How To Make A Breakfast Strata

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 while a 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

Cook veggies or meats (such as mushrooms, sausage or bacon). Cool.
In a separate bowl, whisk the egg mixture (per recipe below).
Toss the egg mixture with bread cubes and let it soak in a few minutes.
Stir in add ins, herbs and cheeses.
Spread into a baking dish and cover. Refrigerate overnight.
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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