Homemade Sausage and Sweet Potato Strata
With layers of comforting flavors, this sausage and sweet potato strata is a great make-ahead dish for breakfast or brunch.
Ingredients
Homemade Sausage (Note: This can be replaced with a 1-pound roll of sage breakfast sausage like Jimmy Dean)
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 heaping tablespoon ground sage
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground red pepper
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon allspice
Casserole Ingredients
- 3 cups raw spinach chopped (you can add more)
- 1 Large sweet potato ~1lb
- 2 cups liquid egg white
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- I put the maple syrup, sage, thyme, kosher salt, red pepper, black pepper, nutmeg, and allspice in with the meat and combine.1 tablespoon maple syrup, 1 heaping tablespoon ground sage, 1 tablespoon dried thyme, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, ½ teaspoon ground red pepper, ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon allspice, 1 pound ground pork
- once the spices are mixed in, brown sausage in a non-stick skillet.
- While the sausage is cooking, slice your sweet potato as thin as you can while still keeping full slices.1 Large sweet potato
- Once the sausage is browned add the spinach and cook for a minute allowing it to wilt.3 cups raw spinach
- Remove the sausage from the heat and continue slicing your potato.
- It's time to start the layering. Spray or grease a pie pan or casserole dish. Mine is 11 x 7
- Place a layer of sliced sweet potatoes on the bottom.
- Top with about ⅓ of the sausage and spinach.
- Top with another layer of potato.
- Repeat for 3 layers and top with the remaining potato.
- Pour the egg whites on top.2 cups liquid egg white
- Loosely cover with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 15 for a total of an hour.
- Please learn from my DOUBLE mistake - the potato will stick to the aluminum foil so spray it with non-stick spray or make sure to tent it so it doesn't touch the top layer. Remove from oven and let rest for at least 5 minutes.
- The potato will be cooked through, the sausage will get all nice and crisp on top and the egg holds all this yumminess together.
- Cut it into 6 even slices and marvel at the layered awesomeness!
Nutrition
Calories: 304kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 22gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 621mgPotassium: 512mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 10203IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 61mgIron: 3mg
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