Breakfast Strata

Description

My grandmother makes this every Christmas morning, and it’s amazing. My husband hates eggs and he always has seconds, even my 1- and 2-year-old gobble this up. Perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! Ingredients are forgiving; add your favorites or spice it up. Just make sure your veggies are not going to water it down.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound sausage, casings removed
  • 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 8 eggs, beaten
  • 10 cups cubed, day-old bread
  • 3 cups whole milk
  • 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1 ½ cups cubed Black Forest ham
  • 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons mustard powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons butter, melted
  • 2 teaspoons dried basil

Instructions

  1. Generously grease a 9×13-inch casserole dish.
  2. Heat a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir sausage until crumbly and completely browned
  3. about 10 minutes. Transfer cooked sausage to the prepared casserole dish.
  4. Cook and stir mushrooms in the same skillet over medium heat until liquid has been released and mushrooms are lightly browned
  5. 5 to 10 minutes; drain.
  6. Mix mushrooms
  7. eggs
  8. bread
  9. milk
  10. Cheddar cheese
  11. ham
  12. spinach
  13. flour
  14. mustard powder
  15. salt
  16. butter
  17. and basil together in a large bowl; pour over sausage. Cover casserole dish and refrigerate
  18. 2 hours to overnight.
  19. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  20. Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center of the strata comes out clean
  21. 60 to 70 minutes.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Total Time: 3 hrs 35 mins

Servings: 8

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