Overnight Wine And Cheese Strata

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb french bread, loaf
• 1 (8 ounce) package fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 2/3 cup dry wine or 2/3 cup milk
• 2 cups chopped cooked ham
• 1 cup shredded swiss cheese
• 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion
• 6 large eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup spicy brown mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• hot sauce, to taste
• 1 1/3 cups sour cream
• 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• fresh oregano sprig
• fresh canned mushroom slices

Recipe

• 1 cut off and discard crusty ends of bread. tear rest of loaf into bite size chunks. arrange bread snugly in a heavily greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish. set aside.
• 2 cook mushrooms, 1 ½ teaspoons fresh oregano, and ¼ teaspoon pepper in butter in a large skillet over medium high heat, stirring constantly, until mushrooms are tender. sprinkle mushroom mixture over bread. pour wine over mushroom mixture. sprinkle with ham and next 3 ingredients.
• 3 combine eggs and next 4 ingredients. beat with a wire whisk until blended. pour egg mixture over layers in dish. cover and chill 8 hours.
• 4 bake strata, covered, at 350°f for 45 to 50 minutes. remove from oven, and spread with sour cream. sprinkle with parmesan cheese. broil 4 inches from heat with electric oven door partially opened 2 to 3 minutes or until lightly browned. garnish, if desired. serve hot. 8 servings.
• 5 note: if you’d like to omit the wine in this rich brunch dish, substitute 2/3 cup milk.
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