Sausage Cheese And Hash Brown Strata Food

SAUSAGE CHEESE STRATA

Steps:

• Grease a 13x9 pan and set aside.
• In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium high heat until no pink remains. Remove sausage to a plate. Drain fat from pan, leaving about 1/2 tablespoon.
• Add diced onions to skillet and saute for about 5 minutes until translucent. Return sausage to skillet and stir into onions for a minute or two. Remove from heat.
• In a large bowl, combine eggs, milk, dijon, salt, garlic powder and pepper. Whisk until well combined. Stir in cheese to egg mixture.
• Add bread cubes to prepared pan. Evenly spread sausage mixture over bread crumbs. Pour egg mixture over the entire dish.
• Cover and place in fridge overnight or for a minimum of 8 hours.
• When ready to make, remove dish from fridge and let sit at room temperature for 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 40-50 minutes, uncovered, until the eggs are set and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let sit for 5-10 minutes before cutting.

SAUSAGE, CHEESE AND HASH BROWN STRATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter or oil a 3-quart baking dish (9 by 13 by 2-inch rectangular or 9 1/2 by 3-inch round).
• In a large skillet or sauté pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook until no longer pink, stirring and breaking up into small pieces.
• Stir in the bell pepper, shallots and garlic and season with kosher salt. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the peppers are soft, around another 5 minutes. Stir in parsley and remove from heat. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk eggs until yolks and whites are combined. Whisk in milk, sour cream and mustard (sour cream will be a bit lumpy but that's okay). Stir in shredded cheese; season with ground pepper.
• Place frozen potatoes in a large mixing bowl. Stir in sausage mixture. Spread evenly in prepared baking dish. Spoon egg-cheese mixture over the top. Let sit for 5 to 10 minutes to allow the egg mixture to soak in.
• Bake for around 45 minutes (5 to 10 minutes longer if in round pan) or until the top is golden brown and set (casserole doesn't jiggle when moved). Let sit for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

WAKE-UP CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Arrange hash brown patties on the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese and ham over patties.
• Beat eggs, milk, salt, and mustard in a large bowl using a whisk; pour over ham. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove foil and bake until edges are golden brown and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 15 minutes more.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND PEPPER STRATA

Steps:

• Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking up any clumps with a wooden spoon, until brown, about 5 minutes; transfer to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Add the bell peppers to the skillet with 1/4 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 4 minutes. Set aside.
• Whisk together the half-and-half, Parmesan, parsley, eggs, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of pepper in a medium bowl.
• Layer half of the bread cubes in the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with 1 1/2 cups of the mozzarella, followed by the sausage and peppers. Cover with the remaining bread cubes and pour the custard evenly over the top. Cover with plastic wrap and let soak at room temperature 30 minutes to 1 hour. (To make ahead, after adding the custard, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight and then let the strata sit at room temperature while the oven preheats.)
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Remove the plastic and sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella. Bake until slightly puffed and no longer jiggly in the center, 40 to 50 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

CARAMELIZED ONION AND BREAKFAST SAUSAGE STRATA

Steps:

• Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking up any clumps with a wooden spoon, until brown, about 5 minutes; transfer to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Add the onion to the skillet and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until very soft and golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Increase the heat to medium-high and cook, stirring often until golden brown, about 6 minutes more. Set aside.
• Whisk the half-and-half, Parmesan, eggs, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of pepper together in a large bowl.
• Layer half of the bread cubes in the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with 1 1/2 cups of the Muenster cheese, followed by the sausage-onion mixture. Cover with the remaining bread cubes and pour the half-and-half mixture evenly over top. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. (This can also be assembled the day of; just let soak at room temperature 30 minutes to 1 hour before baking.)
• On the day of baking, preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Let the strata sit at room temperature while the oven preheats. Remove the plastic and sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup Muenster cheese. Bake until slightly puffed and just no longer jiggly in the center, 40 to 50 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

CHEESY BACON-SAUSAGE-EGG-HASH BROWN SKILLET

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place bacon in a 10-inch skillet and cook over medium heat, turning occasionally, until crisp, about 10 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to remove bacon to a paper towel-lined small bowl. Discard half the bacon fat using a spoon.
• Cook sausage in the hot skillet until browned on both sides, about 5 minutes. Remove to the bowl with the bacon.
• Heat canola oil and butter in the same skillet over medium heat. Add hash browns and onion. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, onion powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper on top and stir together. Spread out the hash browns; cook, without stirring, until browned, about 5 minutes. Turn hash browns over and sprinkle Cheddar cheese evenly over the top.
• Stir remaining garlic powder, eggs, and milk together in a bowl; season with salt and pepper. Pour egg mixture over the Cheddar cheese-covered hash browns in the skillet. Sprinkle bacon and sausage pieces on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is puffed, cheese is melted, and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 10 to 15 minutes.

HEARTY SAUSAGE 'N' HASH BROWNS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook potatoes and pepper in oil over medium heat until potatoes are golden brown. Stir in sausage; heat through. Remove from heat; top with cheese. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

SAUSAGE HASH BROWN BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain on paper towels. In a large bowl, combine 1-3/4 cups cheese and the next 7 ingredients; fold in potatoes., Spread half into a greased shallow 3-qt. baking dish. Top with sausage and remaining potato mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Cover and bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer or until heated through.

SAUSAGE, CREAM CHEESE, AND HASH BROWN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Saute sausage with celery and carrots.
• In a separate pan, saute ground beef with mushrooms, onions, and garlic.
• The point it to impart different flavors in the ground beef and sausage.
• Once the vegetables are tender and the meats are cooked, combine with softened cream cheese.
• Meanwhile, slice the potatoes into slices and blanch for 4-5 minutes, until just slightly soft.
• Layer the bottom of a casserole dish with the potato slices.
• Top with cream cheese/meat mixture.
• Repeat layers until all ingredients have been used.
• Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare the hash browns according to the bag on the skillet. You'll probably have to do two or more batches to do it all.
• Take the casserole out and top with hash browns and shredded cheeses.
• The hash browns will most likely be in a circle shape from your pan, so just break it up where need be to fit it on top of the casserole.
• Throw in the broiler for five minutes or until cheese has melted and hash browns have somewhat melded to the casserole.

CHEESE SAUSAGE STRATA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the eggs, milk, bread, cheese, bacon and mustard. Transfer to a greased shallow 3-qt. baking dish. Cover and refrigerate overnight. , Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake at 350° for 60-65 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

SAUSAGE AND CHEESE BREAKFAST STRATA

Steps:

• Spray baking dish with Pam.
• Brown sausage and let it cool. Cook bacon and let it cool. Set both aside.
• Mix eggs and milk in separate dish (make sure eggs are well beaten).
• Add cubed bread, shredded cheese and cooled sausage to the egg and milk mixture.
• Pour all ingredients (except bacon into the baking dish).
• Add crumbled bacon to the top of the dish.
• Bake on 350 degrees for 45 minutes. It will puff up pretty high, like a quiche. Let is set for about 25 minutes before serving. It will settle and fall a bit.