Best 3 Bacon And Onion Strata Recipes

CARAMELIZED ONION AND CANADIAN BACON STRATA

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onion, and sauté 4 minutes.
• Reduce heat; cook 10 minutes or until golden brown, stirring occasionally.
• Add bell pepper; cook for 1 minute.
• Remove from heat; stir in bacon.
• Arrange 3 cups bread in an 11x7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray; top with half of onion mixture.
• Repeat layer with remaining bread and onion mixture.
• Combine milk and next 5 ingredients (milk through eggs) in a medium bowl; stir well with a whisk.
• Pour egg mixture over bread mixture, and top with the cheese.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 375°F­.
• Let the casserole stand 30 minutes at room temperature.
• Uncover and bake at 375°F­ for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

CARMELIZED ONION, MUSHROOM, BACON AND ARTICHOKE STRATA

Steps:

• Heat oil and butter for the onions over medium-high heat in a large skillet or wok. Add onions and cook until carmelized, about 10-15 minutes. Meanwhile heat oil for the mushrooms over medium-high heat in a seperate skillet. Cook until soft, about 7-10 minutes. Once cooked combine the onions and the mushrooms. Slice enough bread to cover the bottom of a 13X9 baking dish about an inch thick. Cube the rest of the bread into about 1/2" cubes. On top of the sliced bread, layer half of the mushroom/onion mixture, artichokes, goat cheese, and provolone. Repeat layers. Add cooked bacon to the top of the final cheese layer. Top with the cubed bread. Press down into pan. Pour the egg mixture over the top. Drizzle with 2 tbsp melted butter. Cover and refridgerate overnight. Preheat oven to 350. Uncover and let strata set at room temperate for 30 minutes before cooking. Cook for 1 hour. Turn broiler on high until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Slice and serve.

CARAMELIZED ONION, BACON AND KALE STRATA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium-low heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings, reserving 2 tablespoons in pan., Add onions to drippings; cook and stir over medium-high heat 2-4 minutes or until softened. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook 20-30 minutes or until deep golden brown, stirring occasionally., In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, melted butter, mustard, salt and pepper until blended. Stir in bread, kale, cheeses, caramelized onions and bacon. Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour or overnight., Preheat oven to 325°. Remove strata from refrigerator while oven heats. Bake, uncovered, 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.