Patsy's Egg Casserole

By kimvess

Ingredients

• Nonstick cooking spray
• 1 pound uncooked bulk pork or Italian sausage
• 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
• 3/4 cup bottled roasted red sweet pepper, drained and chopped
• 8 cups cubed white bread slices (12 ounces)
• 12 ounces American or cheddar cheese, shredded (3 cups)
• 8 eggs
• 3 cups milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard or 3 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 45mins
Cooking time 45mins
Adapted from midwestliving.com

Preparation

Step 1

Lightly coat a 3-quart rectangular baking dish with cooking spray; set aside. In a large skillet, cook sausage and mushrooms until sausage is cooked. Drain off fat. Stir red pepper into mixture in skillet; set aside.

Place half of the bread cubes in prepared baking dish. Top with half of the sausage mixture and half of the cheese. Repeat layers with remaining bread cubes, sausage mixture and cheese.

In a large bowl, beat eggs with a rotary beater or whisk. Beat or whisk in milk, mustard, salt and cayenne. Carefully pour egg mixture evenly over bread mixture in dish. Using the back of a spoon, gently press down on layers. Cover and chill at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.

Bake, uncovered, in a 325 degree F oven for 50 to 60 minutes or until puffed, golden and set. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Makes 12 servings.