Lusious Bacon Mushroom And Swiss Strata Recipes

MUSHROOM, SWISS, & THYME BREAKFAST STRATA WITH OPTIONAL BACON

Steps:

• In a medium saute pan, heat the olive oil and saute the onion and mushrooms until soft, about 5 - 6 minutes. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, thyme, salt, and pepper until well-beaten.
• Spray an 8-inch x 8-inch x at least 2-inch deep baking pan/casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray (or grease with butter).
• Lay four bread slices on the bottom of the pan.
• Sprinkle bread with 1/2 of the sauteed vegetables.
• Add 1/2 of the cheese.
• Pour half of the egg mixture over the top.
• Add the remaining four slices of bread in a single layer, then the veggies, then the cheese. Pour the remaining egg mixture over the top.
• Cover tightly with plastic wrap or aluminum foil and refrigerate overnight, or for at least three hours.
• In the morning, uncover and bake at 325 degrees for about 50 minutes, until the strata is set (it will no longer jiggle in the middle).
• Let cool for about 10 minutes, then serve.

MUSHROOM, BACON, AND SWISS STRATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Arrange bread in a single layer on a jelly-roll pan. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until toasted. Place bread cubes in a large bowl.
• Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and mushrooms to pan; sauté 10 minutes or until liquid evaporates and vegetables are tender. Add onion mixture to bread; toss well to combine. Arrange half of bread mixture in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with half of cheese and half of bacon; top with remaining bread mixture, cheese, and bacon.
• Combine milk and next 4 ingredients (through salt), stirring with a whisk. Pour milk mixture over bread mixture. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Remove strata from refrigerator; let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes. Bake strata, covered, at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes or until set. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with thyme sprigs, if desired.

LUSIOUS BACON, MUSHROOM, AND SWISS STRATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 f. arrange bread in a single layer on a jelly roll pan.. bake at 350f for 20 minutes or until toasted. Place bread cubes in a large bowl,
• Melt margerine in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. add mushroom and onion to pan; saute 10 minutes or until liquid evaporates and vegetables are tender. add onion mixture to bread; toss well to combine.
• Arrange half of the bread mixture in a 13 by 9 in baking dish coated with cooking spray. sprinkle with half of the cheese and half the bacon; top with remaining bread mixture, cheese, and bacon.
• Combine milk and next 4 ingrediants,stirring with a wisk. pour milk mixture over bread mixture. cover and refrigerate 8 hours.
• Remove strata from refrigerator; let stand at room temperature 15 minutes. bake strata covered at 350f for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes or until set. let cool slightly before serving.

SWISS, BACON, MUSHROOM MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Cut the cheese in to 2 inch long and 1/4 inch wide strips.
• Set aside.
• Saute the mushrooms with 1 tbsp of the finely diced onion.
• Lightly Salt.
• When golden add 1/4 wine and 1 tsp finely chopped thyme. Let most of the wine cook away.
• Set aside.
• Saute the rest of the onion, celery & red pepper together until soft but not browned.
• In a large bowl mix all the herbs, seasoning salt, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, mustard, egg, milk with the bread crumbs.
• Add the sauteed vegetables and mix well.
• Using your hands mix in meat.
• Spray a foil lined baking pan with cooking spray.
• Put 2 strips strips of raw bacon down the center ( they will hang off the end of the pan).
• Put two strip of bacon across twice at about 2 inches from the center of the other bacon on either side ( they will hang off the side of the pan).
• Put about half the meat in the centre of the bacon strips and pat into an oval loaf shape.
• Arrange cheese on top of meat.
• Reserve 1/2 cup of mushrooms for sauce.
• Put the rest on top of cheese.
• Pat the rest of the meat over the top of mushrooms taking care to seal seams so that cheese does not leak out.
• Bring ends of bacon up and over the loaf.
• Bake at 350F for 1 hours till bacon is crisped and meat is done.
• Sauce:.
• Stir flour into reserved mushrooms in a small sauce pan. add wine & stock and cook & stir until thickened & smooth.