Christmas Morning Breakfast Strata

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Make this recipe the night before Christmas and pop into the oven the day of for a simple breakfast everyone will love!

Prep Time10

Cook Time50

Total Time1

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 370kcal

1 pound ground breakfast sausage (I used fully cooked chicken apple sausage cut into bite sized pieces)
1 red bell pepper
2 cups mushrooms, sliced (I like to use cremini or white)
2 teaspoons salt, divided
pepper, to taste
1 loaf Italian bread, ciabatta or baguette (crusty bread), cut into 1 inch cubes (about 8 cups of bread)
18 large eggs
1 cup whole milk
1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
butter for baking the dish

Cook the sausage in a saute pan over medium heat for 3 minutes, breaking it into bite size pieces. (If using fully cooked sausage, add some olive oil to the pan and heat through.)
Add the mushrooms, bell peppers, 1 tsp of salt and pepper. Continue to cook for 5 minutes. Let cool.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a bowl, beat the eggs, 1 tsp salt and milk. Add the cheese and stir to combine.
Butter the 13×9 inch baking dish and add the bread cubes and cooled sausage mixture. Toss to combine.
Pour the egg mixture over the bread and sausage, pressing the bread mixture down gently to soak up some of the egg mixture.
Cover the dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
Uncover the dish and continue to bake an additional 20 minutes.
Serve.