Egg and Sausage Strata
Source of Recipe
From "In the Kitchen with David" by David Venable
Recipe Introduction
"When I have guests for brunch, I'd rather spend more time with them than in the kitchen. A make-it-the-night-before breakfast casserole is the perfect solution. With French bread, eggs, six kinds of cheese, sausage, and bell peppers, this strata is a complete meal. What's not to love?"
List of Ingredients
◦ Vegetable oil spray
◦ 1 loaf day-old French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
◦ 1 pound sage pork sausage, casings removed, crumbled
◦ cup chopped green bell pepper
◦ cup chopped red bell pepper
◦ ⅓ cup chopped onion
◦ 6 large eggs
◦ 3 cups milk
◦ 1 teaspoon dry mustard
◦ teaspoon kosher salt
◦ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
◦ teaspoon dried oregano
◦ 1 1-ounce package shredded Italian cheese blend
Recipe
Spray a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with the vegetable oil spray. Spread the bread cubes evenly over the bottom of the dish.
Cook the sausage in a large nonstick skillet, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Add the green peppers, red peppers, and onion and cook about 5 minutes. Drain the fat from the sausage mixture and then evenly spread the sausage mixture over the bread cubes.
Beat the eggs, milk, mustard, salt, pepper, and oregano in a large bowl. Pour the egg mixture evenly over the sausage mixture. Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the surface of the eggs. Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and refrigerate overnight.
Preheat the oven to 325 F.
Remove the baking dish from the refrigerator while the oven is preheating. Bake, covered, for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for 10 minutes more, or until a knife inserted into the center of the strata comes out clean. Let the strata stand for 10 minutes before serving.
Makes 4 to 6 servings
❧ Make It Your Own:
Add:
cooked and crumbled bacon
sauted mushrooms
cooked spinach
crumbled feta
chopped smoked salmon
diced tomatoes
diced prosciutto
shredded mozzarella
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