This wholesome, hearty, glorious sourdough & sausage strata casserole is everything I could ever want for Christmas breakfast.

It’s made with sourdough bread, eggs, yogurt, sausage, kale and roasted red peppers and can be made the day of or in advance for an easy meal prep idea.

The Delicious Strata Details

It’s packed with tangy sourdough bread, nutty Gruyere, salty breakfast sausage, sweet roasted red peppers, a luscious yogurty egg mixture and handfuls of sauteed garlicy greens (but shhhh, don’t tell). 

What I’m trying to say is… what’s not to love?

I seriously think everyone you plan to dine with on Christmas morning will fall in love with this strata, so you won’t have to cook several things to accommodate several people. 

And it can also be prepped in advance and just tossed into the oven when you’re ready. 

Those are serious wins in my book.

It’s Almost Like Monkey Bread

The other great thing is this sourdough & sausage strata is reminiscent of savory monkey bread.  I don’t know if such a thing exists, but it does now. 

I started eating a piece with a fork and quickly realized it was possible to just grab one spongy bread cube at a time, and when pulled off, a delightful string of cheese came with it, along with a piece of sausage and a bit of greens. 

It’s savory monkey bread, you guys.  MONKEY BREAD.  And the pieces on top are extra crispy and crunchy, so try not to fight over those pieces when you’re eating this strata straight out of the casserole dish with your family and friends on Christmas morning.

Who wants to wash more dishes?

And isn’t it just THAT much more satisfying to eat this strata/bread pudding/monkey bread concoction with your fingers?

I am sure of it.

And if you’re currently rolling your eyes at me, just try it.  You will never eat Christmas breakfast the same again.

Never.

If you’re loving this recipe idea, you may also love this Asparagus & Sausage Quiche, Broccoli Cheese Egg Muffins, and Chorizo & Hash Brown Egg Muffins recipes.

Sourdough & Sausage Strata

This sourdough & sausage strata is a delicious breakfast casserole made with sourdough bread, eggs, yogurt, sausage, kale and roasted red peppers. It can be made in advance as a meal prep idea or the day of! 

• Author: Julie Andrews
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 75 mins
• Yield: 12 Servings 1x
• Category: Breakfast
• Method: Stove-Top, Baking
• Cuisine: American

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Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ½ medium yellow onion, peeled and diced
• 1-pound all-natural breakfast sausage
• 3 cups chopped kale or spinach (any green)
• 2 roasted red peppers, chopped (optional)
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• 4-ounces Gruyere or gouda cheese, diced
• 10 large eggs
• 1 cup milk
• ⅔ cup plain Greek yogurt
• ½ teaspoon coarse salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 loaf sourdough bread, cubed

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 13×9 baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
2. In a large skillet, heat olive oil to medium heat. Add onion and saute 3-4 minutes, until just starting to soften. Add breakfast sausage and cook, breaking up into pieces with a wooden spoon, until almost all browned, about 6-7 minutes. Stir in greens, roasted red pepper (optional) and garlic and saute another 2-3 minutes, until greens are wilted.
3. In an extra-large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, Greek yogurt, salt, black pepper and red pepper flakes. Add sourdough bread cubes, sausage mixture and diced cheese to the bowl and toss to combine. Transfer to the greased baking dish and spread out evenly.
4. Bake 45-60 minutes, until set and knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Slice and serve.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1/12 of recipe
• Calories: 376
• Sugar: 2 g
• Sodium: 735 mg
• Fat: 22 g
• Saturated Fat: 8 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
• Trans Fat: 0 g
• Carbohydrates: 21 g
• Fiber: 1 g
• Protein: 23 g
• Cholesterol: 208 mg

Keywords: healthy, easy, simple, for a crowd, make ahead, freezer friendly