Cheddar-Bacon-Asparagus Strata

Name: Cheddar-Bacon-Asparagus Strata
Prep time: 9 h 45 min
Cook time: 9 h 45 min
Total time: 9 h 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams fresh asparagus, trimmed; 454 grams bacon; 454 grams sliced bread, crusts removed; 8 eggs; 473 milliliters milk; 0 teaspoons dry mustard powder; 59 milliliters diced onion; 0 teaspoons pepper; 1 red bell pepper, diced; 1 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters shredded Cheddar cheese

Cheddar-Bacon-Asparagus Strata might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 25g of protein, 35g of fat, and a total of 562 calories. If you have milk, bacon, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the pepper you could follow this main course with the Easy Peppermint Dessert as a dessert.

Instructions

Cook the bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat until evenly browned, about 10 minutes.

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Bacon

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Frying Pan

Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate. Crumble the bacon and set aside.

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Bacon

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Paper Towels

Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Cover and bring the water to a boil.

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Water

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Sauce Pan

Add the asparagus, cover, and steam until bright green but still crunchy, about 5 minutes.

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Asparagus

Remove asparagus and set aside.

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Asparagus

In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, dry mustard, salt, and pepper until smooth and well combined.

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Mustard Powder

Pepper

Egg

Milk

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

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Baking Pan

Layer the bread slices into the bottom of the dish, cutting and fitting extra slices as needed to fill spaces.

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Bread

Sprinkle 1 cup of Cheddar cheese over the bread, followed by the diced onion. Arrange asparagus spears and red bell pepper in a layer over the onion.

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Asparagus

Red Pepper

Cheddar Cheese

Bread

Onion

Sprinkle crumbled bacon over the red bell pepper; top with another layer of bread slices, cutting and filling in spaces as before.

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Red Pepper

Real Bacon Pieces

Bread

Pour the egg-milk mixture evenly over the casserole, and refrigerate overnight.

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Milk

Egg

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Oven

Bake the casserole for 50 minutes; sprinkle 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese over the top of the casserole, return to the oven, and bake until the cheese is melted and bubbling and a knife inserted into the center of the casserole comes out clean, 10 to 15 more minutes.

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Shredded Cheddar Cheese