Mushroom And Cheese Strata

Total Time: 25 hrs Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 cups assorted sliced fresh mushrooms (such as oyster, shiitake, button, , and/or crimini)
• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (2 ounces)
• 1/4 cup shredded fontina cheese (1 ounce)
• 2 tablespoons assorted snipped fresh herbs (such as basil, oregano, thyme, and/or parsley)
• 5 cups french bread or 5 cups italian bread, cubes
• 2 ounces prosciutto or 2 ounces canadian bacon, chopped
• 4 eggs, beaten or 1 cup fat-free liquid egg product, thawed frozen or refrigerated
• 1 3/4 cups milk
• 1/2 cup single cream or 1/2 cup light sour cream
• 1 tablespoon dijon-style mustard
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• fresh thyme sprig

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees f.
• 2 in a large skillet cook onion and garlic in hot margarine or butter over medium heat for 2 minutes.
• 3 add mushrooms and cook about 3 minutes more or until tender, stirring occasionally.
• 4 remove from heat.
• 5 in a small mixing bowl combine the mozzarella, fontina, and herbs; toss to mix.
• 6 in a greased 2-quart square baking dish place half of the bread cubes.
• 7 top with the mushroom mixture, cheese mixture, and prosciutto or canadian-style bacon.
• 8 top with the remaining bread cubes.
• 9 in a mixing bowl combine beaten eggs or egg product, milk, sour cream, mustard, and pepper.
• 10 pour over layers in dish.
• 11 cover and chill in the refrigerator for 2 to 24 hours.
• 12 bake, uncovered, for 55 to 60 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 13 let stand 10 minutes.
• 14 to serve, cut into squares; garnish with fresh thyme sprigs.