Jalapeno Bagel Strata

Jalapeno Strata

I had three week-old jalapeno-cheddar bagels sitting in the fridge. Nobody is going to eat those, so.....

3 jalapeno-cheddar bagels
8 oz pepper-jack cheese
6 eggs
1.5 cups milk
1 (4 oz) can chopped Ortega chiles
salt
pepper

Slice the bagels in half, then cut up the halves into 1/2 inch bits. Shred the cheese. Whisk together eggs, milk, chiles, and salt and pepper. Throw the bagel bits into a greased baking dish, mix 2/3 of the shredded cheese with the bagels. Pour the egg mixture over everything. Push down the bagel bits a bit to get them soaking. Cover and refrigerate overnight. The next morning, top with the remainder of the cheese, then bake at 350 F for 45 minutes.

This has now given me the excuse to buy the “half dozen deal” on these bagels at the local market, now that I have something to do with the “leftovers.”

Next time, I'm adding some bacon.

I made these again, and added bacon. It did not suck.