Ellie's Sunday Strata
Total Time: 50 mins
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 12
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups 2% low-fat milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 cup shredded american cheese
- vegetable oil or nonstick cooking spray
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup diced lean ham or 1 cup canadian bacon
- 1/4 cup chopped green onion
- 12 eggs, beaten
- 1/4 lb sliced mushrooms
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 2 1/4 cups bread cubes
- paprika
- garlic salt, to taste
Recipe
- 1 to prepare the cheese sauce, melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat. blend in flour and cook 1 minute, whisking constantly. gradually add milk; cook over medium heat until thickened, stirring constantly. add salt, pepper and cheese, stirring until mixture is smooth.
- 2 oil a 13-by-9-inch glass baking dish or coat it with cooking spray. melt 3 tablespoons butter in a large skillet. add ham and green onions and sauté until ham is lightly browned and onions are tender. add eggs and cook over medium-high heat, stirring to form large soft curds. when eggs are set, stir in mushrooms and cheese sauce.
- 3 spoon egg mixture into baking dish. combine melted butter and bread cubes, mixing well; spread evenly over egg mixture. sprinkle lightly with paprika. cover and refrigerate overnight.
- 4 the next day : preheat oven to 350f and remove dish from refrigerator.
- 5 bake strata, uncovered, about 30 minutes, until thoroughly heated and lightly browned on top.
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