Your family will love this cheesy bread pudding made with beef and sausage! To save time in the kitchen, use 3 cups thawed Make-Ahead Seasoned Ground Beef and Sausage from your freezer.
Meat Lover’s Bread Pudding
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 20 min
- Servings 10
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef round
- 1/2 lb bulk Italian pork sausage
- 1 container (8 oz) refrigerated prechopped onion, celery and bell pepper
- 1 cup marinara sauce
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 8 eggs
- 2 boxes (9.5 oz each) frozen five-cheese Texas toast, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 cups shredded Italian cheese blend (8 oz)
- Small fresh basil leaves, if desired
- Additional marinara sauce, heated, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9- inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In 12-inch skillet, cook beef, sausage and onion mixture over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef and sausage are thoroughly cooked; drain. Stir in 1 cup marinara sauce.
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Step2In medium bowl, beat half-and-half, Italian seasoning, garlic salt, pepper and eggs with wire whisk until blended.
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Step3Layer half of the Texas toast in baking dish; top with half of the meat mixture and 1 cup of the cheese blend. Repeat layers. Pour egg mixture over top.
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Step4Bake uncovered 50 to 55 minutes or until center is set. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Garnish with basil. Serve with additional marinara sauce.
Nutrition
413
Calories
22 1/2g
Total Fat
25g
Protein
27g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 413
- Total Fat
- 22 1/2g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 755mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 27g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 0%
- Protein
- 25g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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