Arizona Cheese Strata

• 1 cup whole milk
• 2 large eggs
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 12 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup monterey jack cheese, grated (packed)
• 3 tablespoons green onions, sliced
• 2 teaspoons jalapeno peppers, minced (seeded if you want less heat)
• 2 cups white bread, cubed
• 12 cup chunky salsa (your choice)
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly butter a 9-inch diameter glass pie dish.
2. Whisk first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl to blend.
3. Mix in cheese, green onion, and jalapeno.
4. Add bread; stir until moistened.
5. Transfer mixture to prepared pie dish.
6. Let stand until bread absorbs most of the custard, pressing several times to submerge cubes, about 5 minutes.
7. Bake strata uncovered until light brown around edges, top is crusty, and knife inserted into center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
8. Combine salsa and cilantro in a small bowl.
9. Cut strata into wedges.
10. Serve with salsa.

milk, eggs, salt, pepper, cheese, green onions, jalapeno peppers, white bread, chunky salsa, fresh cilantro

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/arizona-cheese-strata-488780 (may not work)