At Family Dinner we love to find ways to use up everything in our fridge. We love a good fried rice or frittata in our house and Strata is the newest favorite in this go-to line up. Strata is essentially a savory bread pudding that uses eggs, cheese, meat and veggies. It is also your make-ahead savior that will allow you to use up all the bits of day old bread, leftover meat and greens that are sadly wilting away in the back of your fridge. It is super flexible so mix and match ingredients based on your taste and also what needs to be liberated from the fridge.
“Clean Out the Fridge” Strata
Ingredients:
- Butter for greasing pan
- 6 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- Pinch of ground nutmeg (optional)
- Pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)
- Salt N’ Pepa
- 3 handfuls of greens – spinach or kale work great
- 1 cup meat – Ham, Bacon, Italian Sausage
- About 3 cups leftover bread torn into 1-inch pieces. This can be anything, english muffins, pita, loaf bread or mix and match!
- 1 Cup Grated Cheese – one that gets all good and melty.
Actions:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a medium baking dish with butter, lots of it.
- Whisk the eggs, milk, half-and-half, and spices in a large bowl. Fold the greens, meat, bread and 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese into the mixture.
- Pour into the prepared baking dish and top with the remaining cheese. If you have time, let it rest for an hour or more. You can even let it chill overnight before baking.
- Cover with foil and bake for 35 minutes.
- Uncover and bake until the strata is puffed, golden brown at the edges and set in the center, about 15 minutes more.
- Enjoy!
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