Sausage Strata with Broccoli for Holiday Brunch

Sausage Strata with Broccoli for Holiday Brunch might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 12 and costs $1.23 per serving. One serving contains 617 calories, 21g of protein, and 46g of fat. This recipe from Food Fanatic has 15 fans. A mixture of heavy cream, italian bread, shredded cheddar cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 10 hours. Overall, this recipe earns a good spoonacular score of 46%. Similar recipes are Sunday Brunch: New Year's Morning Sausage and Cheese Strata, Brunch Strata, and Sunday Brunch Strata.

Servings: 12

Preparation duration: 30 minutes

Cooking duration: 570 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground

1 pound broccoli florets

1/2 teaspoon dry mustard

8 large eggs

1 cup heavy cream

1 loaf italian bread, cubed

1 pound italian sausage, casings removed

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

1 cup swiss cheese, shredded

1 cup whole milk

1 yellow onion, small, diced

Equipment:

bowl

pot

frying pan

baking pan

paper towels

whisk

plastic wrap

knife

oven

Cooking instruction summary:

Prepare a large bowl with water and ice cubes to create an ice bath. Set aside.Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add the broccoli florets and blanch for 2 minutes. Remove broccoli from boiling water and add them to the ice bath immediately.Once all the broccoli has cooled in the ice bath, drain the water and set the broccoli in the bowl aside.Spray a large skillet lightly with nonstick olive oil cooking spray. Place the pan over medium-high heat.Add the onions and cook until translucent. Add the sausage, cooking until browned and no longer pink, breaking up the sausage as it cooks.Remove the sausage onion mix to a paper towel lined plate. Set aside.Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick olive oil cooking spray.Add half the cubed bread pieces to the prepared dish.Sprinkle half the cheese, half the broccoli and half the sausage.Add the rest of the bread and sprinkle remaining cheese, broccoli and sausage over the top.In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, heavy cream and milk until well combined.Add the salt, ground mustard and black pepper. Whisk again to incorporate.Pour the egg mixture over the bread mixture slowly, allowing it to be absorbed a bit to prevent overflowing.Press the bread down into the mixture as necessary to allow it all to be covered.Cover baking dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or at least 8 hours.Preheat oven to 350°F.Uncover baking dish and bake strata in the center of preheated oven for approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, until the top is golden and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

 

Step by step:


1. Prepare a large bowl with water and ice cubes to create an ice bath. Set aside.Bring a large pot of water to boil.

2. Add the broccoli florets and blanch for 2 minutes.

3. Remove broccoli from boiling water and add them to the ice bath immediately.Once all the broccoli has cooled in the ice bath, drain the water and set the broccoli in the bowl aside.Spray a large skillet lightly with nonstick olive oil cooking spray.

4. Place the pan over medium-high heat.

5. Add the onions and cook until translucent.

6. Add the sausage, cooking until browned and no longer pink, breaking up the sausage as it cooks.

7. Remove the sausage onion mix to a paper towel lined plate. Set aside.Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick olive oil cooking spray.

8. Add half the cubed bread pieces to the prepared dish.Sprinkle half the cheese, half the broccoli and half the sausage.

9. Add the rest of the bread and sprinkle remaining cheese, broccoli and sausage over the top.In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, heavy cream and milk until well combined.

10. Add the salt, ground mustard and black pepper.

11. Whisk again to incorporate.

12. Pour the egg mixture over the bread mixture slowly, allowing it to be absorbed a bit to prevent overflowing.Press the bread down into the mixture as necessary to allow it all to be covered.Cover baking dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or at least 8 hours.Preheat oven to 350°F.Uncover baking dish and bake strata in the center of preheated oven for approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, until the top is golden and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.


Nutrition Information:

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557k Calories
19g Protein
42g Total Fat
25g Carbs
8% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
557k
28%

Fat
42g
65%

  Saturated Fat
21g
132%

Carbohydrates
25g
8%

  Sugar
13g
15%

Cholesterol
200mg
67%

Sodium
762mg
33%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
19g
39%

Vitamin C
35mg
42%

Vitamin K
39µg
38%

Selenium
24µg
35%

Phosphorus
289mg
29%

Vitamin B2
0.41mg
24%

Vitamin B1
0.33mg
22%

Calcium
220mg
22%

Vitamin B12
1µg
19%

Vitamin A
909IU
18%

Folate
71µg
18%

Vitamin B3
3mg
16%

Zinc
2mg
14%

Vitamin B6
0.27mg
14%

Iron
2mg
12%

Potassium
410mg
12%

Vitamin B5
1mg
11%

Fiber
2g
10%

Magnesium
34mg
9%

Vitamin D
1µg
8%

Manganese
0.13mg
6%

Vitamin E
0.94mg
6%

Copper
0.09mg
4%

covered percent of daily need
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