Sausage and Caramelized Onion Bread Pudding

Submitted by Manami

"If you can purchase turkey Italian sausage, purchase one or two links to equal 4 oz. This is from "Feed 4 for less than $10" and this menu cost $6.39 - they have affordable, delicious meals which are perfect for today's economy! Cooking Light Magazine, October 2009 edition. They served it with sautéed zuchini: heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 T canola oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add 1 lb thinly sliced zucchini to: sauté 4 minutes or until zucchini is lightly browned, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with 1/4 tsp MrsDash & 1/4 tsp or less of crushed red pepper flakes. Delicioso! :)"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 1⁄3 cups 1% low-fat milk
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt (optional) or 1/8 teaspoon mrsdash seasoning
• fresh ground white pepper (optional)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 large egg white
• 8 slices day-old French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes (1 oz slices)
• cooking spray
• 2 cups chopped yellow onions
• 1⁄4 cup apple juice
• 4 ounces turkey Italian sausage
• 1⁄4 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided (3 oz)

directions

1. Combine first 5 ingredsients (ending with egg white) in a large bowl; stir well with a whisk.
2. Add bread, toss gently to coat.
3. Let bread mixture stand 20 minutes (while you prepare the rest of recipes).
4. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
5. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
6. Coat pan with cooking spray.
7. Add onion to pan; cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
8. Add juice; cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
9. Remove casings from sausage.
10. Crumble sausage into pan; cook 5 minutes or until browned, stirring frequently.
11. Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes.
12. Add sausage mixture and cheese to bread mixture; stir well to combine.
13. Spoon into an 8" square baking dish coated with cooking spray.
14. Bake at 350ºF for 40 minutes or until set and lightly browned.
15. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Reviews

[Elisa72]

This is a very satisfying bread pudding! I used more sausage than called for to satisfy the carnivores in the family, but other than that followed the recipe. The flavor of the caramelized onions stood out more than I expected, which was great. This was also very easy and quick to prepare.