I was staring at an entire uneaten loaf of bread, milk that was about to expire and eggs when it came to me - breakfast strata. Strata is the perfect way to use up breakfast foods and with the weather starting to change, I've been craving comfort food. I put together the strata (a.k.a Christmas Morning Strata because we always make it on Christmas morning) on Sunday, baked it yesterday and SP and I will eat it for breakfast all week.
CHRISTMAS MORNING STRATA
1 pound ground pork sausage
2 teaspoons prepared mustard
8 slices white sandwich bread, crusts removed
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Swiss cheese (I use a pound because SP loves Swiss)
1 1/2 cups milk
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Brown sausage in a skillet over medium heat, stirring until it crumbles; drain well. Stir in mustard. Fit bread into a greased 9 x 13-inch baking dish; top with sausage mixture and cheese. Combine milk and remaining ingredients; pour over bread mixture. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours.
Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until golden brown.
4 comments:
My family does strata for Christmas morning as well. My sister refers to it as "Heart Attack in a Pan", but we really only eat it once a year. My recipe calls for an entire loaf of bread and I use cheddar cheese. There is also a mushroom soup goop that gets poured on in the morning before baking. My ex could eat himself sick on strata!
p.s....I found my way here from D :-)
Hi Elle! Welcome!
Strata is sinfully good, isn't it? I never make it except for Christmas, but I thought I'd throw caution to the wind just this once. :P
YES! I KNEW I had heard of this "strata" before - my buddy Elle makes it!
It sounds....interesting.
:)
Tonight Bird is making us pita pizza's for dinner! I can't wait!
Hahaha. It's amazingly good, like quiche. Yum!
Wow...she's making dinner for you guys!? That's great! Take pictures this time so we can see her in action.
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