Breakfast Strata With Sun Dried Tomatoes And Mozzarella Recipes

MAKE-AHEAD SPINACH AND MOZZARELLA BREAKFAST STRATA

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add onion and saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Add herbes de Provence, salt, and pepper; continue to cook for 1 minute more. Stir in spinach, remove from heat, and set aside.
• Spray the inside of a 3-quart (9x13-inch) baking dish with cooking spray. Layer the bottom of the dish with 1/3 of the bread cubes. Top with 1/3 of the spinach mixture and 1/3 mozzarella cheese. Repeat these layers twice more with remaining bread, spinach mixture, and cheese.
• Combine eggs, milk, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Whisk together until blended. Pour evenly over the bread and spinach layered in the baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 8 hours, up to 1 day.
• Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking to allow pan to get to room temperature.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until puffed, golden brown, and cooked through, 45 to 55 minutes. Let stand at least 5 minutes before serving.

BREAKFAST STRATA WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES AND MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• Butter bottom and sides of 9 x 13" baking dish.
• Spread 3 tablespoons butter over one side of each slice of bread, then cut bread into 1" pieces. Scatter half of bread evenly into prepared dish and sprinkle with half of mozzarella, Parmesan, and tomatoes. Repeat with remaining bread, mozzarell, Parmesan, and tomatoes.
• Whisk together eggs, milk, onion, salt, pepper, mustard, and Tabasco and pour evenly over bread. Press lightly on the bread to submerge. COver tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 8 hours and up to 36 hours.
• Remove dish from refrigerator and uncover. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Adjust oven rack ti middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Bake until puffed and golden brown, about 1 hour. Serve immediately.

SAUSAGE BREAKFAST CASSEROLE WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook sausage, stirring occasionally, and breaking up meat with a spoon, until browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Add onion; cook. Stirring, until soft, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in sun-dried tomatoes. Transfer to a plate; let cool until barely warm.
• Butter an 8-inch-square baking dish. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Arrange half the bread in a slightly overlapping layer in bottom of dish. Scatter half the sausage mixture and then half the cheese over the bread. Repeat with remaining bread, sausage, and cheese, pressing firmly. Pour egg mixture over layers. Cover and refrigerate at least 20 minutes or up to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake, uncovered, until puffed and golden and a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes.