Caramelized Onion and Breakfast Sausage Strata
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4-6
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 808
- Total Fat
- 54
- Saturated Fat
- 25
- Carbohydrates
- 39
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 10
- Protein
- 41
- Cholesterol
- 438
- Sodium
- 1264
- Total: 9 hr 20 min (includes soaking and standing times)
- Active: 40 min
Ingredients
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 tablespoon olive oil
12 ounces breakfast sausage, casing removed
1 large onion, thinly sliced
3 cups half-and-half
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
10 large eggs
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
One 12-ounce loaf sourdough bread, crusts removed, cut into 1-inch cubes, preferably stale (about 6 cups)
2 cups shredded Muenster cheese
Directions
- 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.