Spinach & Sausage Strata
Spinach & Sausage Stratan is a side dish that serves 6. For 98 cents per serving, this recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 13g of protein, 9g of fat, and a total of 216 calories. Not a lot of people made this recipe, and 6 would say it hit the spot. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 55 minutes. A mixture of bread, garlic, italian seasoning, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is brought to you by Sumptuous Spoonfuls. With a spoonacular score of 56%, this dish is solid. Similar recipes are The Ultimate Breakfast for Dinner: Sausage and Spinach Egg Strata, Sausage Strata, and Italian Sausage Strata.
Servings: 6
Preparation duration: 15 minutes
Cooking duration: 40 minutes
Ingredients:
About 2 cups of cubed old bread
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 precooked low-fat chicken sausages (any flavor)
3 eggs
1 cup frozen spinach, thawed
2 - 3 cloves garlic, peeled & chopped
1/2 cup shredded Italian blend of cheeses
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 cup milk
1 small onion, peeled & chopped (about 2/3 cup)
1/2 teaspoon Red Robin seasoning
Equipment:
casserole dish
oven
baking sheet
frying pan
kitchen towels
mixing bowl
whisk
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat the oven to 350 F and spray a small casserole dish or 9x9x2 inch square dish with cooking spray. Cut the bread into cubes and set it on a baking sheet. Set it in the oven to toast for 5 minutes or so. Remove from oven. Preheat a frying pan over medium heat. Add the olive oil, onion and garlic and saute until the onion is soft and translucent.Use a clean kitchen towel to squeeze some of the excess moisture from the thawed spinach. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the milk, buttermilk, eggs, seasonings, and cheeses. Add the bread cubes and toss to coat them all with the milk mixture. Let soak for at least 15 minutes, tossing every 5 minutes or so to make sure all the bread cubes get a turn in the milk bath, then stir the onion/garlic mixture, the spinach and shredded cheese into the mixture. Chop the sausages into slices, then cut each slice in halves or quarters. Stir the sausage into the bread mixture.Pour the mixture into the prepared casserole pan and top with additional cheese. Bake at 350 for about 40 minutes or until the strata is set in the middle.
Step by step:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 F and spray a small casserole dish or 9x9x2 inch square dish with cooking spray.
2. Cut the bread into cubes and set it on a baking sheet. Set it in the oven to toast for 5 minutes or so.
3. Remove from oven. Preheat a frying pan over medium heat.
4. Add the olive oil, onion and garlic and saute until the onion is soft and translucent.Use a clean kitchen towel to squeeze some of the excess moisture from the thawed spinach. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the milk, buttermilk, eggs, seasonings, and cheeses.
5. Add the bread cubes and toss to coat them all with the milk mixture.
6. Let soak for at least 15 minutes, tossing every 5 minutes or so to make sure all the bread cubes get a turn in the milk bath, then stir the onion/garlic mixture, the spinach and shredded cheese into the mixture. Chop the sausages into slices, then cut each slice in halves or quarters. Stir the sausage into the bread mixture.
7. Pour the mixture into the prepared casserole pan and top with additional cheese.
8. Bake at 350 for about 40 minutes or until the strata is set in the middle.
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