Italian Breakfast Strata

Ingredients

• 1/2 Cup Sun Dried Tomatoes
• 1/4 Lb sweet italian sausage
• 1 each Green pepper Diced
• 1 Each Red pepper Diced
• 1 Loaf Italian Bread (14 ounces) Cut into 1 inch cubes
• 8 each Large Eggs
• 1 Cup Milk
• 1/2 Cup Basil fresh Chopped
• 2 Cups Mozzarella Shredded

Instructions

1. Bring 1 cup of water to a boil. Place Sun Dried tomatoes in a bowl and add water. Let stand for 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile crumble sausage into a large nonstick skillet. Cook over medium to medium-high for 6 minutes. Add peppers and cook, stirring occasionally, 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Drain sun-dried tomatoes and chop. Stir into sausage mixture in skillet.
3. Place bread cubes in a very large bowl. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs, milk and chopped basil. Stir sausage mixture into bread along with 1 cup of the cheese. Pour egg mixture over bread mixture and stir moisten all ingredients. Coat a 13x9 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Pour bread mixture into prepared dish. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
4. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Uncover dish and sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese. Cover dish with foil. Bake, covered, at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake for 15 minutes. Cool slightly before serving.