Sunday Sausage Strata

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 lb turkey breakfast sausage, casing removed
• 2 medium onions, chopped (2 cups)
• 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and diced (1 1/2 cups)
• 12 large eggs
• 4 cups 1% low-fat milk
• 1 teaspoon salt, to taste
• fresh ground pepper
• 6 cups cubed whole wheat country bread (crusts removed, about 7 slices)
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 1 1/2 cups grated swiss cheese

Recipe

• 1 coat a 13 x 9 inch baking with cooking spray.
• 2 cook sausage in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, crumbling with a wooden spoon, until lightly browned, about 3-4 minutes.
• 3 transfer to a plate lined with paper towels to drain.
• 4 add onion and bell pepper to the skillet; cook, stirring often, until softened, 3-4 minutes.
• 5 whisk eggs, milk, salt, and pepper in a bowl, until blended.
• 6 spread bread in the prepared baking dish.
• 7 scatter sausage and the onion mixture evenly over the bread.
• 8 brush with the mustard.
• 9 sprinkle with cheese.
• 10 pour in the egg mixture; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
• 11 preheat oven to 350°; bake the strata, uncovered, until puffed, lightly browned, and set in the center, 55-65 minutes.
• 12 let cool for about 5 minutes before serving hot.