Sausage and Caramelized Onion Bread Pudding

By japaulson

$1.60 per serving.

If your supermarket offers turkey Italian sausage in the butcher case, purchase one or two links to equal 4 ounces. If starting with a package of several sausages, freeze leftover links up to two months for later use.

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups 1% low-fat milk
• 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 large egg white
• 8 (1-ounce) slices day-old French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
• Cooking spray
• 2 cups chopped yellow onion
• 1/4 cup apple juice
• 4 ounces turkey Italian sausage
• 3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

1. Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; stir well with a whisk. Add bread; toss gently to coat. Let bread mixture stand 20 minutes.

2. Preheat oven to 350°.

3. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion to pan; cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add juice; cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove casings from sausage. Crumble sausage into pan; cook 5 minutes or until browned, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes.

4. Add sausage mixture and cheese to bread mixture; stir well to combine. Spoon into an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until set and lightly browned. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Nutritional Information
Calories:419
Fat:14.6g (sat 7g,mono 4.9g,poly 1.3g)
Protein:25.6g
Carbohydrate:46.4g
Fiber:2.7g
Cholesterol:156mg
Iron:3.5mg
Sodium:892mg
Calcium:311mg