AUTUMN VEGGIE CASSEROLE

This make-ahead breakfast is just one more thing to be grateful for this time of year.

- MELISSA GRAY-STREETT

ACTIVE TIME 45 MINUTES TOTAL TIME 2 HOURS, 45 MINUTES SERVES 8

1 8-oz. bunch Swiss chard, trimmed

2 Tbsp. olive oil

8 oz. mixed mushrooms, sliced (about 3 cups)

1 cup chopped yellow onion (from 1 onion)

1 Tbsp. sliced garlic (from about 3 cloves)

1 Tbsp. roughly chopped fresh thyme leaves, plus more for garnish

2 tsp. kosher salt, divided

1 16-oz. loaf stale crusty bread, torn into bite-size pieces (about 12 cups)

Cooking spray