Ham and Cheese Strata

This is yummy comfort food and a great way to use up leftover ham. I don't know where this recipe came from, it's one that my mother made a lot when I was a child.

• Ready In: 1 hr 50 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 18  slices  of thin  sandwich bread
• 12  slices American cheese
• 6  green onions, thinly sliced
• 1⁄2 lb  finely chopped cooked ham (2 C. loosely packed)
• 6  eggs, slightly beaten
• 2 1⁄2 cups milk
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon dry mustard
• 1  teaspoon paprika
• 1⁄2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 6  slices tomatoes
• 2  tablespoons  minced parsley

Directions

1. Place 6 slices of the bread in a 13"x9" inch baking pan or dish.
2. Top with 6 cheese slices, half of the onions, and half of the ham.
3. Top with 6 slices of bread, 6 slices of cheese and remaining onions and ham.
4. Top with 6 slices of bread.
5. Combine eggs, milk and seasonings.
6. Pour over the strata, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight.
7. Bake at 300° for 1 1/2 hours.
8. Top each cheese stack with a tomato slice during the last 20 minutes in the oven.