Brunch

Bread and Cheese Italian Casserole is for Breakfast.

Bread and Cheese Italian Casserole takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Bread and Cheese Italian Casserole takes 50 minutes to cook.

Bread and Cheese Italian Casserole makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Bread and Cheese Italian Casserole are:

2 tbsp olive oil
1 large sweet onion, thinly sliced
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
2 cloves minced garlic
1 tsp dried oregano leaves
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
Pinch hot pepper flakes (optional)
1 tbsp honey
1/4 cup sundried tomatoes (not packed in oil), soaked in hot water, drained and chopped
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest
1/2 lb rapini, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup shredded fontina cheese
1/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
4 cups (about 4 oz) cubed, whole-grain crusty bread
2 tbsp toasted pine nuts
4 egg whites
1/4 cup vegetable broth
1/4 cup shredded Romano cheese

Here is how you make Bread and Cheese Italian Casserole:

Preheat the oven to 375?F and lightly grease a 9" round casserole dish. Saute onion, red pepper, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper and hot pepper flakes, stirring often, for 10 minutes - onion is tender and lightly browned. Add honey and cook 5 minutes or until mixture is very browned (but not burned). Stir in the tomatoes, vinegar, lemon juice and lemon zest reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until liquid is almost evaporated completely. Cool slightly.In a steamer, cook the rapini 4 minutes or until just tender.Toss rapini, with the saucepan mixture, fontina and mozzarella cheeses, then add bread and toss until well combined.Pour into the casserole dish and sprinkle with the pine nuts.Beat together egg whites and broth. Pour over the stuffing and top with Romano cheese.Bake for 25-30 minutes.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.

The nutritional information for Bread and Cheese Italian Casserole is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 235.3

• Total Fat: 12.6 g
• Cholesterol: 19.9 mg
• Sodium: 426.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 19.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.7 g
• Protein: 12.6 g

Bread and Cheese Italian Casserole is Italian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Bread and Cheese Italian Casserole is Vegetarian