Christmas Morning Strata

By clawson

This savory strata makes the perfect Christmas brunch for your family. Prepare it the night before and turn on the slow cooker in the morning.

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground pork sausage
• 6 cups cubed French bread
• 2 cups (8 ounces) Cheddar cheese, shredded
• 3 cups milk
• 6 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 teaspoons prepared mustard
• 3/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from mrfood.com

Preparation

Step 1

Brown sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring until it crumbles and is no longer pink; drain well.

Place bread cubes in a lightly greased 5-quart slow cooker; sprinkle sausage and cheese over bread.

In a medium-bowl, combine milk and remaining 6 ingredients. Pour over bread in slow cooker. Remove insert from slow cooker; cover insert, and chill 8 hours. Return insert to slow cooker, and let it stand at room temperature 20 minutes.

Cover and cook on low setting 3 1/2 hours.