Low Fat Bread Pudding With Ham And Cheddar

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 22 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 8 ounces multigrain bread with seeds, cut into 3/4 inch cubes
• 3/4 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided
• 1/4 cup chopped green onion, divided
• 3/4 cup nonfat milk
• 1/4 cup fat-free low sodium chicken broth
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 3 ounces lower-sodium ham, minced
• 2 large egg yolks, lightly beaten
• 3 large egg whites
• 4 teaspoons reduced-fat sour cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 place bread cubes on a jelly-roll pan, and spray with cooking spray.
• 3 bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutews, or until lightly toasted, turning once.
• 4 remove from oven, and cool.
• 5 combine bread, 1/2 cup cheese, 3 tablespoons onions, and the next 5 ingredients (through egg yolks) in a small bowl, and beat with a mixer at high speed until foamy (about 30 seconds).
• 6 gently fold egg whites into bread mixture.
• 7 spoon about 1 cup bread mixture into 4 (7 ounce) ramekins coated with cooking spray.
• 8 divide the remaining 1/4 cup cheese and remaining 1 tablespoon onion evenly among ramekins.
• 9 bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 10 top each with 1 teaspoon sour cream.