Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Sausage Cheddar Breakfast Strata
Sausage Cheddar Breakfast Strata brings together pork sausage, red bell pepper, and bread. Leave the resting or standing step in place when planning the finish. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 60 min
- Total
- 110 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 11 listed
Make it part of your week
Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Breakfast
- Primary protein
- Pork
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Baked & roasted
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 16–30 minutes · Total: over 60 minutes
- Budget (estimated)
- Low cost
A few quick notes
1. Keep the resting step
Leave the resting or standing step in place when planning the finish. Use that moment to get the serving things ready, and follow the method before cutting, stirring or serving.
2. Keep the lid step in mind
Have the lid or covering ready before you need it. Follow the covered and uncovered parts of the method in their own order, especially when the finish changes partway through.
3. Get the oven ready first
Start with the oven-preheating step in the recipe. Then use the preparation steps that follow to get the food ready for the hot oven.
Get to know the ingredients
Pork sausage
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Cook sausage in a skillet over medium heat until no pink remains, drain the fat and return the sausage to the pan.
Red bell pepper
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Add the peppers and cook until slightly tender, about 3 minutes.
Bread
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Add the bread, peppers, sausage, and half of the cheese to the egg mixture.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Rest 10 minutes before cutting. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Leave room for the cooling step
The cooling step comes before another part of the finish. Set the food aside as the method directs and keep that pause in mind before cutting, coating or putting the final parts together.
Set out the finishing ingredient
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
Have the pan ready for its first job
Read the pan-heating step before beginning. Have the ingredients for that stage ready, then follow the heat and additions in the recipe’s order.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the skillet, baking dish, and oven. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Cook sausage in a skillet over medium heat until no pink remains, drain the fat and return the sausage to the pan.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Leave the resting or standing step in place when planning the finish. Use that moment to get the serving things ready, and follow the method before cutting, stirring or serving.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Uncover, top with remaining cheese, and bake an additional 15-20 minutes or until set in the middle.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
The cooling step comes before another part of the finish. Set the food aside as the method directs and keep that pause in mind before cutting, coating or putting the final parts together.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Spend With Pennies. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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