breakfast strata

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 pound sausage, casings removed
• 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
• 8 eggs, beaten
• 10 cups cubed, day-old bread
• 3 cups whole milk
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 1/2 cups cubed black forest ham
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons mustard powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons dried basil

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ready Time: 3 hrs 35 mins


• generously grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
• heat a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir sausage until crumbly and completely browned, about 10 minutes. transfer cooked sausage to the prepared casserole dish.
• cook and stir mushrooms in the same skillet over medium heat until liquid has been released and mushrooms are lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes; drain.
• mix mushrooms, eggs, bread, milk, cheddar cheese, ham, spinach, flour, mustard powder, salt, butter, and basil together in a large bowl; pour over sausage. cover casserole dish and refrigerate, 2 hours to overnight.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center of the strata comes out clean, 60 to 70 minutes.