Low Fat Turkey Bacon And Vegetable Strata

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 10 slices light bread
• 8 slices turkey bacon, chopped
• 1 cup broccoli, chopped
• 1 cup red bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/2 cup reduced-fat cheddar cheese, shredded
• 3 eggs
• 3 egg whites
• 1 1/2 cups skim evaporated milk
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley or 1 tablespoon basil, chopped
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a nonstick pan, cook turkey bacon until fat renders. drain as much fat as possible. add onions, peppers, and broccoli. cook about 5 minutes, just to soften.
• 2 tear bread into 1 inch pieces and layer in a large casserole dish (9x13). stir bacon and vegetable mixture into bread.
• 3 in a bowl combine eggs, egg whites, milk, herbs, mustard, salt, and pepper. pour over bread in the casserole dish.
• 4 cover and store casserole in the fridge overnight.
• 5 in the morning, remove from fridge and top with cheeses. bake in a 350°f oven for about an hour until fully cooked and a toothpick comes out clean.