New Year, New Look Coming Plus Sausage and Cheddar Strata

By jab120638

Ingredients

• 4 to 6 4 to 6
• 6 slices of dense bread, such as Italian, cut into 3/4 of an inch thick cubes
• 1 lb. pork sausage (we like the spicy version)
• 2 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1 cup shredded cheddar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 1/4 cups milk (2% or whole preferably)
• 3/4 cup half and half
• salt/freshly ground pepper
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• The original recipe asked that you remove the crust from the bread but I like to keep it on and submerge it in the liquid before baking but do see if you prefer.

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from thedabble.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350F.Brown the sausage in an oven safe skillet over medium heat, stir in the mustard then remove and drain the fat by placing the sausage on a paper towel. Wipe out the oven safe skillet and add the bread cubes by layering them in the bottom. Top with the sausage and cheese.

In a large bowl, beat the eggs, milk, half and half, salt/pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Pour this mix over the bread, sausage and cheese in the oven safe skillet. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes when cheese is melted and strata is browned. Serve immediately. You can make this the day before, reserve it in the refrigerator then bake the next day. This method might require a few more minutes of baking. Enjoy!