Savory Bread Pudding Casserole

Submitted by That is Dr House to

"This was featured in Vegetarian Times for their Mardi Gras New Orleans special a few years ago. It works for Dinner Parties and for Holidays. You may layer all the cheese on top."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups diced stale bread
• 1 lb spinach, well rinsed and wilted
• 1 cup corn kernel, preferable scraped from the cob
• 1 cup chopped scallion
• 1⁄2 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

directions

1. Before assembling steam the spinach using the water left on the leaves from the rinsing.
2. Preheat the oven to 325°F Lightly oil bottom and sides of high sided 9 by 13 inch pan or a souffle dish.
3. Beat eggs until light and fluffy. Add the milk, hot sauce, and salt mixing together. Depending on size of dish pour 1/3 to 1/2 of mix into pan then add 1/3 to 1/2 bread cubes and push down into milk. then add 1/3 to 1/2 of the spinach, then corn, scallions, bell pepper and 1 cup cheese.
4. Repeat save the cheese and some of the milk mix until you are done and then pour the milk over top making sure it soaks the bread.
5. Bake an hour. Top with cheese. Return to oven for 10 minutes. Remove and serve while hot.

Reviews

[gold.klas]

This is a delicious and versatile recipe. I used leftover garlic bread that was quite dried out so I increased the liquid to 2 c (1 1/2 c milk & 1/2 c fat free half & half). I also added 4 or 5 slices of chopped prosciutto in the center. I assembled this the day before, covered it with foil, refrigerated it and the next day brought it to room temperature and removed the foil and baked it. This is a good recipe to use up leftover bread, cheese or perhaps ham, bacon, etc.

 

[AlaskaStephanie]

I loved this. I followed the recipe exactly and used dried-up rye and wheat bread cubes.

 

[Luschka]

This was really good, although a bit of an unusual taste. I used an olive oil and basil bread, as its what I had. It was really quick to prepare, and as a whole, we all enjoyed it.