Beef Month Recipe Spotlight: Spicy Beef Chorizo Breakfast Strata

Spice up your morning with this quick, flavorful Southwest breakfast recipe! RFD-TV’s Tammi Arender and Lyndi Knowles of ZK Ranches share this hearty and flavorful breakfast idea.

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Spicy Beef Chorizo Breakfast Strata

SPICY BEEF CHORIZO BREAKFAST STRATA

Spice up your morning with this quick, flavorful Southwest breakfast recipe! RFD-TV’s Tammi Arender and Lyndi Knowles of ZK Ranches share this easy meal idea.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 recipe Mexican-Style Beef Sausage (Recipe)
  • 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
  • 2 cups packed fresh baby spinach
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups skim milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 8 cups day-old French bread cubes (1-inch)
  • 1-1/2 cups reduced-fat or regular shredded Monterey Jack cheese
  • Toppings (optional):
    • Salsa
    • chopped green onions
    • chopped tomatoes,
    • sour cream

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Make the Mexican-Style Beef Chorizo Sausage.

2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare the sausage. Stir in bell pepper and spinach; set aside.

Cook’s Tip: Cooking times are for fresh or thoroughly thawed ground beef. Ground beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160°F. Color is not a reliable indicator of ground beef doneness.

3. Meanwhile, beat eggs, milk, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl until blended. Stir in the bread and one cup of cheese. Stir in cooked sausage mixture.

4. Spray a three-quart shallow baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Pour sausage mixture into prepared dish. Top evenly with the remaining 1/2 cup cheese.

Cook’s Tip: The sausage and egg mixture can be prepared ahead of time. Pour into the prepared pan and top with cheese. Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate for 6 hours or as long as overnight. Increase the baking time to 50 minutes before removing the aluminum foil.

5. Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake in a 350°F oven for 40 minutes.

6. Remove the foil and continue baking for 10 to 15 minutes, or until puffed and lightly browned. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Garnish with any desired toppings.

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Tammi was raised on a cotton and soybean farm in Tallulah, Louisiana. In 1981, she became a TV news anchor and reporter at KNOE-TV in Monroe, Louisiana. She is also an anchor/reporter for RFD-TV and Rural Radio Channel 147 on Sirius XM at their Nashville news studio, where Tammi currently resides.

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