Roasted Broccolini Strata
Savory Roasted Broccolini Strata with bacon, caramelized onion and white cheddar is a make ahead dish perfect for brunch.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
Roasted Broccolini
- 1 bunch broccolini
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 pinch salt
Strata
- 4 strips bacon
- 1 sweet onion halved then sliced
- 8 large eggs
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 pinch salt and pepper
- 3-4 cups stale french bread cubed
- 1 cup sharp white cheddar grated
- 1 cup Monterrey jack cheese grated
Instructions
Roasted Broccolini
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Cut off ends of broccolini stalks, then lengthwise in half.
- Place broccolini on sheet pan, making sure to spread out evenly. If you crowd broccolini on pan, it will steam and you want roasted.
- Drizzle broccolini with olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
- Roast in oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until easily pierced with fork, but still firm.
- Remove from oven and rough chop, leaving some large pieces for that rustic look.
Strata
- Butter a casserole dish or cast iron pan.
- Brown the bacon strips in a large pan over medium heat. Remove bacon and rough chop.
- Saute onion in the same pan you cooked the bacon in, over medium high heat, using the bacon fat to caramelize the onions until just tender.
- Beat eggs and heavy cream together in a bowl. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Combine cubed bread, onion, bacon, roasted broccolini and cheeses together. Place in prepared casserole dish or cast iron pan (I like to arrange a few broccolini pieces artistically on top).
- Pour egg mixture over bread mixture in prepared pan.
- Cover with foil and place in the refrigerator overnight.
- When ready to eat, preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake covered for 30 minutes. Remove cover and bake an additional 10-15 minutes until starting to brown. NOTE: If using a cast iron pan, you may need to reduce the cooking time by 5 minutes or so.