Bread Pizza

Pizza Strata

Pizza Strata

Ingredients

• 1 loaf Italian bread, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes 1 (10 ounce) box frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed to remove excess liquid 1 (4 ounce) stick pepperoni, quartered lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
• 1 large tomato, cored and diced
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Method

1. Coat shallow 12 x 7-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Toss together bread, spinach, pepperoni, tomato, cheese and Italian seasoning in large bowl.
3. Spread evenly in prepared dish.
4. Whisk together eggs, half-and-half, salt and pepper in a bowl.
5. Pour evenly over bread mixture.
6. Cover with plastic wrap.
7. Refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight.
8. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
9. Remove dish from refrigerator.
10. Let stand 5 minutes.
11. Remove plastic wrap; cover with foil.
12. Bake for 15 minutes.
13. Uncover; bake 15 minutes.
14. Let cool slightly and serve.