Egg-sausage Strata

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 ounces bulk italian sausage
• 4 green onions, sliced
• 4 ounces medium mushrooms, sliced
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil (if needed)
• 2 cups day-old bread cubes
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
• 4 large eggs
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook sausage, green onions, and mushrooms; break up sausage as you cook; also may add oil, if needed; cook about 10 minutes, until sausage is no longer pink; set aside.
• 2 put bread cubes in the bottom of an oiled 11 ½ x 8 inch baking dish.
• 3 distribute sausage mixture and cheese over bread.
• 4 in a bowl, whisk eggs, milk, mustard, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper together.
• 5 pour over bread-sausage mixture.
• 6 cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
• 7 preheat oven to 350°; bring strata to room temperature.
• 8 bake, uncovered, for 45-50 minutes, until set.
• 9 let stand 10 minutes; cut into squares and serve.