Bread pudding…it’s not just for dessert anymore! If you’ve never experimented with a savory bread pudding, it is a unique and wonderful spin on the traditional sweet version. This version combines the cooking method of a traditional bread pudding—cubes of bread soaking in a custard mixture of eggs and milk, but adds in savory ingredients to make it a lovely vegetarian side dish. If you like the flavor combination of spinach, artichokes and feta cheese (and who doesn’t?), then this is the savory bread pudding for you to try!
Combining the savory bread pudding ingredients in a large mixing bowl
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Savory Spinach, Feta & Artichoke Bread Pudding
Ingredients:
- Cooking spray, for the baking dish
- 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 12 oz. baby spinach leaves
- 14.5 oz. can of artichokes hearts, drained and rinsed
- Juice of ½ lemon
- Salt & Pepper
- 4 cups multi-grain bread, torn into 1-inch pieces
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 ½ cups whole milk
- 4 oz. imported feta cheese, crumbled
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8-inch x 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a large sauté pan, heat the olive oil and red pepper flakes over medium heat. Add in the minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add in the spinach leaves and sauté for 3 minutes, or until the spinach is wilted. Add the artichokes hearts, juice of ½ lemon, ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon of pepper ot the mixture. Heat for an additional 1 minute. Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.
- Meanwhile, place the torn bread cubes in a large mixing bowl. In a small bowl combine the eggs, whole milk and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Pour the liquid over the bread cubes and toss to coat the bread cubes. Add in the cooled spinach-artichoke mixture, as well as the crumbled feta cheese. Toss until combined. Pour the bread pudding mixture into the greased pan. Bake for 45 minutes, or until the top of the bread pudding is lightly browned and crisp.
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