Brunch Casserole

1 lb. breakfast sausage cooked, crumbly
1/2 lb. sharp cheddar, graded
8-10 slices of bread, crust trimmed - whole wheat, white, can be stale
4 eggs
2 cup milk
1 large onion, chopped, lightly cooked
1-2 bell peppers, chopped, lightly cooked
1 large can mushroom stems and pieces, browned (optional)
1 tsp dry mustard
1/4-1/2 tsp cayenne, or to taste
chopped parsley, fresh, but dry is OK
salt and pepper, to taste

Spray a 9x13 baking pan with no stick spray. Cover bottom with bread
slices, cut to fit. Sprinkle bread with cheese, then sausage. Add onions,
and peppers. Beat eggs, add milk, mustard, cayenne, parsley. Mix well,
pour over ingredients in baking pan. Cover with plastic and put in the
refrigerator overnight. In the morning remove plastic and cover with
foil. Put in a cold oven set to 325 degrees. Bake 35-40 minutes, uncover
and continue baking until center is set and browned, 10-15 min.

I have several recipes in my computer files, but this it the tried
and true that I have made for 30 years.

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