Best 7 Savory Bread Pudding With English Sausage Wilted Leeks And Dried Pears Recipes

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Indulge in a culinary journey with our exquisite savory bread pudding. This delightful dish combines the rustic charm of English sausage, the subtle sweetness of wilted leeks, and the chewy texture of dried pears. Baked to perfection, this bread pudding offers a medley of flavors and textures that will tantalize your taste buds.

Our recipe collection features two variations of this delectable dish. The first recipe showcases a classic bread pudding made with hearty white bread, while the second introduces a gluten-free alternative using almond flour and tapioca flour. Both recipes incorporate a rich custard base, ensuring a moist and flavorful pudding.

Accompanying the bread pudding are two delectable sauces. The first is a tangy apple cider sauce that complements the sweetness of the dried pears. The second is a savory sausage gravy that adds a hearty touch to the dish.

Whether you're a fan of traditional bread pudding or seeking a gluten-free option, our savory bread pudding with English sausage, wilted leeks, and dried pears is a must-try. Its unique combination of flavors and textures, along with the optional sauces, makes it a versatile dish perfect for any occasion.

Let's cook with our recipes!

SAVORY SAUSAGE AND CHEDDAR BREAD PUDDING



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A holiday favorite, this make-ahead breakfast casserole brimming with sausage and sharp cheddar is perfect for feeding a crowd.

Provided by Jennifer Segal

Categories     Breakfast & Brunch

Time 1h30m

Yield 6 to 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
1 pound sweet or spicy pork sausage (casings removed)
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
1 loaf (18 slices) white sandwich bread, such as Pepperidge Farm, crusts removed and cut into 1-inch cubes
2½ cups (a little over ½ pound) grated sharp cheddar cheese
½ cup chopped fresh parsley
6 large eggs
2 cups half-and-half
Scant teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with butter.
  • In a large sauté pan (preferably nonstick) over medium-high heat, melt 1 tablespoon butter. Add the sausage and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon to break the meat into small clumps, until browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer the sausage to a large mixing bowl, leaving the fat in the pan.
  • Turn the heat down to medium, then add the onions to the pan along with 1 tablespoon of butter. Cook the onions, stirring constantly, until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the onions to the mixing bowl with the sausage, along with the bread cubes, grated cheese and parsley. Toss well, then spread the mixture evenly into the prepared baking pan.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, half-and-half, salt and pepper.
  • Pour the egg mixture evenly over the bread mixture. Cover tightly with saran wrap and refrigerate for at least a few hours or overnight.
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake for about one hour, uncovered, until puffed and golden brown. Serve immediately.
  • Note: The cook time is based on cooking the bread pudding directly out of the refrigerator. If it's left to sit out at room temperature before baking, check for doneness after 45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 669, Fat 44 g, Carbohydrate 37 g, Protein 32 g, SaturatedFat 20 g, Sugar 8 g, Fiber 3 g, Sodium 1098 mg, Cholesterol 251 mg

SAVORY LEEK AND BACON BREAD PUDDING



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Bread pudding has a sweet image, but you gotta try the savory version! It's amazing. Savory bread puddings are so easy to make and they're inexpensive, tasty, and comforting. I hope you like this one -- you can leave the bacon out if you just want a veggie version and/or add other veggies, too.

Provided by Diana71

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Pork

Time 1h10m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 11

½ French baguette, cut into cubes
½ tablespoon olive oil
¾ cup diced leek
1 cup milk
2 eggs
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 pinch ground nutmeg
olive oil cooking spray
1 cup shredded Gruyere cheese
4 slices bacon, cooked and diced

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place baguette cubes onto a baking sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until dry, about 15 minutes. Remove bread and set aside. Keep oven on.
  • Meanwhile, warm oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add leeks and cook until softened but not brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
  • Whisk milk and eggs together in a bowl. Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Grease a casserole dish with cooking spray; sprinkle a thin layer of Gruyere cheese on the bottom.
  • Top Gruyere with 1/2 of the toasted bread cubes. Spread leeks over bread cubes and sprinkle diced bacon on top. Top with more cheese, reserving about half. Ladle 1/2 of the milk mixture over bread, leeks, bacon, and cheese. Slightly press bread cubes down into the milk. Layer remaining bread across the top, and continue layering leeks and bacon. Ladle remaining milk on top. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese over the casserole. Slightly press bread cubes down into the milk.
  • Let casserole sit for 15 minutes.
  • Cover casserole very loosely with aluminum foil so cheese does not melt against it. Place casserole dish on a baking sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and bake until cheese and bread cubes are well browned on top, 10 to 15 minutes more.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 803.3 calories, Carbohydrate 59.7 g, Cholesterol 288.2 mg, Fat 41.6 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 47.2 g, SaturatedFat 19.1 g, Sodium 1607.6 mg, Sugar 10 g

SAVORY BREAD PUDDING



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This recipe for bread pudding is courtesy of Chef Vitaly Paley and can be found in "The Paley's Place Cookbook."

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Puddings & Custards     Bread Pudding Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 15

3/4 pound day-old sourdough bread, crusts removed, cut into 1-inch cubes
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
10 sprigs winter savory or thyme, leaves only, finely chopped
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing
1 pound Fresh Pork Sausage
2 leeks, white parts only, halved lengthwise, washed, and sliced into 1/4-inch half-moons
1 pound small fresh chanterelle mushrooms, cleaned and dried
Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 large green apple, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
2 cups heavy cream
5 large eggs
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons Persillade
Black truffle, thinly sliced, for garnish (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a bowl, toss the bread cubes with melted butter and chopped savory. Transfer to a baking sheet and toast until crispy and golden, about 30 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 375 degrees.
  • In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil. Break up sausage into silver-dollar-sized pieces and add to skillet; cook thoroughly about 10 minutes. Transfer sausage to a large bowl and let cool.
  • Add remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil to skillet. Add leeks and mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until all the liquid has been absorbed, about 10 minutes. Stir in apple and transfer mixture to bowl with sausage; let cool.
  • Brush a 9-inch square baking dish with olive oil. Add bread cubes to bowl with sausage and leek mixture; toss to combine and transfer to baking dish.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together cream, eggs, vinegar, 3/4 cup cheese, 1 tablespoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, and the persillade; pour over bread mixture. Cover baking dish tightly with parchment paper-lined aluminum foil and transfer to oven. Bake until a paring knife inserted into the center of the pudding comes out clean, about 1 hour.
  • Uncover and sprinkle pudding with remaining 3/4 cup cheese. Preheat the broiler; broil pudding until golden, about 3 minutes. Cut into squares and serve garnished with truffles if desired.

SAVORY BREAD PUDDING WITH SAUSAGE AND MUSHROOMS



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Provided by Sandra Lee

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h30m

Yield 12 mini bread puddings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Nonstick cooking spray
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 (8-ounce) package sliced white mushrooms
1/2 pound sweet Italian sausage, removed from casing
4 eggs
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1/2 baguette, day old, cubed

Steps:

  • Spray a 12 cup muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
  • Heat the canola oil in a large skillet over medium heat and saute the mushrooms. Add the sausage and stir over the heat until browned and cooked through.
  • In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, milk, Italian seasoning and salt and pepper. Add the cubed bread to the egg mixture and let the egg and bread mixture sit for at least 30 minutes in the refrigerator to allow the bread to absorb the liquid.
  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
  • Remove the egg mixture from the refrigerator, add the sausage and mushrooms and stir to combine. Ladle the bread pudding mixture into the muffin tins and bake until set, about 30 to 35 minutes. Remove the puddings from the muffin tins to a serving platter and serve. Reserve 3 puddings for the Round 2 Recipe, Savory Bread Pudding Bites with Apple Mustard Sauce.
  • Use the leftovers from this recipe to make Savory Bread Pudding Bites with Apple Mustard Sauce .

SAUSAGE AND LEEK SAVORY BREAD PUDDING



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Brioche is the secret to this savory dish: The fluffy, eggy bread soaks up the cream and broth to produce a moist, custardy interior. Sausage, leeks and Gruyere are a go-with-everything combination, so this dish will fit right into any holiday buffet.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h15m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

4 tablespoons unsalted butter
8 cups 1/2-inch cubes brioche, crusts removed
8 ounces sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
1 cup finely chopped butternut squash
4 leeks, white and light green parts only, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, chopped
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
3 tablespoons minced fresh chives, plus more for garnish
4 large eggs
2 cups grated Gruyere

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease six 12-ounce ramekins with 2 tablespoons of the butter and set aside on a rimmed baking sheet.
  • Spread the brioche on a second rimmed baking sheet and bake, tossing halfway through, until lightly browned, about 15 minutes.
  • Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and squash and cook, breaking up the meat with the back of a spoon, until the sausage is browned and the squash is tender, about 8 minutes. Stir in the leeks, thyme, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and continue to cook, stirring often, until the leeks are wilted and softened, about 5 minutes.
  • Whisk together the chicken broth, cream, parsley, chives and eggs in a medium bowl. Add half the brioche to the ramekins. Divide the sausage mixture among the ramekins; top with 1 cup of the Gruyere and the remaining brioche. Pour the egg mixture over and sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup Gruyere.
  • Set aside at room temperature for 15 minutes to allow the bread to absorb the egg mixture. Bake on the baking sheet until the custard is set and the bread pudding is puffed and golden, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with chives before serving.

TOMATO, SAUSAGE & CHEDDAR BREAD PUDDING



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This savory dish is the perfect excuse to have bread pudding as the main meal, not merely afterward as dessert. - Holly Jones, Kennesaw, Georgia

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Breakfast     Brunch     Dinner

Time 1h15m

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, drained
1 pound bulk Italian sausage, cooked and crumbled
4 green onions, thinly sliced
1/4 cup minced fresh basil or 1 tablespoon dried basil
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon garlic powder
3 cups cubed French bread
6 large eggs
1-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine first 8 ingredients. Stir in bread. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., In the same bowl, whisk eggs, cream, salt and pepper; pour over bread mixture. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake 45-50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 430 calories, Fat 32g fat (18g saturated fat), Cholesterol 206mg cholesterol, Sodium 822mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 19g protein.

SAVORY BREAD PUDDING WITH ENGLISH SAUSAGE, WILTED LEEKS, AND DRIED PEARS



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Categories     Bread     Bake     Dinner     Pear     Sausage     Leek     Summer     Kosher

Yield serves 4 to 6

Number Of Ingredients 22

Sausage
1/2 pound ground beef
1 ounce salt pork, minced
1 tablespoon fresh bread crumbs (page 4)
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon powdered ginger
1/4 teaspoon dried sage
1/4 teaspoon dried summer savory
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon water
Kosher salt
Pudding
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup thinly sliced leeks, white and light green parts
1/3 cup chopped dried pear halves, preferably unsulfured
1/4 cup water
3 large eggs
2 cups milk
4 cups cubed day-old baguette or other artisanal country-style bread with crust (1-inch cubes)
1 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black or white pepper

Steps:

  • To make the sausage, place all the ingredients except the salt in a medium bowl, and knead with your hands until thoroughly blended. Cook and taste a small sample, then add salt if needed. Use right away, or cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
  • To make the pudding, preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly butter a 3-quart baking dish.
  • In a medium sauté pan, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the leeks and pears and stir to mix. Add the water, decrease the heat, and cook gently until the leeks wilt but remain bright green, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk. Add the bread, leek-pear mixture, salt, and pepper, and then add the sausage, breaking it into small clumps. Stir to mix and pour into the prepared dish.
  • Bake until toasted on the top and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes. Let rest for at least 10 minutes or up to 30 minutes before serving. Serve warm.

Tips:

  • Use stale bread: Stale bread will absorb the custard better and result in a more flavorful bread pudding.
  • Don't overmix the custard: Overmixing the custard will make it tough.
  • Bake the bread pudding in a water bath: This will help prevent the bread pudding from drying out.
  • Let the bread pudding cool slightly before serving: This will help the bread pudding set and make it easier to slice.

Conclusion:

Savory bread pudding is a delicious and versatile dish that can be made with a variety of ingredients. It's perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and it can be easily tailored to your own taste. So next time you're looking for a new and exciting way to use up leftover bread, give savory bread pudding a try!

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