Breakfast Strata

Great for a group - can be assembled the night before.

Yield:
6 persons with possible leftovers
Category:
Breakfast and Brunch
Cuisine:
Canadian
Prep Time:
45 min
Cooking Time:
40 min
Total Time:
1 hrs 25 min

INGREDIENTS:

  • 6 slices bread, preferably a dense Italian style loaf, sliced 3/4 of an inch thick
  • 1 pound pork sausage (medium or hot), de-skinned, cut into 1/2 inch coins
  • 1 medium onion, chopped finely
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 20 - 24 cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
  • 1 yellow and 1 green bell pepper, in 1/2 inch dice
  • 6 eggs, slightly beaten
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1 cup half and half cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco or other hot sauce

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Brown sausage and onion. Drain off any excess fat. Stir mustard into sausage.
  2. Trim crust from bread and fit it into the bottom of a 10 by 16 baking pan.
  3. Spoon sausage and onion evenly over bread. Scatter tomatoes and peppers over the bread and sausage. Sprinkle the grated cheese on top. Combine remaining ingredients (eggs, milk, cream, salt, pepper, nutmeg, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce) and then pour over cheese and sausage.
  4. Bake at 350°F for 35 to 40 minutes.
  5. This can be made the day before and kept in the refrigerator. Allow extra time for baking if it has been refrigerated.

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