Easy Breakfast Strata

Name: Easy Breakfast Strata
Ingredients: 1 loaf (1 pound) herb or cheese bakery bread, cubed; 1 pound bulk pork sausage; 1 medium green pepper, chopped; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese; 6 large eggs; 1 teaspoon ground mustard; 2 cups 2% milk

8 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 loaf (1 pound) herb or cheese bakery bread, cubed
1 pound bulk pork sausage
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
6 large eggs
1 teaspoon ground mustard
2 cups 2% milk

Directions

1

Place bread cubes in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a large skillet, cook and crumble sausage with pepper and onion over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes. With a slotted spoon, place sausage mixture over bread. Sprinkle with cheese.
2

In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, mustard and milk; pour over top. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.
3

Preheat oven to 350°. Remove strata from refrigerator while oven heats.
4

Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.
5

Cover and freeze unbaked casserole. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake casserole as directed, increasing time as necessary to heat through and for a thermometer inserted in center to read 165°.