Cheese Red Pepper Strata

By nancytripp

Ingredients

• 2 Tbs olive oil, plus more for brushing pan
• 8 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
• 3/4 kosher salt, divided
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper, divided
• 8 oz whole wheat baguettes, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1 large red bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 1/2 tsp shopped fresh thyme, or 1/4 tsp dried
• 1/2 cup goat cheese, crumbled
• Fresh thyme sprigs for garnish

Preparation

Step 1

Brush 9x9 pan w/ oil In a bowl, beat eggs, milk, Parmesan, and 1/4 tsp each salt and pepper. Add bread; toss until coated;
transfer to pan; let sit. Heat oven to 400. In large nonstick pan, heat 2 tbsp oil over med. high heat. Saute bell pepper, onion, thyme, and remaining 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp paper until onion begins to brown.
10 minutes. Add bell pepper mixture to pan; spread evenly over bread mixture; dot w/ goat cheese,
Bake until top is puffed and browned and center is firm, 25 minutes. Let rest 5 minutes. Garnish w/ thyme