Meat And Broccoli Strata - cooking recipe

Ingredients

12 slices bread
12 oz. sharp Cheddar cheese, cut into 1/4-inch slices
1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen broccoli (fresh may be used)
2 c. chopped, cooked ham or Canadian bacon or 12 oz. sausage, cooked and crumbled
3 c. milk
6 eggs
1 1/4 tsp. dry mustard
2 Tbsp. finely chopped onions

Preparation

With a 3-inch cookie cutter, cut a design out of each bread slice; set aside.
Tear remaining bread into pieces, place in bottom of greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
Layer with sliced cheese, broccoli, meat and bread cutouts.
In a medium bowl, beat together remaining ingredients.
Pour over mixture in pan.
Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.