KJ’s egg/sausage dish

Submitted by Kathy Schaefer
(Brea Fire Dept, California)

Ingredients

• 12 slices of white bread, crusts removed
• 2-3 tablespoons butter, softened
• ½ cup butter
• ½ pound sliced mushrooms
• 2 cups thinly sliced yellow onions
• Salt/pepper
• 1 ½ pound Italian sausage
• ¾-1 pound cheddar cheese, grated
• 5 eggs
• 2 ½ cups of milk
• 3 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Method

Step 1

Butter the bread with the softened butter and set aside.

Step 2

In a skillet, melt the ½ cup of butter and brown the mushrooms and onions- 5-8 minutes.

Step 3

Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Step 4

Cook the sausage (I take it out of the skin in little balls).

Step 5

In a greased 11x9 casserole, layer ½ of the bread, mushroom mixture, sausage and cheese. Repeat the layers, ending with the cheese.

Step 6

In a bowl, mix the eggs, milk, mustards, nutmeg, 1 tsp. salt, 1/8 tsp. pepper. Pour over the casserole.

Step 7

Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Step 8

When ready to bake, sprinkle parsley (finely chopped- 2 T) over the casserole and bake uncovered for 1 hour at 350 degrees.