Italian Brunch Casserole

Total Time: 9 hrs Preparation Time: 8 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (8 ounce) package sweet italian sausage links
• 8 green onions, sliced (1 cup)
• 2 zucchini, diced (about 3 cups)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (7 ounce) jar roasted red peppers, drained and chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) italian bread, cut into 1 inch cubes (16 oz, about 8 cups)
• 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese (8 ounces)
• 6 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups milk

Recipe

• 1 remove and discard casings from sausage.
• 2 cook sausage in a large skillet, stirring until sausage crumbles and is no longer pink; drain.
• 3 add green onions and next 3 ingredients to skillet.
• 4 sauté 4 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• 5 stir in roasted bell peppers.
• 6 drain and cool.
• 7 spread 4 cups of bread cubes in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
• 8 top with half each of the sausage mixture and cheese.
• 9 repeat with remaining bread, sausage, and cheese.
• 10 whisk together eggs and milk.
• 11 pour egg mixture over bread.
• 12 cover and chill 8 hours.
• 13 bake, covered, at 325° for 1 hour or until bubbly and hot.