Make-Ahead Sausage and Mushroom Savory Bread Pudding
Updated Jan 24, 2019
Call it a strata, a stuffing, a dressing or a savory bread pudding—by any name, this dish is delish! It’s the perfect make-ahead for a special brunch, or serve it with a side salad for dinner; either way, it’s certainly nice enough for company. But what’s even nicer is that this dish features well-loved and easy-to-find ingredients, like breakfast sausage and Cheddar cheese. So make your next brunch feel just a little fancier with this flavorful new twist on a bready breakfast bake!
Make-Ahead Sausage and Mushroom Savory Bread Pudding
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 9 hr 50 min
- Servings 10
- Ingredients 14
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 8 cups cubed soft French bread
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 lb bulk breakfast sausage
- 2 cups thinly sliced onions
- 1 package (8 oz) mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 cup shredded white Cheddar cheese (4 oz)
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley leaves
- 1 tablespoon thinly sliced fresh chives
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix eggs, whipping cream and broth. Add bread; toss to coat in egg mixture.
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Step2In 12-inch nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add sausage; cook 7 to 9 minutes or until browned. Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to bowl with egg mixture.
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Step3Add onions, mushrooms and salt to fat in skillet; cook over medium-high heat 9 to 12 minutes or until mushrooms are browned. Stir in garlic; remove from heat. Cool 3 minutes. Stir into egg mixture; stir in cheese. Pour mixture into baking dish. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 12 hours.
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Step4Heat oven to 350°F. Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until at least 165°F in center and knife inserted 1 inch from edge comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes. Top with herbs.
Nutrition
380
Calories
27g
Total Fat
15g
Protein
20g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: About 1 Cup
- Calories
- 380
- Calories from Fat
- 240
- Total Fat
- 27g
- 41%
- Saturated Fat
- 14g
- 68%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 185mg
- 62%
- Sodium
- 680mg
- 28%
- Potassium
- 300mg
- 9%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 20g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 5%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 15g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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