Ellie's Sunday Strata

By á-7170

Ingredients

• Cheese Sauce
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2.5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups 2% reduced fat milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup shredded American cheese
• Strata
• Vegetable oil or nonstick cooking spray
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup diced lean ham or Canadian bacon
• 1/4 cup chopped green onions
• 12 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 pound sliced mushrooms
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 2 1/4 cups 1-inch bread cubes
• Paprika

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

To prepare the cheese sauce, melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat. Blend in flour and cook 1 minute, whisking constantly. Gradually add milk; cook over medium heat until thickened, stirring constantly. Add salt, pepper and cheese, stirring until mixture is smooth.

Oil a 13x9 inch glass baking dish or coat it with cooking spray. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a large skillet. Add ham and green onions and saute until ham is lightly browned and onions are tender. Add eggs and cook over medium-high heat, stirring to form large soft curds. When eggs are set, stir in mushrooms and cheese sauce.

Spoon egg mixture into baking dish. Combine melted butter and bread cubes, mixing well; spread evenly over egg mixture. Sprinkle lightly with paprika. cover and refrigerate overnight.

Next Day
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and remove dish from refrigerator.

Bake strata uncovered about 30 minutes, until thoroughly heated and lightly browned on top.