Enjoy Breakfast Recipes During Cancer Treatment All Day- Savory Bread Pudding Recipe
I could eat breakfast for any meal, and breakfast is often a meal easily tolerated when going through cancer treatment. This savory bread pudding recipe makes an easy and healthy breakfast casserole. This breakfast bread pudding, Bread Pudding Florentine from the Day of Chemo chapter is from my Eating Well Through Cancer cookbook. Now, that I am going through chemo treatment myself, I enjoy this deliciously easy make-ahead breakfast egg casserole. I keep it in the refrigerator and cut a piece every morning for breakfast and sometimes for lunch too. I get protein, carbs and vegetables in one bite! Best of all, no cooking and breakfast is done! You can also make this refreshing salad if your mouth is sore, you might enjoy my Watermelon Salad.
Use French Bread For This Make-Ahead Breakfast Bread Pudding
Who doesn’t like a make-ahead meal whether you are feeling bad or not. All you need is French bread and a few other ingredients. I remember when my cancer cookbook first came out so many people were talking about this recipe. Whenever there was a group meeting, it seemed someone always made my healthy breakfast casserole, Bread Pudding Florentine. The recipe includes everyday ingredients and is simple to whip up. Best of all, you can make it ahead of time and pop in the oven when ready to cook. I love this make ahead breakfast casserole that I call a savory bread pudding recipe.
How To Cook This Savory Bread Pudding
I love this make ahead breakfast egg casserole. You should refrigerate it a minimum of 2 hours or best to make the night before. Remember, after removing the breakfast egg casserole overnight from the fridge to never put a cold glass dish into a hot oven. Don’t preheat the oven and put the breakfast bread pudding in the oven and turn the oven on. If you do refrigerate the breakfast egg casserole overnight, remember to never put a cold glass dish into a hot oven. Traditionally, bread pudding is what people used day old French bread for as it soaks in the flavor making it tender and moist again, letting nothing go to waste.
| Prep Time 15 minutes + refrigerate 2 hours or overnight |
| Cook Time 50 minutes |
| Servings 7 (3/4-cup) servings |
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 cups packed baby spinach
- 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
- salt and pepper to taste
- Half loaf French or Italian bread cut into slices, divided
- 1 cup shredded reduced-fat Swiss cheese divided
- 2 eggs
- 3 egg whites
- 1 1/2 cups skim milk
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
Ingredients
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- Preheat oven 350°F. Coat 9x9x2-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- In large nonstick skillet coated with nonstick cooking spray, sauté mushrooms, onion, and garlic until tender. Add spinach, stirring until wilted, and add flour, stirring to mix well. Season to taste; set aside. Place half bread slices in prepared dish.
- Spread spinach mixture over bread and sprinkle with 3/4 cup cheese. Top with remaining bread and remaining 1/4 cup cheese.
- In bowl, whisk together eggs, egg whites, milk, and mustard. Pour egg mixture evenly over casserole, refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.
- Bake at 350°F 40 - 50 minutes or until puffed and golden.
Nutritional information per serving: Calories 210, Calories from Fat 22%, Fat 5g, Saturated Fat 2g,Cholesterol 62 mg, Sodium 352 mg, Carbohydrates 26g, Dietary Fiber 2g, Total Sugars 6g, Protein 16g
Terrific Tip: You can substitute 1 (10-ounce) box frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry for fresh spinach, if desired. Adjust mushrooms and onions to your taste buds but they add great nutrition.
Nutritional Nugget: This is a great dish to try several days before your next cycle of treatment. Good source of vitamins and minerals.
Healthy Breakfast Egg Casserole Recipe Makes Diabetic Breakfast Recipe
Dijon mustard is a great way to add just the right kick of flavor to this satisfying savory bread pudding recipe. You can substitute 1 (10-ounce) box frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry for fresh spinach, if desired. Adjust the mushrooms and onions to your taste buds but they add great nutrition. With my stomach cancer diagnosis, I was just able to include spinach and mushrooms into my diet so this was the perfect recipe. As a cancer patient, it is important to eat according to what you feel like eating. this healthy breakfast casserole gives you the perfect combination of carbs, protein and vegetables. My cancer cookbook guides you according to symptoms and taste buds.
Savory bread Pudding Recipe From Day of Chemo Chapter In Eating well Through Cancer
When you’re going through cancer treatment, you experience so many different side effects. I understand this now that I am going through cancer treatment for stomach cancer. This Bread Pudding Florentine was a recipe I prepared for my family before I had stomach cancer. It is from the Day of Chemo Chapter from Eating Well Through Cancer which included lighter food that’s easy to tolerate. I keep it in the refrigerator to eat on all week. Perfect caregiver recipe to bring in a foil pan for a cancer patient to enjoy. I hope you enjoy the recipe as much as I do.
Make Egg Breakfast Casserole Recipe with Meat
I decided to add an extra dose of protein and added ground meat. First, be sure to buy a lean cut of meat that ends in a “round’ or “sirloin.” I always buy ground sirloin, and especially since I am supposed to eat low fat (which I did before anyway). I cooked the meat first with the spinach and mushrooms. Then, added it to the dish.and then added it to the casserole. You could even add crabmeat, crawfish or shrimp for a seafood version. You can see how popular the meat side of the dish was! Another popular easy breakfast egg casserole is my Overnight Mexican Breakfast Bake which uses tortillas and is SO GOOD! Might be a little spicy for me now!
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All You Need is A Whisk and A Pyrex Baking Dish
Nothing fancy to make this dish. I do like a good whisk to whip up the egg mixture even though you can do it with a fork. Many times a whisk does the trick and you don’t have to get out a mixer. It is just a good gadget to have. I actually put together a favorite gadgets list to help simplify cooking. So, see what your kitchen needs! Also, make sure you have a Pyrex baking dish and if you’re taking this casserole to someone, just use a foil pan.
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My husband has had successful cancer treatment but one of the side effects is lack of saliva as well as a huge loss of weight. We’ve tried acupuncture to activate the salivary glands but without success. It’s so difficult to put weight on him because of the difficulty in eating due to his dry mouth I can’t continue to give him soups so I would be so grateful if you can direct me to semi sloppy recipes that are easy for him to swallow and naturally high in carbs (for weight gain), high in proteins and nutritious. Thank you. Geri
Hi Geri, Thank you so much for your question! Savor Health wrote an article for my blog that may have some helpful information for you.
Spinach and Artichoke dip is extra creamy and may be well tolerated.
Recipes with sauces such as Easy Meat Sauce are protein rich and soft. Chicken and Dumplings is also protein and carb rich while being extra soft.
Do let me know how it goes!
Sincerely,
Holly