Small Vegetable Cheese Strata

Name: Small Vegetable Cheese Strata
Ingredients: 4 ounces butter; 5 slices homemade type white bread; 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese; 1 small zucchini; 1 small red bell pepper; 1 small green bell pepper; 1 small onion; 2 cups milk; 3 large eggs; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon dry mustard; 1 teaspoon dry basil; to taste pepper

13 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

4 ounces butter
5 slices homemade type white bread
8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese
1 small zucchini
1 small red bell pepper
1 small green bell pepper
1 small onion
2 cups milk
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon dry basil
to taste pepper

Directions

1

Assembly: Butter an 8 X 8 pan.
2

Generously butter 1 side of bread and cut into 1/2 inch cubes and arrange evenly in pan. (I use Pepperidge Farm Toasting White Bread, crusts and all.)
3

Coarsely grate 8 cheese and arrange evenly on bread.
4

Dice fairly fine 1/3 cup of each: zucchini, red pepper, green pepper, and onion. Toss together and arrange evenly on cheese.
5

Beat eggs with milk and salt and dry mustard powder. Pour over vegetables.
6

Cover and refrigerate overnight.
7

Preheat oven to 350. Sprinkle strata with black pepper and basil.
8

Put strata in larger pan filled with enough boiling water to reach halfway up strata pan.
9

Bake ~1 hour or until top of strata is brown and bubbling. (Water in large pan should have some bubbles but shouldn't actually boil).