Sausage Breakfast Strata

Kristen Brockmeyer
Sausage Breakfast Strata includes layers of egg-soaked bread, sausage gravy and cheese that bake into a deliciously filling, casserole-like breakfast, brunch or dinner meal.
Category
Breakfast and Brunch, Casserole, Main Dish
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
 15 min
Cook Time
 35 min
Total Time
 50 min

Ingredients

Serves 8
1 lb breakfast sausage
10 slices bread
6 eggs
2 1/4 C milk, divided
3 tbsp butter
3 tbsp flour
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese

Directions for Sausage Breakfast Strata

1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2
Cube bread slices and spread evenly in the bottom of a lightly greased 9" x 13" pan.
3
In a medium-sized bowl, whisk eggs with 1/4 cup milk until well combined. Pour over bread cubes and let soak while you make your sausage gravy.
4
Crumble sausage and cook over medium high heat in a 9" skillet. When sausage is browned, transfer to a paper towel-lined bowl to drain excess grease.
5
Over medium heat, melt butter. Whisk in flour. Slowly add 2 cups milk, whisking the entire time to avoid lumps. Let cook until thickened and bubbly. Turn off heat and stir in cooked sausage.
6
Pour sausage gravy evenly over bread and egg mixture. Sprinkle cheese over top.
7
Cover tightly with foil and bake at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes. Cut into squares and serve.
Tip
While Sausage Breakfast Strata is technically a breakfast meal, my family likes it for dinner, too. As a bonus, the leftovers reheat nicely for lunch the next day.

5 Comments

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  • James Fenelius11/28/2010

    Sounds great.

  • Zona Zirconia11/21/2010

    thanks for sharing ♥ - excellent breakfast recipe - thank you

  • Kristen Warning11/21/2010

    Yum - I would need to remember to save an extra loaf of bread for this.

  • Delicia Powers11/21/2010

    Sounds like a great Christmas brunch recipe, thanks!

  • R. K. LoBello11/21/2010

    This is great for company...I've never added the flour tho...I'll give that a try:)

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