Sausage and cheese strata

By cjbowman

Ingredients

• 2 cups fat free milk
• 2 large eggs
• 2 egg whites
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 2 tsp dijon mustard
• 1/4 tsp cayenne
• 1 8oz loaf whole wheat french bread, cubed
• 1 7oz package frozen fully cooked turkey sausage links, thawed and sliced
• 1/2 cup reduced fat shredded chedddar cheese

Preparation

Step 1

Spray and 9 by 13 inch baking dish with nonstick spray

whisk together the milk, eggs, egg whites, parsley, mustard, salt and cayenne in a large bowl. Stir in the bread and sausage. Let stand, stirring occasionally until the bread is moistened, about 10 minutes. Transfer to the baking dish and spread evenly. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Remove the strata from the refrigerator, uncover and let stand 10 minutes.

Sprinkle the strata with the cheese and bake until golden and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.