to new posts via RSS and/or email – look at the “Let’s stay connected” area on the upper right portion of my site. Thank you!!
Over easy. With biscuits to mop up the runny yolk.
I like my eggs poached but when I have time I make an Asian dish of shrimpand scrambled eggs. that will make your socks go up and down. I hope you have a great day. Blessings…Mary
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Your Asian version sounds spectacular!!! Thanks, Mary!
Ah, my favorite way to have eggs would be in homemade cheesecake. Not exactly a breakfast food, but yummmmmm, a delicious dessert.
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Doesn’t have to be a breakfast food, Audrey! I LOVE cheesecake!!
Scrambled with pesto, tomatoes, and parmesan cheese.