STRATA WITH SAUSAGE AND SUN DRIED TOMATOES

STRATA WITH SAUSAGE AND SUN DRIED TOMATOES image

Yield 6 peopel

Number Of Ingredients 8

8 oz italian sausage (about 3) casings removed
1 medium onion
1/4 cup chopped, sun dried tomatoes (if very dry, soaked in hot water and drained first)
butter for baking dish
8 large eggs
1 cup of milk
4 to 6 oz Italian bread, sliced 1/ inch thick
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (about 6 oz)

Steps:

In a large skillet over medium high heat, cook sausage, stirring occasionally and breaking up meat with spoon, until browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Add onion; cook stirring, until soft, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in sun-dried tomatoes. Transfer to a plate; let cool until barely warm. Butter an 8 inch square baking dish. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Arrange half the bread in a slightly overlapping layer in bottom of dish. Scatter half the sausge mixture and then half the cheese over the bread. Repeat with remaining bread, sausage and cheese, pressing firmly. Pour egg mixture over layers. Cover and refrigerate at least 20 minutes or up to overnight. Preheat oven to 350; bake (uncovered) until puffed and golden and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.