Best Breakfast Strata Lorraine Recipes

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°.

BREAKFAST STRATA LORRAINE

Steps:

• In large sauté pan over medium heat, warm 1 tablespoons oil. Add onion; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until caramelizes, about 15 minutes. Transfer to bowl.
• In same pan over medium heat, warm 1/2 tablespoons of oil. Add half of spinach; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until wilted, 2-3 minutes. Transfer to colander. Repeat with 1/2 tablespoons of oil and remaining spinach. Press out excess moisture.
• In large bowl, toss together bread cubes, onion, spinach, ham and cheese. Transfer to buttered 4 quart baking dish.
• In bowl, beat together eggs, half-and-half, 1 teaspoons salt, and pepper. Pour over bread mixture. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 2-16 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove plastic wrap from strata; cover with lid or foil. Bake 20 minutes. Uncover; bake until top is browned and strata is cooked through, 40-50 minutes more.

BREAKFAST STRATA

Steps:

• Generously grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir sausage until crumbly and completely browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer cooked sausage to the prepared casserole dish.
• Cook and stir mushrooms in the same skillet over medium heat until liquid has been released and mushrooms are lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes; drain.
• Mix mushrooms, eggs, bread, milk, Cheddar cheese, ham, spinach, flour, mustard powder, salt, butter, and basil together in a large bowl; pour over sausage. Cover casserole dish and refrigerate, 2 hours to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center of the strata comes out clean, 60 to 70 minutes.