Sausage and Cheese Strata

  • 12 oz. breakfast sausage
  • 1 cup chopped green and red peppers
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 tbsp. chopped fresh marjoram leaves
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tbsp. butter or margarine
  • 14 1-inch slices French bread (enough to fill the bottom of 13 x 9-in. shallow baking dish)
  • 1 cup shredded Jack cheese
  • 6 eggs, slightly beaten
  • 2½ cups milk
  • ¼ tsp. garlic pepper
  • ¼ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes  

In Black & Decker® Electric Skillet preheated to 350ºF cook sausage with peppers, onion, marjoram and ½ tsp. salt until sausage is cooked through, stirring often to break sausage into bits. Remove from heat and allow to cool for several minutes.

Butter a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.  Lay bread slices touching to fill bottom of baking dish.  Top with sausage mixture. Sprinkle evenly with cheese.

In measuring cup, combine eggs, milk, remaining ½ tsp. salt, garlic pepper and pepper flakes. Pour evenly over mixture in baking dish. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.

Remove plastic wrap and place in Black & Decker® Toaster Oven preheated to 350ºF. Bake 40 minutes or until knife inserted into the center comes out clean and cheese is golden brown.

Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Makes 6 servings.

Note: This is a perfect brunch or dinner dish. It can be assembled the night before. Simply add a salad and a large bowl of fruit and the meal is complete.

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