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sausage & cheddar breakfast strata

(3 ratings)
TchrLdy71 avatar
Recipe by
Fran Miller
@TchrLdy71
Parkersburg, WV

Who wants to spend a holiday morning cooking? You won't have to with this recipe you can put together the night before. Preheat the oven & set the strata out when you make the coffee or tea. Pop it into the oven before you call the kids down. It should be ready to eat right about on time. Many Christmas memories of my parents coming over to watch our kids open presents & then eating breakfast. ~sigh~ Good times. Sandy once called it a quiche back in the 80's, which, of course, it's not. But we still sometimes call it that around here. Tomato, tomahto, just call it YUMMY! =^..^=

(3 ratings)
yield 8 -12, depending on serving size
prep time 15 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For sausage & cheddar breakfast strata

  • 6 slice
    of bread, cubed
  • 1 lb
    roll of ground sausage (or a package of bob evans or jimmy dean sausage crumbles)
  • 2 c
    milk
  • 8
    large eggs
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    pepper
  • 1 tsp
    dry mustard
  • 4 oz
    (or more) sharp cheddar cheese, shredded

How To Make sausage & cheddar breakfast strata

  • Using a batter bowl make this recipe even easier!
    1
    ***UPDATE: After one of those “WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THIS SOONER? moments, I started making the first part of this recipe in my large Pampered Chef 8 cup batter bowl. Now it’s so much easier to fit into the fridge for its soaking time, plus you can measure the 2 cups of milk before adding the rest of the ingredients (besides meat & cheese). Remember to cover with the lid or cling wrap when refrigerating. After soaking, just pour into the prepared baking dish. Easy peasy! =^..^=
  • 2
    Lightly mist a 13 x 9" pan or baking dish with cooking spray. Tear up the bread into bite-size pieces.
  • 3
    Fry sausage until it's browned & crumbled. Remove from skillet & drain on paper towels. Set aside. (If you're using Bob Evans or Jimmy Dean Sausage Crumbles, just open the package.)
  • 4
    In a bowl, whisk together milk & eggs.
  • 5
    Add the salt, pepper, and dry mustard.
  • 6
    Pour egg mixture over bread cubes.
  • 7
    Using the end of the whisk, press the bread pieces down into the egg mixture.
  • 8
    Top with sausage crumbles...
  • 9
    ...then cheese.
  • 10
    Cover with wrap & place in refrigerator overnight, or at least 4 hours.
  • 11
    In the morning, remove strata from the refrigerator & UNCOVER. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Allow strata dish to lose most of its chill (about 20 minutes) before placing in oven. If you're using a metal pan, toss it right in when the oven is preheated.
  • 12
    Bake UNCOVERED at 350 degrees F. for 30-35 minutes, checking early the first time you make it. A knife put in the middle should come out clean & the cheese should be melted & bubbly. Remove from oven & let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
  • 13
    NOTE: The strata should come out of the oven rather puffy, but will lose that puffiness as it starts to cool. This is just the nature of stratas so you did it all right. It's going to be delicious! =^..^=
  • Cheesy Strata
    14
    NOTE: For those who are vegetarian, Cheesy Strata is delicious, too!
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