Mozzarella Sausage And Sun Dried Tomato Bread Pudding Recipes

SIMPLY ORANGEAND#174; CHICKEN SAUSAGE AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• 1. Whisk the eggs with the milk, salt and pepper in a large bowl.
• 2. Butter a 9 X 13 baking dish and arrange 6 slices of the bread on the bottom. Top evenly with half the cheese, half the sausage and half the tomatoes. Repeat with the remaining bread, cheese, sausage and tomatoes. Slowly pour or ladle in the milk mixture. Wrap in plastic and weigh down with heavy cans to submerge the layers. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
• 3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake the pudding until puffed and golden, about 45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before serving.

SAVORY SAUSAGE SUN-DRIED TOMATO AND PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with butter.
• Combine sausage, pumpkin, onion, and sun-dried tomatoes in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir until sausage is browned, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Transfer sausage mixture to a large bowl. Mix in bread, heavy cream, Cheddar cheese, eggs, milk, Gruyere cheese, salt, and pepper. Spread mixture in the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and golden, 30 to 45 minutes.

TOMATO, SAUSAGE & CHEDDAR BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine first 8 ingredients. Stir in bread. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., In the same bowl, whisk eggs, cream, salt and pepper; pour over bread mixture. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake 45-50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

SAUSAGE AND CHEESE STRATA WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Place sun-dried tomatoes in medium bowl. Pour enough boiling water over to cover. Let stand until softened, about 15 minutes. Drain.
• Sauté sausages in heavy medium skillet over medium heat until cooked through, breaking up with back of spoon, about 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to paper towels and drain well.
• Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Whisk milk, eggs, thyme, salt and pepper in large bowl to blend. Add sun-dried tomatoes, sausage, bread, onion and Parmesan cheese and stir to blend. Transfer to prepared dish. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Bake strata uncovered until puffed and golden brown, about 45 minutes. Sprinkle with mozzarella and goat cheese and bake until mozzarella melts, about 5 minutes. Transfer pan to rack and cool 5 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley.

TOMATO BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F with rack in middle of oven.
• Butter a baking dish - 13 x 9".
• Toss tomatoes in a bowl with herbes de Provence, 1 tablespoon oil, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
• Arrange tomatoes, cut sides up, in a large heavy 4-sided sheet pan.
• Cut off and discard 1/4 inch from top of garlic head to expose cloves, then put on a sheet of foil and drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil.
• Wrap garlic in foil and roast in pan with tomatoes until tomatoes are browned but still juicy and garlic is soft, 50 to 60 minutes (Leave oven on.).
• Cool garlic to warm, then force through a medium-mesh sieve with a rubber spatula, discarding skins.
• Reserve purée.
• While garlic cooks, toss bread cubes in a large bowl with remaining oil until coated, then spread out in a large 4-sided sheet pan and bake until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Cool in pan.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
• Whisk together milk, cream, eggs, garlic purée, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
• Stir in cheeses.
• Transfer bread to baking dish, then pour egg mixture over bread and add tomatoes, pushing some down between bread cubes.
• Bake until firm to the touch and golden brown in spots, 50 to 60 minutes.
• Cooks' note: Bread pudding is best the day it is made but can be made 1 day ahead and chilled (covered once cool). Reheat, covered with foil, in a 350°F oven.

SAUSAGE, EGG AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Butter 13x9x2 glass baking dish.
• Remove sausage from casings and sauté over medium heat until browned, about 10 minutes. Add green onion. Drain oil packed tomatoes and add along with 2 tablespoons parsley, stir until mixed well.
• Spread sausage mixture in prepared dish. (At this point you can cover and refrigerate overnight.Continue the next step the following day.).
• Whisk eggs, egg yolks, half and half, whipping cream and mozzarella in a large bowl, blend well.
• Pour over sausage mixture then sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons parsley on top.
• Bake until knife in center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.