Recipe for Mushroom and Three-Cheese Strata 
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Yield:
8
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
1/4 cup butter - (1/2 stick)
1 lb fresh shiitake mushrooms stemmed, caps sliced
Salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
8 cup one-inch pieces Wonder Bread or
other white bread - (packed) abt 12 slices
1/4 cup whole milk
1/2 cup half-and-half
5 lrg eggs
3/4 cup chopped fresh chives or green onion tops
2 tbl chopped fresh thyme
3 x garlic cloves chopped
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
9 oz soft fresh goat cheese, such as Montrachet crumbled
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese - (packed) abt 4 oz
Instructions:
Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter 13- by 9- by 2-inch glass baking dish. Melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and saute until tender, about 8 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cool.

Combine bread and milk in large bowl. Let stand until milk is absorbed, about 15 minutes.

Whisk half-and-half and next 6 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Stir in goat cheese.

Place half of bread mixture in single layer in prepared glass baking dish (bread will not cover bottom of baking dish). Top with half each of mushrooms, Parmesan cheese, Fontina cheese, and half-and-half mixture. Repeat layering with remaining bread, mushrooms, Parmesan and Fontina cheeses, and half-and-half mixture. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)

Bake strata uncovered until firm in center, puffed and golden, about 1 hour.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Comments: When Wonder Bread hit the market in Indianapolis in 1921, it truly was a wonder: The loaves were larger than the ones Americans were accustomed to, and the revolutionary plastic packaging and addition of preservatives prolonged the bread"s shelf life. In 1930, pre-sliced loaves became available, changing the world of sandwiches forever. Sliced Wonder Bread is also great in this strata; its spongy texture is perfect for soaking up the eggs and milk.

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