Paula Deens Breakfast Strata Recipes

BREAKFAST STRATA

Steps:

• Generously grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir sausage until crumbly and completely browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer cooked sausage to the prepared casserole dish.
• Cook and stir mushrooms in the same skillet over medium heat until liquid has been released and mushrooms are lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes; drain.
• Mix mushrooms, eggs, bread, milk, Cheddar cheese, ham, spinach, flour, mustard powder, salt, butter, and basil together in a large bowl; pour over sausage. Cover casserole dish and refrigerate, 2 hours to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center of the strata comes out clean, 60 to 70 minutes.

PAULA DEENS "OVERNIGHT FRENCH TOAST"

Steps:

• Slice French bread into 20 slices, 1-inch each. (Use any extra bread for garlic toast or bread crumbs). Arrange slices in a generously buttered 9 by 13-inch baking dish in 2 rows, overlapping the slices. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, half-and-half, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and beat with a rotary beater or whisk until blended but not too bubbly. Pour mixture over the bread slices, making sure all are covered evenly with the milk-egg mixture. Spoon some of the mixture in between the slices. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Prepare the Praline Topping:.
• Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and blend well. Makes enough for Baked French Toast Casserole.
• Spread Praline Topping evenly over the bread and bake for 40 minutes, until puffed and lightly golden.
• Serve with maple syrup.

PAULA DEEN'S BREAKFAST STRATA

Steps:

• Lightly grease a 13x9x2-inch baking dish.
• In a medium skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Add onion and cook over medium-high heat for 4 to 5 minutes, or until tender; set aside. Spread English muffins with cream cheese. Layer English muffins, Canadian bacon, tomatoes, red peppers, 2 cups cheese, and onion into prepared baking dish. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, chives, salt and pepper. Pour over layers. Cover and chill for 8 hours or overnight.
• Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Sprinkle evenly with remaining 2 cups cheese. Bake uncovered for 1 hour, or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Garnish with fresh tomato slices and fresh parsley, if desired.

FARM BREAKFAST STRATA

Steps:

• The NIGHT BEFORE:.
• In large skillet, cook bacon until crisp.
• Drain off excess bacon fat, but keep a little in skillet in order to cook onion.
• Add onion, ham and chopped bacon to skillet and cook until onion is tender and transparent.
• Butter a large baking dish - I used a glass lasagna dish.
• Layer the bread to cover bottom of dish - will use probably 5-6 slices or half the amount of bread cubed.
• Add half of potatoes and cheese.
• Top with bacon, onion and ham mixture.
• Add remaining pieces of bread, potatoes and cheese.
• In large bowl, beat eggs, milk, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt and pepper.
• Pour this mixture evenly over the ingredients in baking dish.
• Cover and chill OVERNIGHT in the refrigerator.
• The NEXT MORNING:.
• Remove strata from the refrigerator and bring to room temp (about 30 minutes prior to baking).
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Bake uncovered for 1 hour or when knife is inserted near center and comes out clean.

STUFFING BREAKFAST STRATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter 13x9" glass baking dish.
• Melt butter in medium skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add mushrooms and saute until tender and juices evaporate, about 6 minutes.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• Combine egg and milk in large bowl and whisk to blend well.
• Stir in mushrooms and leftover stuffing until well combined.
• Transfer to prepared baking dish and sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake until heated through and browned, about 50 minutes.

BROCCOLI, MUSHROOM AND CHEEESE BREAKFAST STRATA

Steps:

• Heat 2 tsp oil in nonstick skillet over meduim heat.
• Add onions and saute until translucent, about 4 minutes.
• Add garlic and cook another 1 minute.
• Transfer onion mixture to a medium bowl and let cool.
• Heat remaining 2 tsp oil in the skillet and saute mushrooms until the release all their water, about 6-7 minutes. Remove from heat and cool completely.
• Spray an oval baking dish with cooking spray.
• Arrange bread cubes in the dish.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs, egg whites, milk and mustard until incporporated.
• Add mushrooms, onion-garlic mixture, broccoli, parmesan and mozzarella cheeses, sun-dried tomatoes, thyme, salt and pepper and stir to incorporate.
• Pour mixture over bread, making sure to saturate bread.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or at least 8 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Remove plastic wrap and bake for 55-60 minutes or until center is set.

PAULA DEEN BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350. Spray a 13x9 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large skillet, cook the sausage over medium heat, stirring frequently, until browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes, drain well on paper towels.
• Cut and discard the crusts from the bread. Cut the slices in half and arrange in a single layer in a prepared baking dish, cutting pieces to fit as necessary to cover the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle with the sausage and cheese.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, mustard, seasoned salt, and pepper. Carefully pour the mixture over the cheese.
• Bake casserole until set and golden, about 40 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.