Italian Sausage Egg Strata

Name: Italian Sausage Egg Strata
Prep time: 8 h 45 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 9 h 40 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb hot italian sausage; 12 slice bread; 6 eggs; 3 c milk; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp white peper; 1 tsp mustard, ground; 1 3/4 c sharp cheddar cheese, shredded; 1 Tbsp butter, room temperature for greasing

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By Cindy McLaughlin
@GrammiMac

My mother made this casserole for Chrirstmas Eve Brunch Open Hour for years. (NOTE: The 8 hours prep time includes the inactive time that the dish spends in the refrigerator.)

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Serves:

Prep:

8 Hr 45 Min

Cook:

55 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

1 lb

hot italian sausage
12 slice

bread
6

eggs
3 c

milk
1 tsp

salt
1 tsp

white peper
1 tsp

mustard, ground
1 3/4 c

sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
1 Tbsp

butter, room temperature for greasing
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How to Make Italian Sausage Egg Strata

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Line a large jelly roll pan with foil. Divide sausage into small (1/2 inch) pieces and place on foil lined pan. Bake for 30 minutes until sausage is cooked. Drain sausage on paper toweling.
Grease a 9x13-inch pan with butter. Set aside.
Trim crusts from bread and cut into 1-inch cubes. Set aside.
Beat eggs until frothy in a large bowl. Add milk, salt, pepper and mustard to eggs. Beat well. Add cheese and stir. Add cubed bread to egg mixture. Stir until bread is just damped. Stir in sausage.
Pour mixture into prepared baking pan. Cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours. (Overnight is best.)
Remove baking pan from refrigerator and uncover. Place rack in the middle position in the oven. Place baking pan in cold oven. Preheast oven to 350 degrees F. Do NOT start timer until the oven has reached 350 degrees F. Bake for 55 minutes.
Allow pan to rest for 10 minutes. Spoon on to serving dishes.