Italian Pumpkin Strata

Recipe Ingredients

1 tablespoon	15ml	Vegetable oil
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Sweet Italian sausage - casing removed
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Chopped onion
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Chopped green bell pepper
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Chopped red bell pepper
2		Garlic cloves - finely chopped
12 cups	2844ml	Cubed (1 1/2") Italian or French bread
		= (abt a 1-lb loaf)
2 cups	292g / 10oz	Shredded mozzarella cheese - (8 oz)
3 cups	711ml	Nestle Carnation evaporated milk
		= (two 12-oz cans)
1 3/4 cups	414ml	Libby's 100% pure pumpkin - (15-oz can)
4		Large eggs
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Freshly-ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Dried oregano - crushed
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Dried basil - crushed
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Dried marjoram - crushed

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 13- by 9-inch baking pan.

Heat vegetable oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage, onion, bell peppers and garlic. Cook, stirring to break up sausage, for 7 to 10 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink; drain.

Combine bread cubes, cheese and sausage mixture in large bowl. Beat evaporated milk, pumpkin, eggs, salt, pepper, oregano, basil and marjoram in medium bowl. Pour over bread mixture, pressing bread into milk mixture. Pour into prepared baking pan. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until set. Serve warm.

This recipe yields 12 servings.

Source:
Nestle at http://www.verybestbaking.com

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