Easy Breakfast Strata with Pork Sausage

I start this breakfast casserole the night before so it’s ready for the oven the next day. That way, we don’t have to deal with the prep and dirty dishes first thing in the morning! 

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 30 min. YIELD: 12 servings.

Ingredients

• 1 loaf (1 pound) herb or cheese bakery bread, cubed(I used Asiago cheese bread)
• 1 pound bulk pork sausage
• 1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 6 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon ground mustard
• 2 cups milk

Directions

1. Place bread cubes in a greased 13×9-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. Remove strata from refrigerator 1 hour before baking.
4. Preheat oven to 350F. Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.

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