Sausage & Mushroom Casserole

Description: Sausage & Mushroom CASSEROLE

372
calories per serving

From Country Living

Active
time
25 minutes

Total
time
1 hour 15
minutes plus standing

Makes 8 Main-Dish Servings

Nonstick
olive oil cooking spray

14 oz.
spicy turkey sausage, casings removed

12 oz.
mixed mushrooms (such as cremini, shiitake, and oyster), trimmed and sliced

Salt and
pepper

1 small
onion, diced

8 large
slices bread (4 whole wheat and 4 hearty white), cut into 1-inch cubes

5 oz.
low-fat Jarlsberg cheese, finely grated (1½ cups)

1 pint
grape tomatoes, halved

5 large
whole eggs, plus 5 large egg whites

1½ cups
low-fat (1%) milk

1.   
Coat medium nonstick
skillet with cooking spray, and heat on medium. Add sausage and brown, breaking
up meat with wooden spoon as it cooks, about 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon,
transfer sausage to plate; set aside.

2.   
Add mushrooms to
skillet, and cook on medium-high about 4 minutes, or until they begin to brown,
stirring occasionally. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Add
onion, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook about 4 minutes, or until onion is
soft and mushrooms are well browned, stirring occasionally. Set mixture aside.

3.   
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In medium bowl, combine bread cubes, cheese, tomatoes, sausage, mushrooms, and
onions. Coat 9″ by 13″ baking dish with cooking spray, and spread
mixture in even layer. In medium bowl, beat together eggs and egg whites. Whisk
in milk and pour over bread mixture. Cover dish with foil, and let casserole
sit for 10 minutes. Press foil down gently to ensure top layer of bread cubes
soaks up liquid.

4.   
Bake casserole 35
minutes. Remove foil and bake 15 minutes more. Let rest 15 minutes before
serving.

Description: Bake casserole

Each
serving
about 30 g
protein, 33 g carbohydrate, 14 g total fat (4 g saturated), 4 g fiber, 184 mg
cholesterol, 745 mg sodium.