Bacon Spinach and Feta Breakfast Strata

June 15, 2022 by Tracy | Updated June 15, 2022 This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

It's a breakfast casserole that's the perfect brunch for your family or for a group. This Bacon Spinach and Feta Breakfast Strata recipe is so easy to make and can be prepared in advance for an easy but delicious breakfast, brunch, or even dinner!

a baking dish with cheese and spinach and bacon strata.

It's a breakfast dream or a breakfast for dinner win! Our Bacon Spinach and Feta Breakfast Strata is a new favorite in our house! Not only is it fully balanced with bacon, bread, cheese, eggs, and spinach, but it's also, well, just so stinkin' delicious!

What is a Breakfast Strata

A strata is a breakfast casserole that is layered (strata=layers) made with bread, eggs, and cheese plus whatever else you'd like to add. It's like an egg custard but with bread, or like a savory bread pudding, but we, of course, like to add some bacon and of course our favorite, spinach! I mean can you ever go wrong with a breakfast casserole packed full of bread, eggs, and spinach? For our Bacon Spinach and Feta Breakfast Strata, we go to a classic combo, spinach, and feta to round out the bacon, but the possibilities are truly endless with this! You can add your favorite proteins, cheeses, or veggies for a breakfast strata recipe that can fit any preferences or diet.

Ingredients Needed

bread, eggs, cheeses, spinach, milk, cream, bacon, spices, onion, and garlic on a counter.

Bread - We love our Easy White Sandwich Bread for this, but use your favorite white bread or Italian or French loaf.
Eggs - Key to any strata or hearty breakfast casserole.
Bacon - Because everything is better with bacon, right? Especially peppered bacon which is our favorite for this recipe.
Spinach - For most of our beloved spinach recipes we prefer to use fresh, but of course, you can also use frozen.
Feta and Parmesan Cheese - Is there anything better than spinach and feta together? Parmesan cheese adds a delightful nutty flavor as well, but you can also use another hard cheese like Romano or Asiago.
Spices - Mustard, salt, and pepper.
Milk and Half and Half - We prefer 2% for the milk and the half and half adds just the right amount of added richness.
Butter - To saute the garlic, onion, and spinach together.

Easy to Make

a pan of onion and garlic and again with sauteed spinach.

Saute Onion, Garlic, and Spinach

The butter adds maximum flavor with some of our staples in cooking, alliums, and spinach!

sliced bread on a cutting board and cubed in a bowl.

Cube the Bread

We love our Easy White Sandwich Bread for this recipe, but also your favorite Italian or French bread would be delicious too! We also love Dan's Como Bread and our Homemade Hawaiian Sandwich Bread for this easy breakfast casserole recipe.

two bowls, one with eggs, milk, and spices and then the bowl whisked well.

Prepare the Eggs and Cook the Bacon

Mix the eggs with the cream, milk, and spices until it's all well combined while your bacon cooks up nice and crispy!

a pan of cooked spinach, whisked eggs, cooked bacon, cheese, and cubed bread.

Assemble!

Now you're ready to add the layers to the strata!

a baking dish with cubed bread next to a picture of it covered with cooked spinach.

First the bread and the spinach and onion...

a pan with bread, spinach, and crumbled bacon and then a picture with it topped with cheese and egg mixture.

...then the crumbled bacon, cheese, and egg mixture. Now it's time to let it rest. At least 1 hour, but also up to 24 hours. Which makes this breakfast strata recipe absolutely perfect to prepare in advance! The longer it sits, the most the egg mixture is soaked up into all of that delicious bread.

Bake!

Bacon Spinach and Feta Breakfast Strata baked to perfection for the win! Layers of bread, spinach, bacon, and cheese all soaked in a milky creamy egg mixture!

Cooking Tips

Use your favorite bread.

For this recipe, you can use anything that's nice and soft and without added nuts or seeds. To make this super easy, use your favorite French bread or boule from your favorite bakery.

Don't skip the resting period!

You do not want to bake this right after it's assembled. If you do, then you're cheating out all of those bread cubes from soaking up all of the egg and milk mixture. Let it rest for at least an hour, but we find that anything longer is better, up to 24 hours. This will allow the egg mixture to really soak up into the bread creating the right texture for this easy breakfast casserole recipe.

Use the Right Sized Pan

You want to make sure that you use a shallow pan so that you can spread the bread cubes for this breakfast strata recipe out into an even layer. If you use a deeper pan where the bread cannot be in a single layer, it will create some soggy strata.

Can I use frozen spinach?

Of course! Just thaw and squeeze out the excess liquid before giving it a quick saute with the onions and butter, just to soak up some of that butter. Or you could just layer it on after it's thawed and drained.

Now this, this is a breakfast strata! So soooo much flavor thanks to the bacon - which you really don't want to skip, it adds exactly what this breakfast casserole needs. You can make this recipe without the bacon and it is still delicious, but trust me, if you are a meat-eater, do NOT skip the bacon!

My 6-year-old will happily eat this for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! And this Bacon Spinach and Feta Breakfast Strata recipe is one that definitely works for any meal! Plus, how can you ever go wrong when your kiddo's eating spinach with their breakfast?

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a close up of a spoon with a breakfast strata with spinach and bacon.

Enjoy! As always, if you make this recipe or any of my others, I love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below, email me, or you can find me on Facebook, I n stagram, and Pinterest!

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