Italian Pumpkin Strata

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 lb italian sausage, casings removed
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 lb italian bread, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 (12 ounce) cans evaporated milk
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1 -2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, cook sausage, onion, peppers, and garlic in oil; crumble sausage into pieces.
• 2 cook until sausage is no longer pink; drain.
• 3 combine bread, cheese, and sausage mixture in a large bowl.
• 4 mix together milk, pumpkin, eggs, salt, pepper, and seasonings.
• 5 pour over bread mixture and stir gently until bread is moistened.
• 6 pour into a greased 13x9 inch baking dish.
• 7 bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until set.
• 8 serve warm.