Make Ahead Strata Milano

~Bekah~'s Note:

Wonderful breakfast for a crowd! Perfect for Christmas morning, just pop in the over and let the wonderful smell wake everyone up! Hope you like it.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 6 slices bacon (cooked crisp & crumbled)
• 3 ¼ cups milk
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• ½ cup feta cheese , crumbled
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 5 eggs
• 1 cup chopped red onion
• 1 ¾ cups diced tomatoes
• 1 ½ teaspoons dried rosemary
• 16 ounces sourdough bread (1-in slices, toasted & cubed)
• grated parmesan cheese
• paprika

Directions:

1. Whisk eggs, milk, cheeses, salt& cayenne until well blended.
2. Combine tomato, bacon, onion and rosemary.
3. Arrange half of bread cubes in 9x13-inch dish coated with cooking spray.
4. Spoon half of tomato mixture over bread& pour half of milk mixture over tomato mixture.
5. Repeat procedure with remaining bread, tomato and milk mixtures.
6. Sprinkle with paprika and grated parmesan.
7. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
8. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-60 minutes or until set.
9. Let it set 15 minutes before serving.
10. ENJOY!

Reviews

[BurtonFanatic]

I made so many changes to this recipe- but it turned out fantastic! I halfed this & didn't use any bacon. Instead of ricotta I used cottage cheese, I used cheddar instead of feta, & italian bread instead of sourdough. I didn't have red onion, so I used a white one and I didn't have tomatoes, so I just used drained canned tomatoes. I did a mix of rosemary, basil and oregano and used garlic powder instead of cayenne. Also, because I halfed the recipe, I just used 3 eggs instead of 2.5. I served this for dinner with a green salad. I'll be making this again several different ways. Thanks for the awesome recipe!