Mediterranean Spinach Strata

Ingredients

• 3 ounces asiago cheese divided grated
• 14 ounce baby spinach 
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper black divided
• 16 ounce bread french 1-inch-thick cut into slices
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard 
• 4 large egg whites lightly beaten
• 5 large eggs lightly beaten
• 3 cups skim milk fat-free
• 4 ounce feta cheese crumbled
• 1 tablespoon flour all-purpose
• 4  garlic clove minced
• 8 ounce mushrooms 
• 1 cup onion chopped
• 1.5 teaspoons oregano dried
• 1 pound plum tomatoes thinly sliced
• 0.5 teaspoon salt divided

Equipment

• frying pan
• baking sheet
• oven
• whisk
• baking pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. Place bread slices in a single layer on a baking sheet.
3. Bake at 350 for 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
4. Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat.
5. Add onion, garlic, and mushrooms; saut 5 minutes or until tender.
6. Sprinkle flour over mushroom mixture; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
7. Add 1 bag of spinach; cook 3 minutes or until spinach wilts.
8. Add remaining spinach; cook 3 minutes or until spinach wilts. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
9. Place half of bread slices in bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
10. Spread spinach mixture over bread. Top with tomato slices; sprinkle evenly with feta and half of Asiago cheese. Arrange remaining bread slices over cheese.
11. Combine 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, milk, and remaining ingredients, stirring well with a whisk.
12. Pour over bread; sprinkle with remaining Asiago cheese. Cover and chill 8 hours or overnight.
13. Preheat oven to 35
14. Uncover strata; bake at 350 for 40 minutes or until lightly browned and set.
15. Serve warm.