Instant Pot Bacon and Asparagus Strata

This Instant Pot Bacon and Asparagus Strata is a delicious way to start your day! Loaded with flavorful, simple ingredients, the end result is a deceptively easy breakfast that is worthy of an honored position as a brunch centerpiece.

Author: Wondermom Wannabe

Meal Type: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: MEDIUM

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 858 kcal per serving

Ingredients

8 strips - bacon
1 - onion
1 tbsp - sugar
8 - eggs
½ cup - heavy cream
½ tsp - salt
¼ tsp - ground pepper
12 stalk - asparagus
2 cups - Swiss cheese
3–4 cups - day old French bread

Instructions

Set Instant Pot to sauté, medium heat.
Add bacon and cook until crisp, then remove.
While cooking, whisk the eggs, cream, salt, and pepper together.
Reserving approximately 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat, add the chopped onion and sugar.
Stir frequently until onions are caramelized, remove the onions and give the inner liner a quick rinse and scrub.
Return the liner, add about 3 cups of water.
Coat the inside of a 7 cup Pyrex bowl with butter – a similar dish will work as well.
Layer as follows, using half the ingredients for each layer – except for the Swiss which has 3 layers: bread cubes, cheese, bacon, asparagus, caramelized onion. Repeat.
Slowly pour egg mixture over the layered ingredients, and then top with cheese.
Using the included wire basket, carefully lower the strata into the Instant Pot. At this point the water should come up to about the half-way point in the cooking dish.
Seal the lid, select Manual high pressure and set time to 20 minutes. Press start. Let the Instant Pot naturally release for 10 minutes, then press to vent.
Carefully remove once the pressure is reduced and serve.

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