Cheddar, Bacon, and Tomato Strata

Name: Cheddar, Bacon, and Tomato Strata
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 slices bacon slices; 0 teaspoons black pepper; 0 teaspoons dried thyme; 3 larges egg whites; 3 larges eggs; 473 milliliters fat-free milk; 59 milliliters thinly sliced fresh basil; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 397 grams cups cubed Italian bread; 237 milliliters vertically sliced onion; 0 teaspoons salt; 227 grams cups shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese, divided; 3 larges tomatoes, each seeded and cut into 4 (1/2-inch-thick) slices

Cheddar, Bacon, and Tomato Strat If you have eggs, pepper, tomatoes, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the eggs you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp.

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Bacon

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Remove bacon from pan, and crumble.

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Bacon

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Add onion to drippings in pan; saut 4 minutes.

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Onion

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Add garlic, and saut 1 minute.

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Garlic

Remove from heat; combine onion mixture and bacon.

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Onion

Arrange 4 cups bread cubes in bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray; top with 2/3 cup cheese, half of onion mixture, and 6 tomato slices.

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Cooking Spray

Tomato Slices

Bread Cubes

Cheese

Onion

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Combine milk and remaining ingredients; stir well with a whisk.

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Milk

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Whisk

Pour half of milk mixture over tomatoes. Top with 4 cups bread cubes, 2/3 cup cheese, remaining onion mixture, 6 tomato slices, and half of milk mixture. Cover; chill at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours.

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Tomato Slices

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Tomato