Welcome to the ultimate guide for cooking a perfect mushroom and three cheese strata! This flavorful and comforting dish is a superb choice for breakfast, brunch, or any special occasion. Whether you're a seasoned chef or a beginner in the kitchen, this easy-to-follow guide will provide you with the necessary instructions and tips to create a delectable strata that will impress your friends and family. Get ready to embark on a culinary journey and discover the secrets to crafting a scrumptious mushroom and three cheese strata.
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CHEESY HAM AND MUSHROOM STRATA
Make this ham-and-cremini strata even more flavorful with a little Parmesan and a lot of Swiss cheese.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 9h20m
Yield 4-6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
- Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Whisk the half-and-half, Parmesan and eggs, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of pepper together in a large bowl.
- Layer half of the bread cubes in the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with 1 1/2 cups of the Swiss cheese, followed by the cooked mushrooms and the ham. Cover with the remaining bread cubes and pour the half-and-half mixture evenly over top. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. (This can also be assembled the day of; just let soak at room temperature 30 minutes to 1 hour before baking.)
- On the day of baking, preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Let the strata sit at room temperature while the oven preheats. Remove the plastic and sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup Swiss cheese. Bake until slightly puffed and just no longer jiggly in the center, 40 to 50 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
MUSHROOM AND THREE-CHEESE STRATA
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.
Categories Cheese Dairy Egg Mushroom Vegetable Breakfast Bake Vegetarian Goat Cheese Parmesan Fall Fontina Bon Appétit
Yield Makes 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and sauté 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.
MUSHROOM AND CHEESE STRATA
Take time to enjoy the beginning of a new day by assembling this casserole the night before and baking just before mealtime. Found in LHJ.
Provided by Bev I Am
Categories Breakfast
Time P1DT1h
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- In a large skillet cook onion and garlic in hot margarine or butter over medium heat for 2 minutes.
- Add mushrooms and cook about 3 minutes more or until tender, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat.
- In a small mixing bowl combine the mozzarella, fontina, and herbs; toss to mix.
- In a greased 2-quart square baking dish place half of the bread cubes.
- Top with the mushroom mixture, cheese mixture, and prosciutto or Canadian-style bacon.
- Top with the remaining bread cubes.
- In a mixing bowl combine beaten eggs or egg product, milk, sour cream, mustard, and pepper.
- Pour over layers in dish.
- Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 2 to 24 hours.
- Bake, uncovered, for 55 to 60 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Let stand 10 minutes.
- To serve, cut into squares; garnish with fresh thyme sprigs.
MUSHROOM, SAUSAGE AND GRUYERE STRATA
Provided by Marcela Valladolid
Categories main-dish
Time 4h55m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- For the strata: In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Add the garlic and onion and cook until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the oyster and shiitake mushrooms and chopped thyme and saute until the mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes. Remove the mushrooms to a plate. In the same saucepan, add the sausage and cook until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Transfer the sausage to the plate, leaving the drippings behind for gravy (refrigerate the drippings until ready to make the gravy).
- In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, cream and eggs. Season with salt and pepper. Add the cheese and reserved mushrooms and sausage to the mixture. Mix in the bread cubes. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours and up to 24 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Grease a bundt pan with oil. Add a little flour to the pan so the strata doesn't stick. Add the strata mixture to the pan and bake until deep golden brown, 50 to 60 minutes. Let cool slightly, then transfer to a plate.
- For the gravy: While the strata is baking, heat the reserved sausage drippings in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the butter and cook until melted. Add the flour and continue to cook until the mixture starts to thicken, about 5 minutes. Gradually whisk in the chicken broth while cooking. Add a pinch of salt and some pepper.
- Serve the strata with the warm gravy and garnish with fresh thyme sprigs.
SWISS CHEESE AND MUSHROOM STRATA
I've been making this recipe for almost 35 years. I acquired the original recipe from my friend Linda Garlington eons ago, but have modified it so much that it no longer resembles the original recipe. There is too much butter, bread and cheese to be considered healthy. So, I classify it under the category of comfort food and I...
Provided by Sherry Blizzard
Categories Other Main Dishes
Time 1h20m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- 1. Do NOT use a stoneware casserole dish for this--it will break your dish in the last step when you add the mushroom soup!
- 2. Mix and warm the chopped mushrooms (3 varieties of your choice) in melted butter. Add onions, peppers, salt and pepper. Heat to warm and bubbly.
- 3. Slice French bread into thick 1" slices. Butter both sides of of bread, cut into large pieces and toss 1/3 into sprayed or oiled casserole dish. Top with mushroom mixture.
- 4. Add next 1/3 of buttered and diced bread to the top of the mushrooms.
- 5. Add cubed Swiss cheese to the top of the bread.
- 6. Mix eggs with milk or half and half and pour over the casserole dish. Add a dash of thyme over the top.
- 7. Add remaining buttered, cubed bread to the top.
- 8. Cover and let sit for 24 hours in the refrigerator. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes. Mix 1 can of cream of mushroom soup with 1/2 can water. Spread over the top of the hot casserole and bake for and additional 30 minutes.
MUSHROOM SAUSAGE STRATA
Steps:
- In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Place bread cubes in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with the sausage, mushrooms and cheeses. , In a large bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients; pour over the cheese. Cover and refrigerate overnight., Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake, uncovered, for 35-45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. , Freeze option: After assembling, cover and freeze strata. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake strata as directed, increasing time as necessary for a knife inserted in the center to come out clean.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 296 calories, Fat 19g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 170mg cholesterol, Sodium 491mg sodium, Carbohydrate 17g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 14g protein.
STRATA WITH MUSHROOMS AND CHARD
I make stratas - savory bread puddings - when I find myself with a stale baguette on hand, even if it's so hard that the only way to slice it is to saw it. A strata is as comforting as macaroni and cheese, and it makes a great one-dish meal.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dinner, easy, main course, side dish
Time 2h
Yield Serves four to six
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- If the bread is soft, toast it lightly and rub each slice front and back with the cut clove of garlic. Cut in 1-inch dice. If the bread is stale, just rub the slices with garlic and cut them into 1-inch dice. Place in a very large bowl, and toss with 2/3 cup of the milk. Set aside.
- Place the dried mushrooms in a bowl or a Pyrex measuring cup, and cover with 1 1/2 cups boiling water. Allow to sit for 30 minutes. Set a strainer over a bowl, line with cheesecloth, a coffee filter or paper towels, and drain the mushrooms. Squeeze the mushrooms over the strainer to extract all of the broth. Rinse, away from the strainer, in several changes of water to wash off sand. Squeeze out excess water. Chop coarsely. Measure out 1 cup of the mushroom broth, and combine with the remaining milk.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Oil or butter a 2-quart baking dish or gratin. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, and add the chard. Stir until the leaves begin to wilt in the liquid left on them after washing. Cover the pan, and let the chard steam until it has completely collapsed, about two minutes. Uncover and stir. When all of the chard has wilted, remove from the pan and rinse briefly with cold water. Press or squeeze out excess liquid. Chop coarsely and set aside.
- Add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil to the pan, turn the heat down to medium and add the minced garlic. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds, and stir in the reconstituted mushrooms, the rosemary and the chard. Stir together for a couple of minutes, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat, and transfer to the bowl with the bread cubes. Add the cheeses, and toss together. Arrange in the baking dish.
- Beat together the eggs in a medium bowl. Add salt to taste (I use 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon), the remaining milk and the mushroom broth. Add a few twists of the peppermill and pour over the bread. Press the bread down into the custard mixture. Sprinkle a little Parmesan over the top, and drizzle on the remaining olive oil. Place in the oven, and bake 40 to 50 minutes, until puffed and browned. Remove from the oven, and serve hot or warm.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 292, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams, Carbohydrate 27 grams, Fat 14 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 15 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 473 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams, TransFat 0 grams
MUSHROOM, BACON, AND SWISS STRATA
From Cooking Light, reduced-fat ingredients keep this dish on the lighter side. Ideal for overnight guests, this breakfast casserole uses Swiss cheese for lovely mild flavor. Assemble it the night before, and bake in the morning. Note: prep time does not include overnight refrigeration time.
Provided by CaliforniaJan
Categories Breakfast
Time 1h40m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Arrange bread in a single layer on a jelly-roll pan. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until toasted. Place bread cubes in a large bowl.
- Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and mushrooms to pan; sauté 10 minutes or until liquid evaporates and vegetables are tender. Add onion mixture to bread; toss well to combine. Arrange half of bread mixture in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with half of cheese and half of bacon; top with remaining bread mixture, cheese, and bacon.
- Combine milk and next 4 ingredients (through salt), stirring with a whisk. Pour milk mixture over bread mixture. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Remove strata from refrigerator; let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes. Bake strata, covered, at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes or until set. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with thyme sprigs, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 157.3, Fat 5.3, SaturatedFat 3.3, Cholesterol 20.9, Sodium 296.7, Carbohydrate 12, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 8.8, Protein 16.9
Tips:
- Use a variety of mushrooms for a more flavorful strata. Some good options include cremini, shiitake, and oyster mushrooms.
- Sauté the mushrooms and onions until they are soft and golden brown. This will help to bring out their flavor.
- Use a good quality bread for the strata. A sturdy bread, such as a French baguette or a sourdough loaf, will hold up well in the custard.
- Cut the bread into 1-inch cubes. This will help to ensure that the bread cooks evenly.
- Layer the bread, mushrooms, and cheese in a greased baking dish. Pour the custard over the top and bake until the strata is golden brown and set.
- Let the strata cool for a few minutes before serving. This will help to prevent it from falling apart.
Conclusion:
Mushroom and three-cheese strata is a delicious and easy-to-make breakfast or brunch dish. It is perfect for a special occasion or a lazy weekend morning. With its combination of savory mushrooms, creamy cheese, and fluffy bread, this strata is sure to please everyone at the table.
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