Spinach Special Strata

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 slices bread, crust removed
• 1/2 lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 lb fresh, sliced mushroom
• 1/2 lb fresh spinach, torn into bite size pieces
• 1 bunch green onion, sliced (, tops too)
• 1 jar chopped pimiento, , drained
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 6 eggs
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup hot milk
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 1 dash nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 cut or tear bread into 1" pieces place half into 9" baking dish coated with nonstick coating spray.
• 2 cut cream cheese into small pieces, put over bread.
• 3 in heated nonstick skillet add crumbled ground beef and sliced mushrooms,cook til beef is done and mushrooms browned, drain off fat.
• 4 add spinach, onions, pimento, garlic salt, and pepper cook 1 minute stirring.
• 5 cool.
• 6 in bowl combine eggs and milk, mix well.
• 7 layer meat spinach mixture over bread and cheese.
• 8 top with remaining bread pieces.
• 9 pour milk/egg mixture over all.
• 10 cover, chill over night.
• 11 remove from freg 30 minutes before baking.
• 12 bake covered at 350f degrees for 30 minutes.
• 13 remove cover bake another 30 minutes til center is set.
• 14 prepare sauce-------------------.
• 15 in saucepan combine butter and flour over med heat, add hot milk stirring constantly, cook until begins to bubble cook for 1 minute stirring.
• 16 add seasonings remove for heat.
• 17 cut into serving portions serve with sauce.