Sausage Cheese Strata
Servings: 8
IngredientsPreparation
  • 6 [1-inch / 2.5-cm thick] slices French bread
  • 8 breakfast or 6 Italian sausages
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 2 cups [450 g] grated Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup [115 g] grated Parmesan cheese
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 3/4 cups [440 mL] milk
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] chopped parsley
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] Dijon mustard
  • Pepper, to taste
  • Grease a 13 x 9 x 2-inch [33 x 23 x 5-cm] baking pan; line pan with bread slices.
  • Squeeze sausage meat out of casings and cook, crumbling with chopped onion into a frypan, until browned.
  • Using a slotted spoon, remove sausage and onion mixture from frypan; spread mixture all over bread slices.
  • Sprinkle all over with grated Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese, then with grated Parmesan cheese.
  • Into a bowl, beat together eggs, milk, chopped parsley, Dijon mustard and pepper; pour into baking pan.
  • Cover and refrigerate overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F [180°C].
  • Bake starta, covered with al foil, for 30 minutes.
  • Remove al foil and bake for 15 to 25 minutes longer, until puffy and browned.
  • Let stand for 10 minutes, before cutting and serving.