All-Canadian Cheddar Strata
By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
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This recipe makes 6 servings
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Nutritional Info |
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Per serving: about |
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cal |
687687 cal |
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pro |
37 g37g pro |
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total fat |
27 g27g total fat |
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sat. fat |
13 g13g sat. fat |
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carb |
72 g72g carb |
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fibre |
3 g3g fibre |
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sodium |
2 mg2mg sodium |
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% RDI: |
- |
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calcium |
4545 calcium |
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iron |
3333 iron |
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vit A |
3434 vit A |
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vit C |
2727 vit C |
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folate |
5151 folate |
Tomatoes, sweet pepper, ham and cheese all add colour and flavour to this chunky mix of eggs and bread. Most of the assembly is done the night before, which makes this an easy breakfast for entertaining.
Ingredients
- 1 loaf day-old Italian bread 1 1loaf loafday-old Italian bread
- 2-1/2 cups shredded old Cheddar cheese 2-1/2 2-1/2cups cupsshredded old cheddar cheese
- 1/2 sweet green pepper , chopped1/2 1/2sweet green pepper, chopped
- 1 cup cubed smoked ham , (6 oz/175 g)1 1cup cupcubed smoked ham, (6 oz/175 g)
- 6 eggs 6 6eggeggs
- 2 cups milk 2 2cups cupsmilk
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 1 1tbsp tbspDijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp each salt and pepper 1/2 1/2tsp tspeach salt and pepper
- 20 cherry tomatoes , halved20 20cherry tomatocherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 tbsp olive oil 1 1tbsp tbspolive oil
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley 2 2tbsp tbspchopped fresh parsley
Preparation
Cut bread into 3/4-inch (2 cm) cubes to make 12 cups (3 L). In bowl, toss together bread cubes, 2 cups (500 mL) of the cheese, green pepper and ham; arrange in greased 13- x 9-inch (3 L) glass baking dish.
Whisk together eggs, milk, mustard, salt and half of the pepper; pour over bread mixture. Cover and refrigerate, spooning egg mixture over bread mixture occasionally, for 12 hours.
In bowl, toss together tomatoes, oil and remaining pepper; spoon over bread mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake in 375°F (190°C) oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until puffed and golden. Sprinkle with parsley.
Source : Mealtimes Made Easy: 2001