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Mexican Sausage & Cornbread Strata, an easy overnight breakfast casserole recipe that can be made ahead of time. Also great for brunch or even dinner!

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I have a delicious Mexican Sausage and Cornbread Strata recipe for you today! It’s an easy breakfast casserole that you can assemble the night before and pop in the oven in the morning. It’s also a great way to use up leftover vegetables, meat, and/or cheese you have around.

Just got back on Sunday from a long road trip to the midwest. Had a great time including a food tour in Chicago! More about that later this week. In the meantime, I needed something quick to feed the family this week and wanted to clear out the fridge and freezer so stratas came to mind!

“Brinner” is quite popular in our house these days (that would be breakfast for dinner for those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about). I have to admit that it’s one of my favorites too because it can be quick and easy and everyone enjoys it!

I love to make “stratas” for dinner or for breakfast/brunch because you can prepare them ahead of time and you can use up a lot of leftover meat, veggies, and cheese you have around the house! They are also great if you have a lot of company visiting you this summer! You just might not want to tell them you were cleaning out your fridge! :)

I seemed to have a lot of “Mexican” themed ingredients in my house so decided to make a Mexican Sausage & Cornbread Strata. Ok, now don’t laugh, but we had a huge stash of leftover cornbread muffins from Boston Market (popular takeout spot for us) in our freezer. I could never throw out the leftovers and I to stash them in the freezer because I knew I would think of something someday to use them for!

I love these cornbread muffins so not sure how we always seem to have so many extra! You could substitute a good bread or cornbread if you don’t have any Boston Market muffins around. Or you could stop by my house and I’ll give you a few muffins…

I used Jimmy Dean’s reduced fat sausage but you could you any variety of their sausage. The Hot variety would work really well. Be sure to crumble the sausage with a fork or spatula in the pan while it cooks so that it crumbles.

When the sausage and onion is cooked through, turn off the heat and carefully stir in the corn, salsa, and cornbread. I liked to use a thick chunky salsa and drain off a lot of the liquid. You can substitute any precooked veggies you have around.

When the filling for the cornbread strata is all mixed together, put the mixture into a 13×9-inch baking dish that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Whisk together the eggs, milk, and seasoning. Then pour the liquid over the cornbread mixture. Lightly press down on the mixture so that the cornbread starts to soak up the liquid.

Refrigerate the dish for a few hours or overnight. You can prep it all in the morning, refrigerate during the day, then it’s ready to bake for dinner… I mean brinner. If you are making this cornbread strata in a pan that is sensitive to temperature change, let the dish come to room temp before placing it in the oven. During the last few minutes of baking, sprinkle the cheese on top and let it melt and get all bubbly and yummy!

Hope you enjoy brinner and this cornbread strata as much as we all do! These Homemade Cheddar, Chive, and Sausage Biscuits would be a great breakfast alternative too! You might also like these Breakfast Empanadas!