Skillet Strata

From McGough's Recipes

Ingredients

  • 6 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme or 1/4 teaspoon dried
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 4 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (1 cup)
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 onion, chopped fine
  • 1/2 teaspoon table salt
  • 5 slices hearty white sandwich bread, cut into 1-inch squares

Directions

  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 425 degrees. Whisk eggs, milk, thyme, and pepper together in bowl, then stir in cheddar.
  2. Melt butter in 10-inch ovensafe nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and salt and cook until onion is softened and lightly browned, about 6 minutes. Stir in bread until evenly coated and cook, stirring occasionally, until bread is lightly toasted, about 3 minutes.
  3. Off heat, fold in egg mixture until slightly thickened and well combined with bread. Gently press on top of strata to help it soak up egg mixture. Transfer skillet to oven and cook until center of strata is puffed and edges have browned and pulled away slightly from sides of pan, about 12 minutes. Serve.
VARIATIONS

Skillet Strata with Bacon, Scallions, and Pepper Jack

  • Omit thyme. Substitute pepper Jack for cheddar. Substitute 4 slices bacon, chopped fine, for butter. Cook bacon in skillet over medium-high heat until fat begins to render, about 2 minutes, before adding onion. Before serving, sprinkle with 2 thinly sliced scallions.

Skillet Strata with Sausage and Gruyère

  • Substitute shredded Gruyère or Swiss cheese for cheddar. Reduce butter to 1 tablespoon and add & ounces crumbled bulk breakfast sausage to skillet with onion in step 2.

Original Recipe