Sausage and Spinach Breakfast Strata
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 10 mins
Resting Time
8 hrs
Total Time
9 hrs 40 mins
If you are planning breakfast for a crowd, a breakfast strata is the way to go - make it the night before and just bake in the morning.
Course:
Entrées
Cuisine:
Italian, American
Keyword:
Pork, Holiday Favorites, Lunch, One Pot Meal, Make Ahead, Breakfast/Brunch
Servings: 8
Calories: 650 kcal
Ingredients
- 12 ounces breakfast sausage
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 small onion thinly sliced
- ½ teaspoon dried sage
- ½ cup roasted red bell peppers cut into 1–inch strips
- 5 ounces fresh baby spinach
- 9 eggs
- 2½ cups half-and-half
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 (1-pound) loaf artisan or sourdough bread sliced ½-inch thick
- 2 cups grated Gruyère cheese or Swiss cheese (about 6 ounces)
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
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Generously grease a 9-inch by 13-inch baking pan or casserole with butter.
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Remove the sausage from its casing. Pre-heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage to the skillet, breaking it up into pieces, and cook until it is no longer pink. Drain away all but 1 teaspoon of the sausage grease.
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Add the butter to the pan, along with the onion and sauté the onion until it is lightly browned. Stir in the dried sage, roasted red pepper and spinach and sauté until the spinach has wilted. Remove the pan from the heat.
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Whisk the eggs, half and half, Dijon mustard, salt and freshly ground black pepper together in a bowl and set aside.
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Arrange half the bread slices in a single layer in the bottom of the prepared baking pan. Top the bread with half of the sausage and spinach mixture. Sprinkle half of the Gruyère and Parmesan cheeses over the sausage layer. Pour half of the egg mixture over the bread, pouring evenly to coat as much as possible. Repeat the layers with the other half of the ingredients and pour the rest of the egg mixture evenly overtop. Push down on the ingredients lightly to make sure the bread is submerged in the liquid. Cover and refrigerate for at least eight hours to overnight.
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Remove the baking pan from the refrigerator 30 minutes prior to baking. Pre-heat the oven to 350°F.
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Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 40 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 25 to 35 minutes until the strata has puffed up and is set in the middle.
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Let the breakfast strata rest for 15 minutes before cutting into portions and serving.
Nutrition Facts
Sausage and Spinach Breakfast Strata
Amount Per Serving
Calories 650
Calories from Fat 360
% Daily Value*
Fat 40g62%
Saturated Fat 19g95%
Trans Fat 1g
Cholesterol 288mg96%
Sodium 1308mg55%
Potassium 513mg15%
Carbohydrates 38g13%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 35g70%
Vitamin A 2686IU54%
Vitamin C 11mg13%
Calcium 565mg57%
Iron 4mg22%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.