South Of The Border Strata Food

BLUEBERRY STRATA

Steps:

• Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
• Spread half of the bread crumbs into prepared 9x13 dish.
• Cover with 1 cup of blueberries, cream cheese cubes.
• Top with the rest of the bread cubes.
• Whisk together eggs, milk, and cinnamon in a med bowl until well blended.
• Add 1/3 cup maple syrup and brown sugar and mix well.
• Pour over bread.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Bake, covered, at 350 for 45 minute.
• Uncover and bake 30 minutes longer or until center is set and top is browned.
• Meanwhile, bring remaining syrup and blueberries to a boil in a med saucepot, stirring constantly.
• Simmer on low 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Serve strata topping with blueberry sauce.

MUSHROOM, BACON, AND SWISS STRATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Arrange bread in a single layer on a jelly-roll pan. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until toasted. Place bread cubes in a large bowl.
• Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and mushrooms to pan; sauté 10 minutes or until liquid evaporates and vegetables are tender. Add onion mixture to bread; toss well to combine. Arrange half of bread mixture in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with half of cheese and half of bacon; top with remaining bread mixture, cheese, and bacon.
• Combine milk and next 4 ingredients (through salt), stirring with a whisk. Pour milk mixture over bread mixture. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Remove strata from refrigerator; let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes. Bake strata, covered, at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes or until set. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with thyme sprigs, if desired.

SAUSAGE STRATA

Steps:

• The day before:.
• Grease a 9"x13" baking pan.
• In a large skillet, saute sausage and peppers. Break up the sausage, stirring and frying until it is well-browned. Drain off the fat. Stir mustard into the sausage.
• Arrange 6 slices of bread on bottom of baking pan. Top with 1/2 of the sausage and 1/2 of the cheese. Repeat with remaining bread, sausage, and cheese to make a second layer.
• Beat eggs in large bowl. Beat in milk, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Pour beaten mixture over layers in the baking pan.
• Cover tightly and refrigerate overnight.
• On serving day:.
• Remove baking pan from refrigerator one hour before cooking to reach room temperature.
• Bake uncovered at 350F for 40-50 minutes or until center seems set. Serve immediately.

PEPPY EGG STRATA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter 13-by-9-by-2-inch baking dish.
• Spread dish with nonstick vegetable spray.
• Line dish with bread slices.
• Layer Monterey Jack, Cheddar and bacon.
• In large bowl, beat eggs.
• Add milk, salt and pepper; beat until blended well.
• Pour over cheese-bacon mixture in dish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.

SOUTH OF THE BORDER STEAK

Steps:

• Score each side of meat 1/8 inch deep in diamond shaped pattern.
• Prepare marinade as directed on envelope, and stir in catsup, Worcestershire sauce and red pepper sauce.
• Marinate meat as directed on envelope, remove meat and reserve marinade.
• Heat beans in foilware pan 15-20 minutes on side of grill. About 5 minutes before serving, sprinkle with cheese.
• Place meat on grill, about 2 inches from hot coals. Cook about 5 minutes on each side, or to desired doneness, brushing with reserved marinade.
• Cut beef into serving sizes, and serve with spoonfuls of beans, chili peppers and potato chips.
• Note: You can use your choice of steak.