Description
This is an absolutely FANTASTIC brunch recipe. I typically serve it when family is visiting for the holidays as the majority is prepared the night before. Everyone loves it and ALWAYS wants the recipe!
Ingredients
- 4 ounces Italian sausage, casings removed
- ½ (1 pound) loaf day old French bread, broken into small pieces
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 pound shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 ½ cups whole milk
- 10 eggs
- ⅓ cup white wine
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 cup sour cream
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Place sausage in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook
- stirring constantly until evenly browned. Drain grease
- and set aside.
- Spread bread pieces in the bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish. Drizzle melted butter over the bread pieces
- then sprinkle in the cooked sausage. Cover with shredded cheese. In a medium bowl
- whisk together the eggs
- milk
- white wine
- Dijon mustard
- and green onions. Season with black and red pepper. Pour the egg mixture over everything in the baking dish. Cover
- and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
- Remove the dish from the refrigerator 30 minutes prior to baking to allow it to come to room temperature. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Cover the dish with aluminum foil
- and bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven. Then uncover
- and bake for an additional 30 minutes. Remove from the oven
- and spread sour cream over the top. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Return to the oven for an additional 10 minutes
- or until cheese is starting to brown slightly.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Total Time: 9 hrs 40 mins
Servings: 8