Wild Mushroom and Butternut Squash Bread Pudding

Name: Wild Mushroom and Butternut Squash Bread Pudding
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 710 milliliters cubed butternut squash, cut into 3/4-in. chunks; 4 larges eggs; 1 Tbsp flour; 1 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 237 milliliters shredded gruyère cheese; 710 milliliters half-and-half; 2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided; 3 leeks, white and light green parts only, thinly sliced and rinsed well; 340 grams mixed wild mushrooms, sliced; 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 59 milliliters shredded parmesan cheese; 1 teaspoon pepper, divided; 1 liters cubed rustic white bread, cut into 1-in. cubes, lightly toasted; 4 Tbsps About unsalted butter, divided

This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 478 calories, 15g of protein, and 34g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up kosher salt, eggs, gruyère cheese, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 37

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Oven

Heap squash on a rimmed baking sheet, drizzle with oil and 1/2 tsp. each salt and pepper, and toss to coat.

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Salt And Pepper

Squash

Cooking Oil

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Baking Sheet

Bake, stirring occasionally, until tender and golden brown, about 35 minutes.

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Oven

Transfer to a bowl.

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Bowl

Melt 2 tbsp. butter in a large frying pan over medium heat.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Add leeks with 1/4 tsp. salt; cook until softened.

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Leek

Salt

Add garlic, cook 2 minutes, and add mixture to squash.

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Garlic

Squash

Melt remaining 2 tbsp. butter in same pan over medium heat.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Add mushrooms and 1/4 tsp. each salt and pepper. Increase heat to medium-high and cook, stirring, until mushrooms have released their liquid and are beginning to brown, about 6 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Mushrooms

Remove from heat and stir in thyme.

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Thyme

Add mushrooms to squash-leek mixture. Stir in bread; scoop into a buttered 9- by 13-in. baking dish.

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Mushrooms

Squash

Bread

Leek

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Baking Pan

Whisk together half-and-half, eggs, remaining 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper, the flour, and parmesan in a medium bowl.

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Parmesan

Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Egg

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Pour custard over bread mixture and let stand 10 minutes. Top with gruyre, then bake, uncovered, until cheese is melted and beginning to brown and custard is just set (poke with a knife to check), 30 to 35 minutes.

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Custard