Cozy Strata

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The make-ahead, layered, savory puddings called stratas are astir ever designed to provender a crowd; too being handily assembled successful a azygous pan, this mentation is built for conscionable a fewer bare folks. Make it for a lazy play brunch, oregon assemble it successful the greeting and cook it arsenic soon arsenic you get location from work.

It puffs up gloriously successful the past 5 minutes of baking time, truthful locomotion it past an admirer oregon 2 erstwhile it comes retired of the oven.

You’ll request an 8-inch ovenproof skillet with sides that are astatine slightest 2 inches precocious (and capable to clasp the equivalent of 3 cups of liquid).

The assembled strata needs to beryllium refrigerated for astatine slightest 1 hr and up to overnight. Let it beryllium astatine country somesthesia for astatine slightest 15 minutes earlier baking (while the oven’s preheating).

From lawman Food exertion Bonnie S. Benwick.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 2-3

2 tablespoons unsalted food (may substitute olive oil)
2 ounces sliced shiitake mushrooms (caps)
Kosher salt
Freshly crushed achromatic pepper
3 caller sage leaves, rolled and chopped crosswise into bladed ribbons (chiffonade)
5 ounces to 6 ounces unsliced challah oregon brioche
2 ounces to 3 ounces Boursin With Garlic and Fine Herbs
2 handfuls (about 1 ounce) babe spinach leaves
5 jarred, roasted piquillo peppers, drained
3 ample eggs
1 cupful half-and-half, oregon much arsenic needed
2 teaspoons whole-grain mustard
2 tablespoons finely chopped chives
2 tablespoons to 3 tablespoons freshly grated pecorino Romano food (optional)

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 3, utilizing challah)

Calories
530
Fat
37 g
Saturated Fat
18 g
Carbohydrates
34 g
Sodium
630 mg
Cholesterol
280 mg
Protein
16 g
Fiber
3 g
Sugar
7 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From lawman Food exertion Bonnie S. Benwick.

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published November 5, 2016

Updated March 15, 2026