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Strata
My favorite Strata recipe! This delicious dish is made with hearty artisan style bread, fresh spinach and bell pepper, flavorful ham and bold cheddar cheese, and everything is soaked in a rich egg custard and oven baked.
👥 10 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 30m⏳ Prep: 25 min🔥 Cook: 1h 5m👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- skillet
- baking dish
- oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Spray a 13 by 9-inch dish with non-stick cooking spray.
2
In a mixing bowl whisk together eggs, milk, cream, dijon mustard, red pepper flakes and season with salt and pepper to taste (I use about 3/4 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper). Set aside.
large eggs8dijon mustard1 TbspSalt (and freshly ground black pepper)
3
Melt butter in a 12-inch skillet set over medium-high heat.
butter2 Tbsp
4
Add onion and bell pepper and saute until slightly golden brown and tender (only toss occasionally), about ⏱️ 10 minutes.
5
Add in spinach and saute just until wilted, about ⏱️ 1 minute. Remove from heat.
6
Toss in ham and parsley.
chopped ham2 cupschopped parsley3 Tbsp
7
Spread half of the bread evenly into bottom of prepared baking dish. Top evenly with half of the onion mixture. Sprinkle over half of the cheese.
8
Repeat this same layering process with bread, onion mixture and cheese again.
9
Whisk egg mixture again then evenly pour over top of the strata.
10
Press down with your hands evenly across top to submerge ingredients into the egg mixture.
11
Cover and refrigerate at least ⏱️ 1 hour, or overnight.
12
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
13
Once preheated remove strata from the fridge and bake in preheated oven until center is set, about 50 to ⏱️ 60 minutes.
14
Let rest a few minutes before slicing. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts
calories
380 kcal
fat Content
22 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
15 g
sodium Content
769 mg
protein Content
20 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
209 mg
carbohydrate Content
25 g
saturated Fat Content
11 g
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