Breakfast Bread Pudding with Sausage/Ham
Breakfast Bread Pudding with Sausage/Ham recipe
Ingredients
3 | cups |
french bread
cubed |
* |
½ | pound |
sausage
crumble, or ham |
|
1 | cup |
onions
chopped |
|
2 | teaspoons |
thyme
fresh, chopped, or 1/2 teaspoons dried |
* |
10 | ounces |
spinach, frozen
thawed, squeeze dry, optional |
|
1 ½ | cups |
swiss cheese
shredded, divided |
|
9 | large |
eggs
|
|
3 | cups |
milk
|
|
1 | teaspoon |
dry mustard
|
|
1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
¼ | teaspoon |
black pepper
freshly ground |
* |
1 |
italian plum (roma) tomatoes
diced |
Directions
Preheat oven to 325℉ (160℃). Arrange bread in 15½x10½ inch jelly- rolly pan. Bake 20 minutes or until crisp. Cool.
Meanwhile, brown sausage in large skillet over medium-high heat; drain on paper towels. (if using ham, you can skip this step.)
Add onions and thyme to skillet; cook until onion is translucent, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in sausage or ham, and spinach if using to combine; cool completely.
Arrange bread in shallow 3-quart baking dish . Sprinkle 1 cup cheese over top, then layer with sausage mixture and remaining cheese.
Beat eggs, milk, mustard, in bowl until well blended. Carefully pour into prepared dish; sprinkle top with tomato.
Can be made ahead. Cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours. Bake 1 hour or until center is just set. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 164g (5.8 oz)