Sunday, February 24, 2008

Sausage, Spinach & Swiss Strata

2 Cups 1% low fat milk
4 large eggs
4 large egg whites
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp nutmeg
12 slices day-old whole-grian white bread - cubed (9 cups)
6 oz turkey breakfast sausage, crumbled
1 medium-size onion, chopped
1 medium-size sweet red bell pepper, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (10 oz) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
4 oz reduced fat swiss chieese, shredded - 1 cup

Heat oven to 375 - coat and 11 x 7 inch baking dish with cooking spray - set aside.

Wisk together the milk, eggs, egg whites, salt, cayenne and nutmeg in a large bowl. Add the bread and gently toss to combine. Let stand 5 minutes or until most of liquid is absorbed.

Meanwhile, coat a large nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Add the sausage, onion, bell pepper and garlic and cook over medium-high heat, stirring often, for 6-8 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink and the veggies are softened.

Sitr the sausage mixture, spinache and 1/2 cup of the cheese into the bread mixture. S;poon into prepared baking dish. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and top with remaining 1/2 cup of cheese - bake 10 more minutes or until cheese melts.

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