Easy Breakfast Strata

• 1 loaf (1 pound) herb or cheese bakery bread, cubed
• 1 pound bulk pork sausage
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 6 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon ground mustard
• 2 cups 2% milk

1. Place bread cubes in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a large skillet, cook and crumble sausage with pepper and onion over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes. With a slotted spoon, place sausage mixture over bread. Sprinkle with cheese.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, mustard and milk; pour over top. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.
3. Preheat oven to 350u0b0. Remove strata from refrigerator while oven heats.
4. Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.
5. Cover and freeze unbaked casserole. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350u0b0. Bake casserole as directed, increasing time as necessary to heat through and for a thermometer inserted in center to read 165u0b0.

bread, pork sausage, green pepper, onion, cheddar cheese, eggs, ground mustard, milk

Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/easy-breakfast-strata/ (may not work)