Name: Breakfast Sausage Strata Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 1 pound turkey sausage (lean); 12 English Muffins (halved); 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (divided); 8 eggs; 1 ½ cups sour cream; 1 green bell pepper (diced); salt and pepper (to taste)

Breakfast is our favorite meal of the day, but it just got a whole lot better with this Breakfast Sausage Strata. Also makes a delicious dinner.

A delicious breakfast recipe you will LOVE. We love this Breakfast Sausage Strata. Breakfast was already my favorite meal of the day, but it just got a whole lot better.

Full of protein, and all the goods, to help you feel full and fueled throughout your morning.

It’s easy to whip together and tastes amazing. It’s also great for breakfast for dinner, or to make ahead of time, and use as breakfast or dinner meal prep throughout the week.

The story behind breakfast sausage strata:

My husband is not a breakfast easter. It drives me crazy, because I am a big time breakfast eater, and can’t get enough of it.

However, he loves eating breakfast burritos, and other breakfast foods, not at breakfast.

I decided I was going to take the filling out of the breakfast burrito, and make a meal he couldn’t resist.

That is how this Breakfast Sausage Strata was born. It has all the flavor and fillings of a breakfast burrito, without the tortilla (but you could easily add tortilla, or scoop this into a tortilla).

This is a great recipe that can be made ahead of time, and microwaved or cooked throughout the week. Delicious and simple.

What other meat would be good in this?

Have you seen the Office episode where Michael Scott burns his foot on the George Foreman Grill, because he likes to wake up to the smell of crackling bacon?

I feel him. Because there is no better breakfast meat out there. I do love sausage, but this recipe would be absolutely amazing in this recipe.

We used sausage in this recipe, but if you are looking to switch it up, here are a few other meats that would taste delicious on this grilled cheese melt:

ground turkey
turkey sausage
beef sausage
pork sausage
ham
bacon
turkey bacon
Canadian bacon

You could also make it without meat, but my husband has converted me to be a carnivore at every meal. I love the meats.

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Serves: 8

Breakfast Sausage Strata Recipe

Breakfast is our favorite meal of the day, but it just got a whole lot better with this Breakfast Sausage Strata. Also makes a delicious dinner.

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 40 mins

Total Time 55 mins

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Ingredients

1 pound turkey sausage lean
12 English Muffins halved
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese divided
8 eggs
1 ½ cups sour cream
1 green bell pepper diced
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Heat a skillet over medium high heat. Add sausage and cook until it is browned and then drain grease.
Spray a 9 x 13 inch pan with non stick cooking spray.
Arrange 6 English muffins (12 halves) and put them in the bottom of the pan.
Top with half of the sausage and half of the cheese.
Add another layer of English muffins, and then add the rest of the sausage.
In a mixing bowl whisk together the 8 eggs, sour cream, and green pepper. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Then pour it over the English muffins so it covers all the bread.
Add the rest of the cheese and let sit for 10 minutes to the eggs can soak in.
Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes until cooked through.

Notes

You can make this the night before and let the eggs soak in overnight. It tastes delicious.

Nutrition

Calories: 552 kcal · Carbohydrates: 42 g · Protein: 31 g · Fat: 28 g · Saturated Fat: 14 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 258 mg · Sodium: 1006 mg · Potassium: 436 mg · Fiber: 3 g · Sugar: 2 g · Vitamin A: 887 IU · Vitamin C: 14 mg · Calcium: 332 mg · Iron: 3 mg

Equipment

Skillet
9x13-inch Baking Pan
Large Mixing Bowl

Recipe Details

Course: Breakfast, Main Course

Cuisine: American

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Questions & Reviews

Alli @ Taking Care of Monkey Business says:

Yum, this looks delicious! And I love that you can make it the night before - I rarely have motivation to make fancy breakfasts in the morning :)

Ash says:

Do you mean you can bake it the night before or just assemble it and bake in the morning?

Cyd says:

You can assemble it the night before and bake it in the morning.

Sherri S says:

I made this strata tonight for supper. We all liked it, but have a suggestion; The English muffins make a nicer casserole if cut up into pieces. We used onions instead of peppers, just a personal preference. I put it together in the morning, then baked for supper. I almost forget the salt and pepper, since the recipe didn't say when to add it. But, I added it to the egg mixture along with 1 cup of milk. It just didn't seem right not to put milk in a strata. The strata turned out creamy and tasty, maybe just a little on the dry side. Thanks for a good recipe.

Jenn Duffer says:

This looks fantastic and I will be trying it tomorrow morning for DH and I. But a quick question on this. How does it taste if warmed up? Trying to come up with breakfast at work ideas that taste okay after being warmed up in the microwave.

Cyd says:

This is great if cooked and reheated later!

Janice says:

What a disappointment! Big time! I have made many breakfast casseroles and I have never been more sorry I didn't listen to my instincts and cooking experience. I'm 67 years old. My peers consider me a very good cook. Well, My Bad! Loved the English muffins vs traditional Pillsbury Biscuits or bread. However: For the volume of muffins in this recipe/size of casserole, I'm suggesting adding some milk, more eggs (4-6 depending on size of eggs) and 3 cups cheese. If you like spice, add some jalapeño peppers or chili peppers. Don't be afraid to use plenty of pepper and salt.

Colleen says:

Do you bake covered or uncovered? Thank you.

Cyd says:

Hi Colleen, We baked uncovered. You could easily cover it loosely with foil at the end of cooking time to keep it from getting too brown.

Solidworks says:

Sounds good

Cathy says:

Not my favorite. Felt it was too dry. Like the suggestions of adding milk. Needed some spicing up. Normally love their recipes.

Joan says:

How do I halve it and can I bake it in a big toaster oven?

Cyd says:

You can halve the recipe. Just divide all the ingredients in half and follow the instructions as directed. Cook it in an 8 x 8 inch square pan. You can cook it in a toaster oven if it heats up to 350-375 degrees. We hope this helps.

Rachel Young says:

Yummy! We added 2 extra eggs and 1-2 cups of milk per previous suggestions and it was right on. Also cut the english muffins into small chunks. Huge hit!

Scott H Davis says:

I looked for an English muffin breakfast casserole, and this was a nice starting point. I’m an “assertively flavored” guy, so I enhanced as follows. Sauteed one medium/large onion, minced 5 cloves of garlic, added herbs from my garden, along with paprika, fennel seeds and chili powder. Turned out wonderfully, I’m thinking serves 9. What I would do in the future instead of using a generic “green pepper” is to use an Anaheim/Poblano instead.

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Alli @ Taking Care of Monkey Business says:

Yum, this looks delicious! And I love that you can make it the night before - I rarely have motivation to make fancy breakfasts in the morning :)
Ash says:

Do you mean you can bake it the night before or just assemble it and bake in the morning?
Cyd says:

You can assemble it the night before and bake it in the morning.
Sherri S says:

I made this strata tonight for supper. We all liked it, but have a suggestion; The English muffins make a nicer casserole if cut up into pieces. We used onions instead of peppers, just a personal preference. I put it together in the morning, then baked for supper. I almost forget the salt and pepper, since the recipe didn't say when to add it. But, I added it to the egg mixture along with 1 cup of milk. It just didn't seem right not to put milk in a strata. The strata turned out creamy and tasty, maybe just a little on the dry side. Thanks for a good recipe.
Jenn Duffer says:

This looks fantastic and I will be trying it tomorrow morning for DH and I. But a quick question on this. How does it taste if warmed up? Trying to come up with breakfast at work ideas that taste okay after being warmed up in the microwave.
Cyd says:

This is great if cooked and reheated later!
Janice says:

What a disappointment! Big time! I have made many breakfast casseroles and I have never been more sorry I didn't listen to my instincts and cooking experience. I'm 67 years old. My peers consider me a very good cook. Well, My Bad! Loved the English muffins vs traditional Pillsbury Biscuits or bread. However: For the volume of muffins in this recipe/size of casserole, I'm suggesting adding some milk, more eggs (4-6 depending on size of eggs) and 3 cups cheese. If you like spice, add some jalapeño peppers or chili peppers. Don't be afraid to use plenty of pepper and salt.
Colleen says:

Do you bake covered or uncovered? Thank you.
Cyd says:

Hi Colleen, We baked uncovered. You could easily cover it loosely with foil at the end of cooking time to keep it from getting too brown.
Solidworks says:

Sounds good
Cathy says:

Not my favorite. Felt it was too dry. Like the suggestions of adding milk. Needed some spicing up. Normally love their recipes.
Joan says:

How do I halve it and can I bake it in a big toaster oven?
Cyd says:

You can halve the recipe. Just divide all the ingredients in half and follow the instructions as directed. Cook it in an 8 x 8 inch square pan. You can cook it in a toaster oven if it heats up to 350-375 degrees. We hope this helps.
Rachel Young says:

Yummy! We added 2 extra eggs and 1-2 cups of milk per previous suggestions and it was right on. Also cut the english muffins into small chunks. Huge hit!
Scott H Davis says:

I looked for an English muffin breakfast casserole, and this was a nice starting point. I’m an “assertively flavored” guy, so I enhanced as follows. Sauteed one medium/large onion, minced 5 cloves of garlic, added herbs from my garden, along with paprika, fennel seeds and chili powder. Turned out wonderfully, I’m thinking serves 9. What I would do in the future instead of using a generic “green pepper” is to use an Anaheim/Poblano instead.

Breakfast Sausage Strata Recipe

The story behind breakfast sausage strata:

What other meat would be good in this?

Watch how to make another yummy breakfast recipe, here:

Looking for more breakfast recipes? Here are a few of our favorites: