Spring Potato Strata

Mirj's Note:

This is great for dinner, lunch, breakfast, snack, brunch, pretty much great anytime you're hungry!

• Total Time: 2 hrs
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• nonstick cooking spray
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 3 medium leeks , thinly sliced
• 5 cloves garlic , finely chopped
• 2 cups coarsely chopped red bell peppers
• 1 (8 ounce) package sliced mushrooms
• 2 ½ lbs potatoes , cut into 1/4-inch thick slices
• 2 ½ cups shredded fontina or 2 ½ cups shredded swiss cheese , , divided
• 5 large eggs , lightly beaten
• 1 ¼ cups milk
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves , crushed (optional)

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 375 F degrees.
2. Lightly spray 13 x 9-inch baking dish with no-stick cooking spray; set aside.
3. In large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat until melted.
4. Cook and stir leeks and garlic 1 to 2 minutes or until leeks are tender.
5. Add bell peppers and mushrooms; cook 4 to 6 minutes or until peppers are crisp-tender.
6. Remove from heat; set aside.
7. Layer 1/2 of the potatoes onto bottom of prepared dish; sprinkle with 1 1/2 cups of the cheese.
8. Spoon vegetable mixture over cheese.
9. Layer remaining potatoes over vegetables.
10. In medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, salt, pepper and thyme (if desired); pour evenly over potatoes.
11. Cover with aluminum foil.
12. Bake 1 hour or until potatoes are almost tender.
13. Remove foil; top with remaining 1 cup cheese.
14. Bake an additional 10 to 15 minutes or until top is golden and potatoes are tender.
15. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes; cut into 8 servings.

Reviews

[BarbryT]

Clearly a four-and-a-half rating if only we had that choice. A perfect vegetarian--and I assume kosher?--dinner. For omnivorous Presbyterian me, perhaps some prosciutto would make it a clear 5. My taste buds need just a little more than is there in the ingredients list. Nonetheless, this is an excellent strata...and dinner. Thanks for offering it, Mirj!