This is an easy, fast, and tasty recipe. When you cook this for your family you will get ohhhs and ahhhs!!! It can be used for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. I created this recipe to use up leftover day old artisan bread I bought from the store, sausage patties leftover from breakfast, and a red pepper I found at the back of the vegetable drawer.
You can also use this recipe as a starting point to create your own signature dish. Be creative and find your own combination of cheese, meat, vegetables, and herbs. Substitute the sausage for ham, bacon, turkey, etc. Also substitute the vegetable for mushrooms, spinach, or a combination of vegetables. Just remember to blanch the spinach or saute you vegetables before adding to the bread or the bread will get to soggy.
Savory Bread Pudding with Sausage and Red Bell Pepper
1 Onion
1 Red Bell Pepper
1 Pound of Sausage
1 Day-old/Stale Bread Loaf preferable Sourdough
1 ½ Cups shredded Irish Cheddar
6 Eggs
1 Cup 1% Milk
½ cup Sour Cream
½ Teaspoon Salt
¼ Teaspoon Pepper
½ Teaspoon Garlic Powder
¼ Teaspoon Sage
In a cast iron pot, add 1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil. Heat the oil and add a diced onion. Caramelize the onion adding the red bell pepper. Cook red pepper mix until tender. Add sausage and cook until browned and crumbled. Cut the bread loaf into cubes. Add to cooked mixture. Saute
bread in the onion, sausage, and pepper mixture coating and slightly browning cubes. Remove from heat. Cover bread mixture with shredded Irish Cheddar.
In a separate bowl add eggs, milk, sour cream, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and sage. Whisk until smooth and slightly frothy. Pour over bread, cheese, meat, and vegetable mixture. Cover Dutch Oven with lid and place in 375° oven for 30 minutes. Remove lid and cook an additional 10 minutes uncovered to brown. Serve hot.
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