Savory Bread Pudding Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups diced stale bread
• 1 lb spinach, well rinsed and wilted
• 1 cup corn kernel, preferable scraped from the cob
• 1 cup chopped scallion
• 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 before assembling steam the spinach using the water left on the leaves from the rinsing.
• 2 preheat the oven to 325°f lightly oil bottom and sides of high sided 9 by 13 inch pan or a souffle dish.
• 3 beat eggs until light and fluffy. add the milk, hot sauce, and salt mixing together. depending on size of dish pour 1/3 to 1/2 of mix into pan then add 1/3 to 1/2 bread cubes and push down into milk. then add 1/3 to 1/2 of the spinach, then corn, scallions, bell pepper and 1 cup cheese.
• 4 repeat save the cheese and some of the milk mix until you are done and then pour the milk over top making sure it soaks the bread.
• 5 bake an hour. top with cheese. return to oven for 10 minutes. remove and serve while hot.