Smoked Mozzarella, Bacon, and Tomato Strata

This savory bread pudding needs to stand overnight. Bake it while you get ready for work in the morning. For less smoky flavor, use regular mozzarella cheese or cheddar.

Yield: 10 servings

Ingredients

• 3 1/2  cups  1% low-fat milk
• 1 1/4  cups  part-skim ricotta cheese (such as Sargento)
• 1/3  cup  chopped fresh cilantro
• 1  teaspoon  salt
• 1/2  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2  teaspoon  ground cumin
• 5  large eggs
• 1 1/2  cups  diced plum tomato
• 1 1/2  cups  fresh or frozen corn kernels
• 1 1/4  cups  thinly sliced green onions, divided
• 1/2  teaspoon  ground coriander
• 1  (16-ounce) loaf multigrain bread, cubed, divided
• Cooking spray
• 1  cup  (4 ounces) shredded smoked mozzarella cheese, divided
• 4  slices bacon, cooked and chopped, divided

Preparation

Combine first 7 ingredients; stir with a whisk until well blended.

Combine tomato, corn, 1 cup green onions, and coriander.

Arrange half of bread cubes in bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle evenly with half of tomato mixture, 1/2 cup cheese, and half of bacon. Pour half of milk mixture over top. Repeat procedure with remaining bread, tomato mixture, and milk mixture. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese, remaining half of bacon, and 1/4 cup green onions. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.

Preheat oven to 350°.

Uncover strata. Bake at 350° for 50 minutes or until set.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

309 (26% from fat)

Fat:

9g (sat 4.5g,mono 2.7g,poly 0.7g)

Protein:

17.5g

Carbohydrate:

41.5g

Fiber:

2.3g

Cholesterol:

130mg

Iron:

2.4mg

Sodium:

778mg

Calcium:

254mg