Lisa's Breakfast Strata
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
1 13x9 baking pan
- Serves:
- 10
ingredients
- 1 lb sweet Italian turkey sausage (or breakfast sausage)
- 2 medium onions, chopped (2 cups)
- 6 cups whole wheat bread cubes (about 7 slices, crusts removed)
- 12 ounces monterey jack cheese, shredded (or Pepper Jack cheese, or sharp Cheddar cheese)
- 8 large eggs
- 3 cups milk
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1⁄4 cup chives, chopped
directions
- Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish (or similar shallow 3-quart baking dish) with cooking spray.
- Cook sausage until browned; cut into ½" slices and continue cooking till done. Drain on paper towel-lined plate.
- Sauté onion in skillet. Set aside.
- Spread cubed bread in the prepared baking dish.
- Scatter the sausage and onion evenly over the bread.
- Sprinkle with cheese.
- Whisk eggs, milk, sour cream, and Dijon mustard in a large bowl until smooth; season with black pepper, salt, if desired, and onion powder. Carefully pour over contents in baking pan.
- Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
- Next morning, preheat oven to 350°F Remove Strata from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking.
- Sprinkle top of strata with chopped chives.
- Bake the strata, uncovered, until puffed, lightly browned and set in the center, about 55-60 minutes.
- Let rest for about 5 minutes before serving (strata will set-up a bit and continue cooking slightly while it rests).
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
Reviews
-
I used a nutty, whole grain bread in this recipe & left the crust on, while at the same time dicing it small, about the size of croutons! I also divided it into halves & kept one in the fridge for a 2nd breakfast! One more thing, I guess I should mention is that is used bulk sausage (the sweet Italian, which we like) & crumbled it into the baking dishes! Made for an outstanding breakfast, for sure, & we thank you much for the great recipe! [Made & reviewed for one of my adopted chefs in this Spring's Pick A Chef event]
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Rosie Posie 88
Northridge, 43
<p>I'm a mom of two teenage daughters, married to a great man for 26 years now, but he has huge dietary issues, so I'm always looking for ways to get around his restrictions (can't eat garlic, onions, cabbage, broccoli, spicy foods, the list goes on and on). Been cooking since I was 5, love recipes, food, drink, and everything having to do with it. I'm a former librarian, and still find the smell of books intoxicating. I listen to music all the time when I cook, love 'Taste of Home' magazine, and believe the simplest foods are the best.</p>