Name: Overnight Asparagus Mushroom Strata
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Butter, or as needed - 2 teaspoons; Sliced crimini mushrooms - 1 ¾ cups; English muffins, split and toasted - 5; Shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese - 1 cup; Fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces - 1 pound; Chopped red bell pepper - ½ cup; Onion, finely chopped - ½; Eggs - 8; Milk - 2 cups; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Dry mustard powder - 1 teaspoon; Ground black pepper - ¼ teaspoon; Shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese - 1 cup

Ingredients for - Overnight Asparagus Mushroom Strata

1. Butter, or as needed 2 teaspoons

2. Sliced crimini mushrooms 1 ¾ cups

3. English muffins, split and toasted 5

4. Shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese 1 cup

5. Fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces 1 pound

6. Chopped red bell pepper ½ cup

7. Onion, finely chopped ½

8. Eggs 8

9. Milk 2 cups

10. Salt 1 teaspoon

11. Dry mustard powder 1 teaspoon

12. Ground black pepper ¼ teaspoon

13. Shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Overnight Asparagus Mushroom Strata

1 . Stage

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir mushrooms until their liquid has mostly evaporated and mushrooms are beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Set the mushrooms aside.

2 . Stage

Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish, and arrange 8 muffin halves, cut-sides up, in the bottom of the dish. Stuff pieces of remaining muffins into the spaces between halves. Spread 1 cup of Colby-Monterey Jack cheese over muffins in a layer, and distribute asparagus pieces, mushrooms, red pepper, and onion over cheese.

3 . Stage

Whisk together eggs, milk, salt, dry mustard, and black pepper in a bowl, and pour egg mixture over muffins and vegetables. Cover the dish, and refrigerate overnight.

4 . Stage

The next day, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

5 . Stage

Remove casserole from the refrigerator and let stand for 30 minutes. Spread 1 cup of Colby-Monterey Jack cheese in a layer over the casserole.

6 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted near the edge comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before cutting into squares.