Sausage and Vegetable Strata

Dish type
Dinner
Serves
8
Ready in
1 hour, 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg. spicy pork sausage, sliced
  • 1 pkg. sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 1/2 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 cups fresh spinach
  • 4 plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped
  • 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained, chopped
  • 1 loaf French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 3/4 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (6 oz.)
  • 9 eggs
  • 2 cups whole milk

Directions

Prep Time
20 minutes*
Cook Time
1 hour, 20 minutes
Ready in
1 hour, 40 minutes
  1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Coat a nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray and place over medium-high heat. Add sausage; cook 10 minutes or until no longer pink. Drain; remove from skillet and set aside.
  2. Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and onion; cook 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Add garlic, spinach and plum tomatoes; cook 2 minutes or until spinach wilts. Add dried tomatoes and sausage; mix well.
  3. Coat a 13x9-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Layer half the bread cubes, half the sausage and half the cheese in baking dish. Repeat with remaining bread, sausage and cheese; set aside.
  4. In a medium bowl whisk together eggs, milk, and salt and pepper to taste. Pour over layers in baking dish. Bake 1 hour or until set and lightly browned. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting into squares to serve.

Nutritional Information

Serving Size
1
Per Serving
Calories 476, Calories Fat 231, Total Fat 25g, Saturated Fat 11g, Cholesterol 281mg, Sodium 877mg, Carbohydrate 37g, Protein 24g
Serving Size1
Calories476
Calories Fat231
Calories (fat) extra49
Total Fat25g
Total Fat (extra)40
Saturated Fat11g
Saturated Fat (extra)55
Cholesterol281mg
Cholesterol (extra)93
Sodium877mg
Sodium (extra)37
Potassium409mg
Carbohydrate37g
Carbohydrate (extra)12
Fiber2g
Fiber (extra)8
Sugars5g
Protein24g
Omega30g
Vitamin A1589IU
Vitamin A (extra)30
Vitamin C9mg
Vitamin C (extra)15
Iron4mg
Iron (extra)25