Categorized:

  • Beef and Pork
  • Breakfast
  • Main Dish

Tagged:

  • bell pepper
  • bread
  • cheddar cheese
  • dijon mustard
  • eggs
  • ham
  • heavy cream
  • milk
  • parsley
  • spinach
  • yellow onion
Strata - 1

Strata

Ingredients

  • 8 large eggs
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 Tbsp dijon mustard
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 1 1/4 cups chopped yellow onion
  • 1 1/4 cups chopped red bell pepper
  • 6 oz. spinach (6 cups packed)
  • 2 cups chopped ham
  • 3 Tbsp chopped parsley
  • 12 oz. hearty Italian bread, or French Bread, cut into 3/4-inch cubes (8 cups)
  • 1 1/4 cups sharp white cheddar

Instructions

  • Spray a 13 by 9-inch dish with non-stick cooking spray.
  • 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.
  • Melt butter in a 12-inch skillet set over medium-high heat.
  • Add onion and bell pepper and saute until slightly golden brown and tender (only toss occasionally), about 10 minutes.
  • Add in spinach and saute just until wilted, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
  • Toss in ham and parsley.
  • 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.
  • Repeat this same layering process with bread, onion mixture and cheese again.
  • Whisk egg mixture again then evenly pour over top of the strata.
  • Press down with your hands evenly across top to submerge ingredients into the egg mixture.
  • Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour, or overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Once preheated remove strata from the fridge and bake in preheated oven until center is set, about 50 to 60 minutes.
  • Let rest a few minutes before slicing. Serve warm.

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