With Swiss cheese, onions and spinach, our oven-fresh breakfast strata is a savory morning treat and healthy, too.




Difficulty Rating: Easy
Recipe From: Tennessee Home and Farm

Ingredients

  • 9 slices white bread
  • 2 tablespoons margarine
  • ½ cup onion, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
  • 1 ¼ cups grated Swiss cheese
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 ½ cups Egg Beaters (or 6 eggs)
  • Salt and black pepper
 
 

Tips & Notes

Two 1-pound boxes of powdered sugar works great as a weight to press onto the layers.

     
     

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Toast bread slices in a single layer until dry and crisp, about 30 minutes, turning over after 15 minutes. When cooled, spread margarine on one side of bread.

    2. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Sauté onion until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add spinach and salt and pepper to taste, stirring until combined. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.

    3. Spray an 8-inch-square baking dish with cooking spray. Arrange some of the bread slices, margarine side up, in a single layer in dish. Spread half of spinach mixture and ½ cup cheese over bread slices. Arrange bread in another layer over cheese. Spread remaining spinach and ½ cup of cheese over bread.

    4. Whisk Egg Beaters with milk, 1 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste. Pour over spinach and bread layers. Lay plastic wrap directly on top of the layers and place weight on top. Refrigerate covered at least 1 hour or overnight.

    5. Remove from refrigerator and let stand on counter 30 minutes. Heat oven to 325 degrees. Uncover casserole and sprinkle remaining ¼ cup of cheese over top.

    6. Bake uncovered 50 minutes or until center is puffed and set, and edges pull away from pan on sides.

    Recipe From: Farm Flavor - www.farmflavor.com
    http://farmflavor.com/breakfast-strata-with-spinach-and-swiss-cheese/
     

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