Christmas Morning Breakfast Strata

This is my foolproof recipe for a delicious Christmas Morning Breakfast Strata, which is essentially a savory bread pudding. When I tell you this strata couldn’t be easier, I mean it. You take crusty bread and mix it with sharp cheese, eggs and other goodies, which when baked all together smell like heaven right out of the oven. It’s perfect for a family get together because I find that everyone loves it no matter what their age!

Author: Weelicious

Meal Type: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: MEDIUM

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Servings: 12 servings

Calories: 441 kcal per serving

Ingredients

1 lb - ground breakfast sausage
1 - red bell pepper
2 cups - mushrooms
2 teaspoons - salt
pepper
1 loaf - Italian bread
18 - eggs
1 cup - whole milk
1 ½ cups - cheddar cheese
butter

Instructions

Cook the sausage in a saute pan over medium heat for 3 minutes, breaking it into bite size pieces. (If using fully cooked sausage, add some olive oil to the pan and heat through.)
Add the mushrooms, bell peppers, 1 tsp of salt and pepper. Continue to cook for 5 minutes. Let cool.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a bowl, beat the eggs, 1 tsp salt and milk. Add the cheese and stir to combine.
Butter the 13×9 inch baking dish and add the bread cubes and cooled sausage mixture. Toss to combine.
Pour the egg mixture over the bread and sausage, pressing the bread mixture down gently to soak up some of the egg mixture.
Cover the dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
Uncover the dish and continue to bake an additional 20 minutes.
Serve.

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