Description
Eggs combine with cheese, bacon, and bread to become a fluffy cheese strata that no one can resist! This is an easy recipe for guys who want to surprise that special someone with breakfast in bed!
Ingredients
- 12 thick slices white bread, cut into 1 inch cubes
- ¼ cup crumbled cooked bacon
- 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1 ½ cups chopped fresh mushrooms (Optional)
- 12 eggs
- 2 ½ cups half-and-half
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Instructions
- Toss cubed bread with bacon
- cheese
- and mushrooms
- and pour into a 9×13 inch baking dish. Whisk together eggs
- half-and-half
- and mustard until smooth
- then pour evenly over cubed bread. Cover dish with plastic wrap
- and refrigerate overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Remove plastic wrap from the baking dish
- and bake strata in preheated oven until the top is golden brown
- and the eggs are set
- about 1 hour. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 9 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 6