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Savory Leek and Bacon Bread Pudding
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Diana71
"Bread pudding has a sweet image, but you gotta try the savory version! It's amazing. Savory bread puddings are so easy to make and they're inexpensive, tasty, and comforting. I hope you like this one -- you can leave the bacon out if you just want a veggie version and/or add other veggies, too."
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Ingredients
1 h 10 m servings 803Original recipe yields 2 servings
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place baguette cubes onto a baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until dry, about 15 minutes. Remove bread and set aside. Keep oven on.
- Meanwhile, warm oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add leeks and cook until softened but not brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Whisk milk and eggs together in a bowl. Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Grease a casserole dish with cooking spray; sprinkle a thin layer of Gruyere cheese on the bottom.
- Top Gruyere with 1/2 of the toasted bread cubes. Spread leeks over bread cubes and sprinkle diced bacon on top. Top with more cheese, reserving about half. Ladle 1/2 of the milk mixture over bread, leeks, bacon, and cheese. Slightly press bread cubes down into the milk. Layer remaining bread across the top, and continue layering leeks and bacon. Ladle remaining milk on top. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese over the casserole. Slightly press bread cubes down into the milk.
- Let casserole sit for 15 minutes.
- Cover casserole very loosely with aluminum foil so cheese does not melt against it. Place casserole dish on a baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and bake until cheese and bread cubes are well browned on top, 10 to 15 minutes more.
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- Cook's Note:
- You can use any kind of cheese that melts well; colby Jack, Monterey Jack, or Gruyere are all good options.
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2/25/2019
I added an extra egg and an extra 1/2 cup milk, and about 1/2 cup more cheese. It was very tasty. I will make it again. Maybe next time I would add some sauteed mushrooms.
2/19/2019
This was very good, I’ve been cooking for almost 50 years so could adapt the recipe. My changes: 2 cups of milk, 3 eggs. I used about 2 cups of Swiss cheese. I made 3 layers of bread, leeks, ba...