- 15 mins
- 60 mins
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes
- 3/4 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1 each green and red bell pepper, cored, seeded and diced
- 1 loaf Italian bread (14 oz), cut into 1-inch cubes
- 8 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/3 cup packed basil leaves, chopped
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella
Preparation
Step 1
Bring 1 cup water to a boil. Place sun-dried tomatoes in a bowl and add water. Let stand 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, crumble sausage into a large, nonstick skillet. Cook over medium to medium-high heat for 6 minutes. Add peppers and cook, stirring occasionally, 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Drain sun-dried tomatoes and chop. Stir into sausage mixture in skillet.
Place bread cubes in a very large bowl. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs, milk and chopped basil. Stir sausage mixture into bread along with one cup of cheese. Pour egg mixture over bread mixture and stir to moisten all ingredients. Coat a 13x9 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Pour bread mixture into prepared dish. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
Heat oven to 350. Uncover dish and sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese. Cover dish with foil. Bake, covered, at 350 for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 minutes. Cool slightly before serving.