Midwestern Spinach & Cheese Savoury Bread Pudding
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Ready In: 35 mins
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 6 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup heavy cream (whipping cream)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1⁄2 cup green onion, sliced thin
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 2 cups shredded swiss cheese
- 16 ounces French bread, crusts removed and cut into cubes
- 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Sautee onions and garlic in oil in small pan until soft but not browned. Set aside to cool.
- In large bowl, with wire whisk or fork, beat eggs, milk, cream, thyme, salt, pepper, and nutmeg until blended.
- With rubber spatula, stir in spinach, cheese, onion/garlic mixture and bread.
- Pour mixture into 13" by 9" ceramic or glass baking dish (do NOT use metal pans for ANY bread pudding as they can easily pick up a metallic flavor).
- Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the top of the pudding mixture.
- Bake bread pudding 20 to 25 minutes or until browned and puffed and knife inserted in center comes out clean.
- Remove bread pudding from oven; let stand 5 minutes before serving.
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