Country Strata With Sausage, Fontina And Rosemary

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 ounces turkey sausage, casings removed
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped into 1/2 inch pieces (about 1 cup)
• 1/2 loaf egg bread or 1/2 loaf country bread, cut into 1/2 inch-thick slices (preferably 1 to 2 days old)
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 8 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 2 tomatoes, sliced into 1/4 inch slices
• 12 ounces fontina or 12 ounces swiss cheese, grated (4 cups)

Recipe

• 1 butter the bottom and sides of a 9" x 13" or 8" x 12" baking dish.
• 2 in a large skillet over medium heat, break up sausage and sauté with olive oil and onion until golden brown, about 10 to 12 minutes.
• 3 remove from heat and set aside.
• 4 meanwhile, if using fresh bread, lightly toast and set aside.
• 5 in a medium bowl, whisk rosemary, cream, half-and-half, eggs, salt, and pepper, and set aside.
• 6 lay half of bread in buttered baking dish, sprinkle with half of sausage mixture, half of tomato slices, and half of cheese.
• 7 repeat layering with remaining bread, sausage, tomato, and cheese.
• 8 slowly pour egg mixture over top.
• 9 cover and refrigerate 30 minutes or overnight.
• 10 preheat oven to 350°.
• 11 uncover and place baking dish on a baking sheet to catch overflow.
• 12 bake 40 minutes, or until golden brown.
• 13 allow to sit 10 minutes before serving.