Strata Recipe: Breakfast Casserole with Cheese

The “formal” name for this breakfast casserole is a cheese strata recipe.

It is called a “strata” because you layer the ingredients, then pour on the egg custard mixture.

I always love recipes that are easy on the cook and this is certainly one of them. Make it up the night before you’ll be eating it, put it in the refrigerator overnight and pop into the oven in the morning. Don’t you just love easy peasy?

Cheesy Egg Strata Recipe

Ingredients

• 10 slices of white bread
• 1/3 cup butter softened
• 3 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
• 4 eggs, slightly beaten
• 3 cups milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• pinch of cayenne pepper or 1/4 teaspoon pepper flakes
• finely chopped parsley and paprika

Method

Notes and Variations:

• The casserole can be prepared ahead and kept in the refrigerator for a few days before baking.
• Adding chopped cooked bacon, fried mushrooms, red and green pepper or broccoli pieces add variety and nutrition.

This type of casserole is always prepared ahead, then refrigerated overnight before baking the next morning. That gives the luscious custard time to sink into the bread.

When you bake it the next day, the whole thing bakes up into a light and custardy cheese and egg mixture.

A cheese and egg strata is a wonderful breakfast or brunch recipe and perfect for times when you have overnight guests, such as the holidays.

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