Italian Sausage Cheese Strata Recipe

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 10 slices day-old bread
• 1 lb mild italian sausage, casings removed
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 1 cup red pepper, diced
• 8 ounces shredded monterey jack cheese
• 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
• 8 eggs
• 3 cups whole milk
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
• 2 teaspoons finely minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• pepper, to taste
• 2 cups prepared spaghetti sauce, warmed

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f; grease a 13-by-9-inch pan.
• 2 trim crusts from bread and cube.
• 3 crumble sausage into a large skillet; sauté with onion, mushrooms and pepper. place half the bread cubes in prepared pan, top with half the sausage mixture and half the cheese; repeat layers.
• 4 in a medium bowl whisk eggs, milk, italian seasoning, garlic and salt; pour over the filled casserole. let stand 15 minutes so bread can soak up egg mixture.
• 5 bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until set. let stand 10 minutes, cut into squares and serve drizzled with warm spaghetti sauce.