Strata Breakfast Casserole

The best breakfast recipe ever! You make it the night before then wake up and stick it in the oven. So easy!

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb bulk sausage
• 8  slices  white bread, crusts removed, cut into 1/2 cubes
• 3⁄4 lb monterey jack cheese, grated
• 1⁄2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1  pinch cayenne
• 4  eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups mild salsa
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon Dijon mustard

Directions

1. Brown the sausage. Drain. Brush a soufflé pan (or other baking pan with high sides) with fat from sausage.
2. Put 1/3 of bread cubes in the pan. Put 1/3 of cheese over bread. Put sausage over cheese and bread.
3. Add 1/2 of remaining bread, 1/2 of cheese and the rest of the bread. Press lightly with hands.
4. Mix remaining ingredients together and pour all over. Add remaining cheese.
5. Drizzle with 3 tbsp melted unsalted butter.
6. Chill overnight, covered.
7. Let stand 45 minutes out of refrigerator. Place entire soufflé pan in a larger baking dish. Pour water in the larger baking dish to fill it up half way.
8. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until brown.