Ingredients

The following ingredients have 8 Servings
  • 16 slices white bread, with the crusts removed
  • 16 slices Canadian back bacon or deli sliced ham
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (sharp is most flavourful)
  • 6 eggs
  • 3 cups whole milk
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp dry mustard
  • 1/4 cup minced onion
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped green or red pepper
  • 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • dash Tabasco
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • crushed corn flakes cereal

Instruction

  • Prepare a 9×13 glass baking dish by greasing the inside lightly with butter.
  • Lay out 8 slices of bread.
  • Layer the ham over the bread, making sure to cover it.
  • Sprinkle on all of the shredded cheese.
  • Lay the remaining 8 slices of bread over the cheese.
  • In a separate bowl whisk together the eggs and milk until smooth.
  • Add the pepper, dry mustard, minced onion, chopped peppers, Worcestershire sauce, and Tabasco. Mix well.
  • Pour the egg mixture over the layered bread/ham/cheese.
  • Cover with tin foil and let rest overnight in the fridge.
  • In the morning, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  • Melt the 1/2 cup of butter then pour it over the wife saver.
  • Top with crushed corn flakes.
  • Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour (until the top is not jiggly).
  • You might want to place a baking sheet on a rack under the wife saver as sometimes it can bubble over.
  • Let sit for about 10 minutes before serving.