Mediterranean Strata Quiche

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 red onion, cut in half and thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 sweet red pepper, thinly sliced, then cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 cups italian bread, day-old and cut in 1/2-inch cubes
• 3/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled
• 5 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 coat a deep 10" pie plate with cooking spray or vegetable oil.
• 3 heat the olive oil in a large frying pan set over medium heat.
• 4 add the onion and garlic.
• 5 stir often for 5 minutes.
• 6 increase the heat to high and stir frequently until the onion is golden, from 3 to 5 more minutes.
• 7 add the pepper and stir for 1 to 2 minutes.
• 8 remove from the heat.
• 9 measure out the bread cubes into a bowl.
• 10 stir in the warm onion mixture along with the feta.
• 11 turn the mixture into the pie plate and pat down.
• 12 in a large bowl, whisk the eggs with the milk, oregano and pepper.
• 13 pour evenly over the bread mixture.
• 14 bake in the centre of the oven until a knife inserted in the centre of the quiche comes out fairly clean and the bread around the edges is brown and crispy, from 35 to 40 minutes.
• 15 let stand for 10 minutes before serving.