Italian sausage and mozzarella strata
7
Points®
Total time: 3 hr 33 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 3 hr 8 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
A strata is really just a savory bread pudding. This one is made by layering sweet Italian sausage, eggs, shredded mozzarella, and peppers with whole wheat bread.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
3 spray(s)
Uncooked sweet Italian turkey sausage
8 oz, casings removed
Cubanelle pepper
2 medium, (Italian frying peppers), diced
Uncooked onion
1 medium, chopped
Fresh oregano
1½ tsp
Reduced-calorie whole wheat bread
5 slice(s), day old, cubed (5 cups)
Shredded part skim mozzarella cheese
1 cup(s)
Grated Parmesan cheese
⅓ cup(s)
1% low fat milk
2½ cup(s), (1 %)
Egg
6 large egg(s)
Kosher salt
¾ tsp
Black pepper
¼ tsp
Instructions
1
Spray large skillet with nonstick spray and set over medium heat. Add sausages, frying peppers, and onion and cook, breaking up sausages with wooden spoon until no longer pink, about 6 minutes. Stir in dried oregano.
2
Line 5- or 6-quart slow cooker insert with plastic slow cooker liner. Spray liner with nonstick spray.
3
Layer half of bread cubes, half of sausage mixture, 1/2 cup mozzarella, and 3 tablespoons Parmesan in prepared slow cooker. Repeat layering with remaining bread, sausage mixture, mozzarella, and Parmesan.
4
Whisk together milk, eggs, salt, and black pepper in large bowl; pour over bread-sausage mixture. Cover and cook until knife inserted into center of strata comes out clean, 3–4 hours on Low.
5
Wearing oven mitts, lift out slow cooker insert and transfer to wire rack; let strata cool about 10 minutes. Using liner as handles, lift out strata and place on cutting board. Cut into 6 wedges. Sprinkle with fresh oregano, if using.
6
Per serving: 1 wedge
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