Spinach, Onion Cheese Breakfast Strata

I honey a skillful breakfast casserole exactly since nosotros crusade to avoid ham, bacon as well as sausage (boohoo), substituing fresh vegetables was a terrific alternative.  I’m non proverb this casserole is fatty costless or vegan exactly it is terrifically tasty, fifty-fifty without the meat.  Fresh leafy dark-green spinach, ripe cherry tomatoes as well as chopped sugariness onion furnish color as well as season particularly when combined with a hearty Italian bread, fresh thyme as well as Gruyere cheese.   Did I advert that y'all mix it upwards the nighttime earlier so non exclusively is it slow as well as tasty, this Spinach, Onion & Cheese Breakfast Strata is perfect for Christmas morning time or whatever fourth dimension y'all desire a hearty breakfast, sans the meat.

 

The recipe is easily doubled but, equally written, it should serve four hungry vacation enthusiasts.

 

 

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Spinach, Onion & Cheese Breakfast Strata

Prep Time

30 mins

Cook Time

55 mins

Total Time

1 hr 25 mins

 

A delicious make-ahead, overnight breakfast or brunch casserole. With hearty chunks of Italian bread, ripe cherry tomatoes as well as rich Gruyere cheese

Course:

Breakfast casserole

Servings: 4 serving

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

• 
  2
  tablespoons
  olive oil,
  divided
  


• 
  4
  cups
  Italian bread,
  crust removed, cutting into 1-inch cubes
  


• 
  salt as well as pepper
  


• 
  1
  small sugariness onion,
  diced
  


• 
  1
  clove
  garlic,
  minced
  


• 
  1
  cup
  cherry tomatoes,
  sliced inward one-half alongside some pulp squeezed out / removed
  


• 
  3
  cups,
  packed fresh infant spinach (about iii ounces)
  


• 
  1
  teaspoon
  fresh thyme leaves
  


• 
  1
  teaspoon
  crushed ruddy pepper,
  optional
  


• 
  2
  ounces
  Gruyere cheese,
  shredded
  


• 
  1/4
  cup
  fresh grated Parmesan
  


• 
  4
  large eggs
  


• 
  1 1/4
  cups
  half-and-half
  

Instructions

1. 
   
   Lightly grease a small-scale casserole dish.
   
   


2. 
   
   In a large bowl toss the breadstuff cubes together alongside 1 tablespoon olive crude as well as a dash of tabular array salt as well as pepper. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the breadstuff cubes as well as cook, tossing occasionally, until they are lite brown. Remove the pan from the heat. Put one-half the breadstuff inward the casserole dish as well as the other one-half inward the large mixing bowl. Set aside to cool.
   
   


3. 
   
   Wipe out the skillet as well as add together the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Heat until shimmering as well as so add together the onions. Sauté the onions until translucent, virtually v minutes. Add the garlic, thyme as well as a dash of tabular array salt as well as pepper. Cook, stirring constantly for virtually 1 infinitesimal or until the garlic is fragrant. Add the spinach as well as create until the the spinach is wilted. Remove the pan from the heat.
   
   


4. 
   
   Sprinkle one-half the cheeses over the breadstuff cubes inward the casserole dish as well as so transcend alongside the spinach onion mixture as well as one-half the tomatoes. Layer the remaining breadstuff cubes over the spinach, as well as so transcend alongside the remaining tomatoes, Gruyere as well as Parmesan.
   
   


5. 
   
   In the large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, crushed ruddy pepper as well as the half-and-half. Season alongside a dash of tabular array salt as well as pepper as well as gently pour the eggs over the spinach as well as breadstuff cubes.
   
   


6. 
   
   Cover the casserole dish alongside plastic roll as well as refrigerate overnight.
   
   


7. 
   
   Thirty (30) minutes earlier baking, take the dish from the refrigerator. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake until the custard is set, virtually 45 - 50 minutes or until the transcend is golden brown.
   
   


8. 
   
   Cool for xv minutes earlier serving.
   
   

Recipe Notes

Easily doubled to serve a large family

We were thrilled alongside the season as well as texture of this delicious dish.  I mean value y'all volition honey it too!  Do y'all brand a large breakfast on Christmas morning?  We used to when our children were at home.  This yr we’re going over to our daughters describe of piece of job solid to spotter grandson Isaac opened upwards gifts from Santa.  I mean value it volition live such fun!  Kids teach inward all so special.  Hope your presents are wrapped as well as the cookies all baked.  I accept a trivial to a greater extent than fudge as well as toffee to brand for family, they ever appear to live terminal on the list.  Have a non bad weekend as well as thank y'all so much for stopping by!

Tricia

Source: savingdessert.com