Brunch-Perfect Sausage Strata Recipe
Prep Time:
8 hours, 15 minutes
Cook Time:
1 hour
Servings:
12 Servings
Ingredients
  • 16 ounces sausage
  • ¼ cup shallots, chopped
  • 10 eggs
  • 4 cups whole milk
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 cup Gruyère cheese, grated
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley
  • 6 cups cubed Italian or French bread
Directions
  1. Lightly grease a 9x13 pan, set aside.
  2. In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until it's no longer pink. Spoon the sausage out of the pan into a separate plate, leaving the grease in the pan.
  3. Add the chopped shallots to the skillet with the remaining grease. Cook on low until they become golden, about 5 minutes. Add the shallots to the plate with the sausage, set aside.
  4. In a large bowl whisk the eggs together with the milk, mustard, salt, and pepper.
  5. Add in the Gruyère cheese, cheddar cheese, parsley, sausage and shallots and stir until well combined.
  6. Add the cubed bread to the bowl and stir together gently until the bread is coated in the egg mixture.
  7. Pour into the prepared pan and cover the pan with foil. Refrigerate for at least 8 hours, up to 24 hours.
  8. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Bake the strata in the oven for 50-60 minutes until it becomes golden and the center is set.
  9. Remove from the oven and let sit for 10 minutes before cutting and serving.