5 from 32 votes
Breakfast Strata Recipe with Sausage and Mushrooms
This Breakfast Strata features toasted ciabatta bread cubes combined with browned turkey sausage, sliced mushrooms, green onions, eggs, cheddar, and Parmesan cheeses, all soaked overnight in a milk and egg mixture spiced with paprika and salt. The result is a savory, baked custard casserole with layers of tender bread, sausage, and melted cheese.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings:
8
servings
Calories:
289 kcal
Course:
Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 8 oz ciabatta bread or sour dough, cut into 1-inch cubes, wheat
- 12 oz turkey breakfast sausage (or chicken sausage, casings removed)
- 2 cups milk fat-free
- 1-1/2 cups cheddar cheese 4 ounces, reduced-fat, shredded, sharp
- 10 large egg
- 1/2 cup green onion chopped
- 1 cup mushroom sliced
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 2 tbsp Parmesan Cheese grated
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Arrange bread cubes on a baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 8 minutes or until toasted.
- Heat a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage to pan; cook 7 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble.
- Combine milk, cheese, eggs, Parmesan cheese, paprika, salt and pepper in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk.
- Add bread, sausage, scallions and mushrooms, tossing well to coat bread. Spoon mixture into a 13x9-inch baking dish. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°F.
- Uncover the casserole.
- Bake at 350F° for 50 minutes or until set and lightly browned.
- Cut into 8 pieces; serve immediately.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1slice
Calories
289kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
18.2g
(6%)
Protein
24.3g
(49%)
Fat
12.4g
(19%)
Saturated Fat
1.8g
(9%)
Cholesterol
86.7mg
(29%)
Sodium
355mg
(15%)
Fiber
1.3g
(5%)
Sugar
0.6g
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 289
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1slice | |
| Calories | 289kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 18.2g | 6% |
| Protein | 24.3g | 49% |
| Fat | 12.4g | 19% |
| Saturated Fat | 1.8g | 9% |
| Cholesterol | 86.7mg | 29% |
| Sodium | 355mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 1.3g | 5% |
| Sugar | 0.6g | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.