Sausage and Green Chile Strata

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Yield: Makes 4-6 servings

Ingredients:

Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
8 soft white bread slices, crusts trimmed
1/4 cup Crisco® Butter Shortening, melted
1/2 pound bulk pork sausage, crumbled and cooked
1 (4 oz.) can green chiles, drained and chopped
1 cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese
6 large eggs
1 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Preparation Directions:

1. Spray an 8x8-inch glass baking dish with no-stick cooking spray.

2. Brush bread slices with melted shortening. Place 4 slices in prepared dish. Top with half the sausage, chiles and cheese. Top with 4 more slices of bread, then remaining sausage and chiles.

3. Beat together eggs, milk, mustard, salt and pepper. Pour egg mixture over the layers and sprinkle with remaining cheese. *

4. Heat oven to 350°F. Bake about 40 minutes or until puffed and center is set. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before cutting into squares.

*TIP Can be prepared a day ahead to this point. Cover and refrigerate until ready to bake.