Sausage and Mushroom Strata

Ingredients

• 8 ounces hot turkey Italian sausage
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 (16-ounce) package presliced mushrooms
• 2 cups 1% low-fat milk
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 5 large eggs
• 12 ounces day-old Italian or French bread, diagonally cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices, divided
• Cooking spray
• 1/2 cup (2 ounces) grated fresh Parmesan cheese, divided

Preparation

1. Remove casings from sausage. Cook sausage in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until browned; stir to crumble. Remove from pan. Add onion and mushrooms to pan; cook 5 minutes or until onion is tender and moisture evaporates. Remove from heat. Add sausage; stir to combine.
2. Combine milk and next 5 ingredients (through eggs) in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk.
3. Arrange half of bread in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Spoon half of sausage mixture evenly over bread; sprinkle with 1/4 cup cheese. Top with remaining bread. Spoon remaining sausage mixture over bread; sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese. Pour egg mixture evenly over bread mixture. Cover and chill overnight.
4. Preheat oven to 350°.
5. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35 minutes or until browned. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.