How to Make a Breakfast Strata

A savory strata is the perfect make ahead meal! Combine bread cubes with some add-ins and cheeses. Toss with a quick egg mixture and refrigerate overnight. 

While the mixture sits overnight, it soaks up the egg mixture and is ready to be baked in the morning. A great meal for a lazy morning or when you have guests!

What is a Strata?

A strata is a super-easy-to-make breakfast almost like a savory bread pudding (and truly, it’s great any time of day!).

Bread is cubed and tossed with flavorful ingredients (in this case brie and mushrooms). It’s tossed with egg/milk mixture and sits overnight. As it sits, the bread soaks in the mixture and in the morning it is baked until puffy and set.

Best of all, you can use this base to use up any ingredients you have on hand from leftover taco meat to roasted asparagus.

Frittata vs. Strata

A frittata and a strata are both essentially breakfast casseroles. A strata has a more soufflé-like appearance whilea frittata is more similar to a baked omelet.

A strata often includes bread cubes while fritattas can have potatoes or even pasta along with the add-ins.

How to Make a Strata

1. Cook veggies or meats (such as mushrooms, sausage or bacon). Cool.
2. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg mixture (per recipe below).

3. Toss the egg mixture with bread cubes and let it soak in a few minutes.
4. Stir in add ins, herbs and cheeses.

5. Spread into a baking dish and cover. Refrigerate overnight.
6. Remove from the fridge while the oven preheats. Bake until set in the middle.

PRO TIP: Letting the strata set overnight ensures the egg mixture is completely soaked into the bread cubes so it puffs up almost like a soufflé.

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• Our Favorite Shakshuka – breakfast or dinner
• Dutch Baby
• Cheesy Breakfast Pizza – with eggs & breakfast sausage

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Mushroom Brie Strata

Full of fresh veggies, cheese, and eggs, this Mushroom Brie Breakfast Strata is the perfect dish for breakfast or brunch!

Course Breakfast, Casserole

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Chill Time 30 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes

Servings 8 servings

Calories 343

Author Holly Nilsson

Ingredients

• 8 ounces cremini mushrooms or 1 ½ cups vegetables of your choice, asparagus is another favorite
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• ½ teaspoon fresh thyme leaves or ⅛ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 6 cups bread cubes slightly dried
• 1 cup Havarti shredded, or mozzarella
• 4 ounces brie cheese cubed

Egg Mixture

• 4 eggs
• 1 ¼ cups milk
• ½ cup light cream or half and half
• ½ teaspoon dry mustard powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ¼ teaspoon onion powder

Instructions

• Cook mushrooms and garlic in olive oil over medium heat until tender. Set aside to cool.
• Whisk the egg mixture in a large bowl. Season with salt & pepper. Add bread and toss to combine. Let sit 5 minutes and toss again until the liquid is absorbed. Stir in mushrooms, brie and ½ of the Havarti cheese.
• Add the mixture to a greased 2 qt baking dish (or 9x9 pan). Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes or up to 24 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Bake covered for 30 minutes. Uncover, top with remaining cheese and bake an additional 15-20 minutes or until set in the middle.
• Rest 10 minutes before cutting.

Notes

Any mix ins can be added. Vegetables should be cooked to tender crisp and meats should be cooked and drained.

This recipe can be doubled and cooked in a 9x13 pan to feed a crowd. In a 9x13, bake covered for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes or until set. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 343 | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 132mg | Sodium: 728mg | Potassium: 342mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 593IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 334mg | Iron: 2mg

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