A good Breakfast Strata recipe is the perfect meal to make ahead during a quiet weekend! Grab a slice any time during the week and enjoy a complete breakfast in no time. We made a GREAT strata by doing just that, and packed it full of hearty veggies, fluffy eggs, and savory Halal turkey bacon for an awesome breakfast that provides plenty for a hungry family.
For our veggies, we went with plenty of zucchini, green bell peppers, sweet onion, and a lot of mushrooms, all sliced and diced into nice pieces so you get a little bit of each in every bite. The mushrooms are always an earthy favorite of mine in recipes, and the green pepper and zucchini elevate what is an otherwise pretty soft, fluffy, and savory recipe with a little bit of crisp texture and fresh flavor that goes so well with the rest of the dish.
But the real star is the Halal turkey bacon. As much as I love our Halal beef bacon for its big punch of beefy bacon flavor, this turkey is a great option that still provides plenty of smokey flavor for the dish, but in a leaner package for those looking for a healthier breakfast. This whole recipe is a great way to get a lot of vitamins, protein, and carbs for the day, so do your heart a favor and treat it to some leaner turkey every once in a while.
The recipe assembly comes in two parts, this veggie and bacon mixture, and the egg mixture later to tie it all together before assembling it in a baking dish. The veggies and bacon get cooked in a pot until they soften up and the mushrooms and zucchini release a lot of their liquid.
When you remove the veggies from the pot, you can save this liquid and use it as a broth in other recipes, it’s delicious! It’s all the concentrated flavor of the veggies with the awesome smokey bacon flavor that would be a shame to throw out, so put it to use in a soup that needs a big punch of flavor.
The second half of this recipe is the egg mix, and it’s a simple blend of cream cheese, half-and-half, and of course, plenty of eggs all mixed together. By their powers combined, along with the tender veggies, a few cups of cubed whole-grain bread, and of course some shredded cheese, this is shaping up to be a very tasty breakfast casserole.
Spread all of this in a casserole dish (or two) and toss in the oven until a knife can be inserted in the middle and come out without any eggy residue. This recipe makes a ton of strata, we had plenty for the whole office for everyone to snack on the next day, so if you’re feeding a family of 4 or more, or are entertaining a bunch of guests for brunch, this is your recipe!
There isn’t much to it! Like I said up top, this is a fantastic option to make on a Sunday for the coming work week, so you can grab a slice in the morning, heat it up, and get a quick, complete, and delicious breakfast that’ll have you feeling great. They say it’s the most important meal of the day, so do yourself a favor and get the most out of it that you can with the fresh and flavorful ingredients packed into this recipe!
We’ve made plenty of tasty breakfast casserole options before, like this one, or even these tasty little egg bites for breakfast on the go, but this is my new favorite and I can’t wait for you to give it a try.
