This Healthy Lemon Blueberry Breakfast Strata is a protein-packed, delicious, sweet way to start the day. It’s full of juicy blueberries, a hint of citrusy lemon and has a special creamy ingredient. 

 This post is sponsored by Nancy’s Yogurt, all opinions, recipe and photography are my own.

This delicious Lemon Blueberry Breakfast Strata is the perfect, extra special weekend brunch or make-ahead weekday breakfast. 

Breakfast strata’s are so easy to put together with very little prep time. Just a little bit of mixing and the oven does the rest of the work for you.

They’re always a crowd pleaser whether it’s breakfast for two, serving your family, entertaining guests or for special celebrations. 

This healthy breakfast strata is bursting with fresh blueberries and it’s packed with a protein punch!

I love adding protein-rich cottage cheese to breakfast strata’s to add a layer of creamy flavor. Plus you can’t go wrong with an additional protein boost! Cottage cheese really blends well into this beautiful meal and adds a lovely texture. 

I’m so excited because one of my favorite brands for cultured dairy, Nancy’s, just started making whole milk cottage cheese! That’s unheard of! It’s very hard to find quality, authentic, cultured, WHOLE MILK cottage cheese. I can’t wait for my local stores to start carrying it! 

I’m so thrilled about this because it’s from a family owned and run company that I have supported for many, many years {ever since I was a kid}. They have been making TRUE cultured dairy products with live probiotic cultures since 1960 {way before it became popular and people started to learn how important probiotics are for gut-health}.

This Healthy Lemon Blueberry Breakfast Strata is overflowing with blueberries galore and is perfectly sweet with just the right amount of savory and a little bit of refreshing tang. 

It’s such a special and comforting dish. It’s beautiful too! This is one meal that you will want to showcase and serve where your loved ones or guests can see it. Go ahead and bring it in all it’s beauty right to the table still bubbling in the casserole dish.

Where to Find Nancy’s Cottage Cheese 

You can find Nancy’s Organic Cultured Whole Milk (or lowfat) Cottage Cheese and other Nancy’s products at a store near you by entering your city or zip code into their store locator. In Northern California, Nancy’s products can be found at most Raleys and Bel Air Markets, Sprouts Farmers Market, Nugget Markets, Whole Foods Market and many natural foods co-op grocery stores.

Plus check out this delicious recipe that I created for Nancy’s too: Healthy Chicken Broccoli Casserole. 

Whether it’s a simple family breakfast, weekend brunch, baby shower, Easter or Mother’s Day brunch or any other special occasion, this delicious breakfast strata will have your loved ones or guests asking for more. 

Lemon Blueberry Breakfast Strata

Healthy Lemon Blueberry Breakfast Strata {Gluten Free}

Yield: 4 servings

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

This Healthy Lemon Blueberry Breakfast Strata is a protein-packed, delicious, sweet way to start the day. It’s full of juicy blueberries, a hint of citrusy lemon and has a special creamy ingredient.

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Ingredients

• 3 tbsp grass-fed butter or ghee, melted and cooled
• 4 pastured or organic eggs
• 1 ½ cups organic whole milk
• ½ cup real maple syrup or warmed honey
• ½ cup Nancy's organic cultured whole milk cottage cheese or lowfat cottage cheese
• 1 loaf day old gluten free bread, cut into 1" cubes
• Juice and zest of 1 lemon
• 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 2 ½ cups fresh blueberries, divided

Instructions

1. Grease a 1 ½ quart casserole dish and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Add healthy fat of choice and eggs to a very large mixing bowl. Break the egg yolks with a spatula or wooden spoon and stir the mixture to fully combine. Add the milk and maple syrup or honey and stir to combine. Add the cottage cheese and stir to combine. Pour the bread cubes into the mixing bowl then add the lemon juice, lemon zest, vanilla extract and 2 cups of the blueberries. Using a spatula, gently fold and mix all of the ingredients together.
3. Pour the mixture into a greased casserole dish and bake for 40-50 minutes, or until bread cubes are slightly golden brown and the egg mixture has cooked through and puffed up (the strata will puff up towards the end of the baking time and will settle when cooled).
4. Serve immediately topped with the remaining ½ cup fresh blueberries and served with maple syrup.

Notes

• My preference for the bread is gluten free sour dough bread, but any bread will work.
• I recommend placing a baking sheet on the rack below the strata in the oven to catch any bubbling over spills just in case. Depending on the shape and size of your casserole dish, this may or may not happen. About 1 tablespoon of the filling usually bubbles over with my casserole dish.
• This strata is also delicious topped with a dollop of Nancy's organic whole milk Greek yogurt, homemade whipped cream or a scoop of homemade ice cream.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 533Total Fat: 24gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 237mgSodium: 383mgCarbohydrates: 67gFiber: 3gSugar: 55gProtein: 16g

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