Remove from refrigerator, uncover, and let sit at room temperature while oven preheats to 350 degrees F.Cover pan with foil and refrigerate overnight.Sprinkle with remaining shredded cheeses. Pour egg custard over the top, using a wooden spoon to gently push any un-soaked bread down into the custard. Top with crumbled sausage, bacon, and 3/4 of the cheeses. Add cubed bread pieces to bottom of 3 quart oven safe pot, or 9x13" baking pan.In a large mixing bowl, add eggs, milk, salt, dry mustard, dried parsley, black pepper and paprika.
Combine shredded cheddar and Gruyere cheeses, then set aside. Use a bread knife to cube Italian bread into 1/2" pieces, then set aside.Saute onion and mushrooms after you cook the meat. In a large skillet, brown and crumble sausage until cooked.You can display your recipe for this post by using the following shortcode: Switch up the cheeses, or use all cheddar.Play with the herbs and add your favorites.Add sautéed onions and mushrooms – or not up to you.If you are like me I like to add some veggies then add cheese and bacon to boot.
If your family loves meat then load the dish with sausage and bacon.
#BREAKFAST STRATA FREE#
Get creative friends! You can substitute bread with croissants, bagels or gluten free bread of any kind. Some ingredients you can add to your fluffy breakfast strata:
Make it on Christmas Eve after dinner, then let it chill overnight and bake it Christmas morning! You want it to sit in the refrigerator, so the custard really soaks up into the bread and all the flavors come together. Think of this breakfast egg casserole as the ideal base for a fluffy strata with any addition you need. In other words, if you don’t like meat, you can modify this recipe by adding all sorts of veggies. The great thing is that you can adjust the recipe based on who you are serving and what you have in the fridge. This overnight breakfast strata is always a hit. I always love to serve a fluffy breakfast strata Christmas morning because you can make it a day in advance and pop it in the oven when you are ready to eat.