Vegetable Strata

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Cooking time: About 1 hour
Prep time: About 20 minutes

Makes: 6 - 8 servings

    

Ingredients

• 1/2 loaf   day-old French bread, sliced
• 1 T.          olive oil
• 1 cup       chopped yellow onion
• 1 cup       chopped red bell pepper
• 1 cup       chopped green bell pepper
• 1 cup       chopped mushrooms
• 1             crook-neck squash, chopped
• 2             cloves garlic, minced
• 4             eggs
• 2 cups       milk
• 4               drops Tabasco sauce
• 1/2 t.          salt
• 1/4 t.          freshly ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 cup   grated provolone cheese

    

Directions

1. Butter bread and cut into 1-inch cubes. (I use vegetable oil spread).
2. Heat olive oil in a wok. Saute onion, peppers, squash, mushrooms and garlic 7 minutes.
3. In a medium-sized bowl, beat the eggs. Mix in milk, salt, pepper, and Tabasco sauce.
4. Lightly spray an 8 x 11 1/2 inch baking pan with cooking spray. Add bread cubes.
5. Distribute the sauteed vegetables over the bread cubes and top with 1/2 of the cheese.
6. Pour egg mixture over bread cubes and top with remaining cheese.
7. Bake uncovered in a preheated oven at 350 deg. F. for 50 minutes.
8. Cool, cut into squares, and serve.

 

Can be a side dish or a great vegetarian entree.
Modified from a recipe in "The Big Book of Breakfast" by Maryana Vollstedt.

 

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