Collard Artichoke And Mushroom Strata Recipes

COLLARD-ARTICHOKE-AND-MUSHROOM STRATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Arrange bread pieces in a single layer on a large rimmed baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes. Turn off oven; let bread stand in oven until crisp and dry on the outside and chewy on the inside, 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium. Add onion and mushrooms. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is slightly softened, about 4 minutes. Add collards and ½ teaspoon each of the salt and pepper. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until collards are wilted, about 5 minutes. Stir in artichoke hearts; cover and cook 3 minutes. Uncover; let cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk eggs in a large bowl until lightly beaten. Add half-and-half, spreadable cheese, 1 cup of the Swiss cheese, and remaining ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper. Whisk until well blended. Add toasted bread and collard mixture; toss well to combine. Spoon into a 13- x 9-inch baking dish greased with butter. Sprinkle evenly with remaining 1 cup Swiss cheese. Cover with aluminum foil; chill at least 7 hours or up to 12 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Let the casserole stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Uncover; bake until cheese is browned in spots and filling is set, about 45 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

ARTICHOKE, MUSHROOM AND BACON STRATA

Steps:

• Cut up the bacon and stir fry until done. Remove to drain on a paper towel.
• Saute mushrooms (crimini, white and oyster) in a little butter until tender. Season with a little salt and pepper. Add the bacon to the mushrooms and mix. Dice red and green bell peppers. Grate and mix together the cheeses.
• Slice bread into 8-1/2" thick slices and put in the bottom of a deep baking dish that has been sprayed with Pam.
• Spoon some of the marinade from the artichoke hearts on both sides of the bread.
• Layer in this order: Bread, Mushrooms/Bacon, Artichoke Hearts, Cheese, Peppers.
• Repeat with another layer.
• Whisk the eggs and the milk together and pour over the entire dish. Cover with foil (I prefer the no stick) and allow it to sit 1/2 hour before baking.
• Preheat the oven to 375 and bake for 45 minutes with foil. Remove the foil and cook for an additional 25-30 minutes (until nice and bubbly and the bread is just turning golden brown.) Let it sit for 5-10 minutes before plunging in.

ARTICHOKE SPINACH STRATA

Steps:

• Start preparation either the night or morning before (depending upon when you are serving, see note above in description).
• Spray a 9 x 13 rectangular glass baking pan with cooking spray.
• Place 7 ounces of freshly washed baby spinach in a microwave safe bowl, cover and cook for 5 minutes on high until wilted. Drain in colander in your sink and let cool. Then coarsely chop.
• Drain jar of artichoke hearts but do not rinse. Chop into small pieces.
• Mix the milk and wine in a shallow bowl. Tear the bread into medium pieces (a bit bigger than bite sized) and dip a few pieces at a time into the milk mixture. Gently squeeze as much liquid as possible from the bread without tearing it. Do not let the bread soak; dip and squeeze as quickly as possible or the bread will disintegrate! Spread the prepared bread in the 9 x 13 pan. Continue dip, squeeze and spread until all the bread is distributed nicely around the pan. Reserve any leftover milk mixture.
• Sprinkle the prepared spinach and artichokes on the bread - distributing evenly. Push the vegetables into the bread mixture.
• Beat 6 large eggs and mix with remaining milk & wine mixture. Add oregano and beat well. Pour over the bread & vegetable mixture in the pan.
• Sprinkle the Asiago cheese on top of the strata.
• Cover the pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate (overnight or until evening, depending upon when you are serving).
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Remove plastic wrap and bake uncovered until puffy and browned, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Serve immediately.

MUSHROOM AND CHEESE STRATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• In a large skillet cook onion and garlic in hot margarine or butter over medium heat for 2 minutes.
• Add mushrooms and cook about 3 minutes more or until tender, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat.
• In a small mixing bowl combine the mozzarella, fontina, and herbs; toss to mix.
• In a greased 2-quart square baking dish place half of the bread cubes.
• Top with the mushroom mixture, cheese mixture, and prosciutto or Canadian-style bacon.
• Top with the remaining bread cubes.
• In a mixing bowl combine beaten eggs or egg product, milk, sour cream, mustard, and pepper.
• Pour over layers in dish.
• Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 2 to 24 hours.
• Bake, uncovered, for 55 to 60 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Let stand 10 minutes.
• To serve, cut into squares; garnish with fresh thyme sprigs.

HOT COLLARDS AND ARTICHOKE DIP

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix the first 7 ingredients and 1 cup mozzarella cheese until blended. Transfer to a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese., Bake, uncovered, at 350° until heated through and cheese is melted, 20-25 minutes. Serve with naan.