Lisas Breakfast Strata Recipes

LISA'S BREAKFAST STRATA

Steps:

• 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).

EASY BREAKFAST STRATA

Steps:

• Place bread cubes in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a large skillet, cook and crumble sausage with pepper and onion over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes. With a slotted spoon, place sausage mixture over bread. Sprinkle with cheese., In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, mustard and milk; pour over top. Refrigerate, covered, overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. Remove strata from refrigerator while oven heats., Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked casserole. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake casserole as directed, increasing time as necessary to heat through and for a thermometer inserted in center to read 165°.