Tomato Basil Strata Recipes

TOMATO, BASIL AND CHEESE STRATA

Steps:

• Butter/ grease 9x12 casserole dish.
• Place cubed bread in one layer on bottom of the casserole dish.
• Sprinkle bread with butter and 2 1/2 cup cheese (reserve 3/4 cup grated cheese for topping casserole).
• Beat eggs until foamy.
• Add milk, wine, scallions, and seasonings.
• Pour egg mixture over cheese.
• Place remianing shredded cheese,tomato and basil on top of egg mixture.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Let casserole sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Bake at 350 degreed for one hour.

TOMATO BASIL STRATA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 F degrees.
• Combine bread, tomatoes, onion, and cheese in a large bowl and set aside.
• Spray a 2 qt baking dish with Pam or equivalent.
• Spoon bread mixture into dish.
• Combine eggs, milk, melted butter, basil, garlic salt, and pepper, and pour over bread mixture.
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

BASIL VEGETABLE STRATA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; cook and stir until tender, 8-10 minutes. Remove from pan., In same pan, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until golden brown, 6-8 minutes. Remove from pan and add to the mushrooms., Add remaining oil to pan. Add peppers, leek, salt and pepper; cook and stir until leek is tender, 6-8 minutes. Stir in sauteed mushrooms and onion., In a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray, layer half of each of the following: bread cubes, vegetable mixture, mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, egg whites and milk until blended; pour over layers. Sprinkle with basil. Refrigerate, covered, overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. Remove strata from refrigerator while oven heats., Bake, covered, 50 minutes. Bake, uncovered, until lightly browned and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 10-15 minutes longer. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.