Cheddar, Vegetable and Sausage Strata

Name: Cheddar, Vegetable and Sausage Strata
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 15 cherry tomatoes, halved; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 5 larges eggs; 9 slices 1-inch-thick slices French bread (each about 3x5 inches); 6 servings Chopped fresh parsley; 1 green bell pepper, cut into 2 x 1/4-inch strips; 355 milliliters half and half; 2 Tbsps minced onion; 1 teaspoons salt; 170 grams smoked sausage (such as kielbasa), cut into 1/2-inch cubes

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Cheddar, Vegetable and Sausage Stratan a try. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 507 calories, 22g of protein, and 20g of fat. Head to the store and pick up cherry tomatoes, onion, sausage, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the eggs you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert.

Instructions

Butter 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Fit 8 bread slices in prepared dish.

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Butter

Bread

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Glass Baking Pan

Cut remaining bread slice into 1-inch cubes; fit cubes into any empty spaces.

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Bread

Whisk eggs, mustard, basil and salt in medium bowl to blend; whisk in half and half. Ladle custard over bread. Cover; chill at least 2 hours or overnight.

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Half And Half

Custard

Mustard

Basil

Bread

Egg

Salt

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Ladle

Whisk

Bowl

Preheat oven to 350°F.

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Oven

Sprinkle mixture in dish with black pepper. Top with half of cheese, then bell pepper, tomatoes, sausage, onion and remaining cheese. Cover loosely with foil.

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Black Pepper