Breakfast Strata

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/4 lb turkey breakfast sausage
• 1 medium onion, chopped (1 cup)
• 1/2 medium red bell pepper, seeded and diced (3/4 cup)
• 4 whole eggs
• 4 egg whites
• 2 cups skim milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 3 cups whole wheat bread, crusts removed,cubed (about 4 slices)
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 1 cup grated 2% cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 coat an 8x8 baking dish with cooking spray.
• 2 cook sausage in a large, nonstick skillet over medium heat, crumbling with wooden spoon, until lightly browned.
• 3 transfer to plate lined with paper towel to drain.
• 4 add onion and bell pepper to the pan and cook, stirring often, until softened.
• 5 whisk eggs and whites, milk, salt, and pepper in large bowl until blended.
• 6 spread bread cubes in the prepared baking dish.
• 7 scatter the sausage and onion mixture evenly over the bread.
• 8 brush with mustard.
• 9 sprinkle with cheese.
• 10 pour in the egg mixture.
• 11 cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours, or overnight.
• 12 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 13 bake the strata, uncovered until puffed, lightly browned and set in the center, 55-65 minutes.