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gperls
04-05-2003, 06:46 AM
I was attracted to the savory character of this bread pudding, plus, with cheese, mushrooms, and spinach all together, how could one go wrong. It turned out great. Is straightforward to assemble and cooks up well. Even the hot sauce ingredient is well balanced with all the other flavors. It's an ideal side dish; is both starch and vegetable all in one.

For those of you without Eating Well, here's the recipe:



* Exported from MasterCook *

Savory Bread Pudding With Spinach & Mushrooms

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 Eggs
2 Cups 1% Milk
1/2 Teaspoon Hot Sauce
3/4 Teaspoon Salt -- divided
1/4 Teaspoon Fresh Ground Pepper -- divided
3 1/2 Cups Cubed Stale Bread
10 Ounces Spinach
1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Cup Onion -- chopped
1 Cup Red Bell Pepper -- chopped
4 Cups Sliced Mushroom -- 12 ounces
1 Clove Garlic -- minced
1 Cup Grated Gruyere, Emmentaler or Manchego Cheese (3 Oz.) -- divided

Whisk eggs in a large bowl. Add milk, hot sauce, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper; whisk until blended. Add bread and stir to coat well. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat an 8"x8" (or similar 8-cup) ceramic or glass baking dish with cooking spray. Put a kettle of water on to boil for the water bath.

Cook spinach according to package directions. Drain, refresh with cold water, squeeze out excess moisture and chop up. Set aside.

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and red pepper; cook, stirring often, until tender and golden, 4 to 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and garlic; stir to blend. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Uncover and increase heat to medium. Cook stirring, until any excess moisture from the mushrooms has evaporated and mushrooms begin to brown, about 5 minutes. Add spinach, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper; cook, stirring, 2 minutes.

Add the mushroom mixture and 1/2 cup cheese to the egg mixture; stir until blended. Scrape into the prepared baking dish; sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup cheese evenly over the top. Place the baking dish in a larger pan, put it in the oven and pour boiling water into the larger pan to about halfway up the sides of the baking dish. Bake until the pudding is set in the center, 50 to 60 minutes (convection for 40 minutes). Let cool slightly; serve hot or warm.

Per serving: 287 calories; 14 g total fat (5 g sat, 5 g mono); 166 mg cholesterol; 24 g carbohydrate; 18 g protein; 4 g fiber; 557 mg sodium.

Description:
"Eating Well Spring 2003"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 580 Calories; 17g Fat (26.8% calories from fat); 26g Protein; 81g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber; 149mg Cholesterol; 1198mg Sodium. Exchanges: 4 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2 Non-Fat Milk; 2 1/2 Fat.


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 5123 0 0 0 0 0 0 697

JJ40
04-05-2003, 04:25 PM
Thanks for posting your review, gperls! I thought this sounded good when I first perused spring EW...now I'll plan to make it!!

Julie

catharine
04-07-2003, 03:45 PM
This sounds great - thanks for the review.

Valerie226
04-07-2003, 04:55 PM
I've tried a couple bread puddings & haven't liked the texture. most recent one was a CL one from a few months ago. How would you describe the texture of this one? (thanks in advance) I otherwise would love all the flavors in this.

kbucky
04-07-2003, 07:14 PM
I had also really enjoyed this recipe, which served as a light supper on its own one night. The flavors were great and it was easy to put together with ingredients mostly at hand. And the leftovers were good!

In response to the texture question, I can only say it's just bread pudding-ish. Kind of mushy-custardy. But we really like it...

d_ferrero
04-09-2003, 10:27 AM
This was dinner last night and in the fridge for lunch later today. My only regret is that I didn't pre-prep some of the ingredients (or the whole thing). So I got home last night about 8, and pulled dinner from the oven shortly before 11. :rolleyes: :confused: Note to self: PLAN.

I made a couple of minor changes to the recipe: I was out of spinach so used fresh swiss chard, and I'm cheap, so I used green rather than red bell peppers (I think I'd go with the red next time). I also had leftover cream of mushroom soup, which I used for half of the milk.

I adore bread pudding in all of its forms -- but this one is a definite keeper. Had I used my head, I could have had this prepped and ready to go in the oven while I showered after the gym. I'll definitely be adding it to my "repeater" file.

KValley
04-24-2003, 07:21 AM
Am I EVER so glad I took another cruise through this issue! Sunday-brunch-ingredient leftovers meant I had everything on hand. THis was FABULOUS. YUM! We had this as the main event for dinner last night, along with a salad, so I cut it into 4 pieces instead of 6.

Some changes:

*3 egg whites; 1 whole egg
*Fat-free milk
*Fresh spinach
*3 cloves garlic
*chopped fresh sage

I also used leftover Mozzarella-Basil Biscuits and Orange-Fennel Bread, so there was added excitement.

It's really attractive- bakes up golden brown- and holds together very well. gperls shows 2 different nutritional values in the recipe above- the first is what is printed in the magazine. Even less with the adaptations I made above (but then again more since we had larger pieces ;) ).

Excellent- definite repeater.

aggie94
04-24-2003, 07:27 AM
Why the huge discrepancy between the nutritional information (namely calories) printed in the magazine and what MC calculated? Looks like they're both based on 6 servings.

:confused:

Pony
06-01-2004, 12:14 PM
I made this last week and followed the recipe as written. I served it with CL's Spinach and Pear Salad, which we love! DH was not fond of this dish, didn't like the texture. At first I thought it was pretty good, I froze the last two portions and am eating one of them now for lunch. It tastes soooo much better right now! I really like this one. I had never made bread pudding before and love it. Just have to change DH's mind now. I love the mixture of the vegetables and you could add or take out whatever you want/like. I made this a night that I had more time, cooked it and then heated in the oven the next night.Thanks for posting.

Michelle

jtoepfert100
03-04-2005, 03:47 PM
Originally posted by aggie94
Why the huge discrepancy between the nutritional information (namely calories) printed in the magazine and what MC calculated? Looks like they're both based on 6 servings.

:confused:


When you put in cups of bread in MC, it always spits out a lot more calories than when you enter it in ounces. Mine was cut in half when I put in 8 ounces of bread instead of 3 1/2 cups (even though I think 3 1/2 cups is less than 8 ounces). MC is finicky that way, I suppose.

I've decided to make this tonight. Anyone try it with a different type of cheese - I don't have any of those.

funniegrrl
03-04-2005, 04:05 PM
I invented a mushroom bread pudding several Christmases ago to go with a beef tenderloin. I just took the basic Joy of Cooking bread pudding recipe, deleted the sugar, added sauteed sliced mushrooms with a little minced onion, a little pepper, and topped with a dusting of shredded parmesan cheese. It was VERY good. My family was a little wary when I called it "bread pudding" so I said, just think of it as dressing with white bread and mushrooms instead of cornbread. That worked -- they ate it and liked it! LOL

tigermorris
03-05-2005, 08:21 AM
this looks great!
thanks for posting and the review!
I'm going to put it on our menu for this week.

sdcook
03-05-2005, 09:14 AM
Thank you for posting this recipe. I had the perfect leftovers in the frig, so I'm making this for lunch. The bread is soaking right now!

gobluem82
03-16-2005, 08:08 PM
I made this tonight for dinner, and it earned an average score (even including the kids) of 8 out of 10. With the spinach and red pepper, it's very pretty on the plate. I served it with a green salad with apples and walnuts.

syzygy
03-17-2005, 09:39 AM
Just wondering... has anyone tried this without the cheese? Do you think it is an "essential" ingredient in this recipe (for taste or binding) or would this work without it?

sarah2397
03-17-2005, 10:49 AM
Some changes:
*3 egg whites; 1 whole egg
*Fat-free milk
*Fresh spinach
*3 cloves garlic
*chopped fresh sage

KVAlley,

I like the sound of your changes. Did you cook your fresh spinach 1st as described in the recipe?

Thanks!

ellen6242
03-17-2005, 12:38 PM
This recipe sounds great! Can I ask what kind of bread you used? Thanks!

Ellen

gperls
03-19-2005, 06:38 AM
This recipe sounds great! Can I ask what kind of bread you used? Thanks!


I used a day-old baguette. You need a sturdy bread with a decent crust. White bread wouldn't work.

I think an egg bread (challah or brioche) would be very good too, but haven't tried it.