Italian Sausage Strata
Italian Sausage Strata might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 12 servings with 449 calories, 20g of protein, and 32g of fat each. It is a reasonably priced recipe for fans of Mediterranean food. This recipe from Taste of Home requires mild ground sausage, parsley, mushrooms, and ground nutmeg. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes. Italian Sausage Strata, Savory Italian Sausage Strata, and Sausage Strata are very similar to this recipe.
Instructions
Using 1/4 cup butter, spread one side of each bread slice with butter.
Place half of the bread, butter side down, in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish.
In a large skillet, saute the mushrooms and onions in remaining butter.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spoon half of the mushroom mixture over bread in prepared pan. Top with half of the sausage and cheese.
Layer with the remaining bread, mushroom mixture, sausage and cheese. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, Dijon mustard, nutmeg and ground mustard.
Pour over cheese. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking.
Bake, covered, at 350° for 50 minutes. Uncover; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
Let stand 10 minutes before serving.