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Classic Breakfast Beef Sausage and Egg Casserole

  • Author: Chef Emy

Description

This hearty and flavorful breakfast casserole is made with savory beef sausage, fluffy eggs, creamy cheeses, and perfectly soaked bread. It’s ideal for a cozy family breakfast or a brunch gathering. Prep it the night before for an easy morning bake!

Ingredients

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  • Meat:1 lb beef sausage (mild or spicy).Egg Mixture:8large eggs.2 cupswhole milk.½ cupheavy cream.1 tspsalt.½ tspblack pepper.½ tspgarlic powder.½ tsponion powder.Bread:6 cups cubed bread (day-old or lightly toasted).Cheese:1 cupshredded cheddar cheese.1 cupshredded mozzarella cheese.Optional Garnish:¼ cup chopped green onions.
  • Egg Mixture:8large eggs.2 cupswhole milk.½ cupheavy cream.1 tspsalt.½ tspblack pepper.½ tspgarlic powder.½ tsponion powder.Bread:6 cups cubed bread (day-old or lightly toasted).Cheese:1 cupshredded cheddar cheese.1 cupshredded mozzarella cheese.Optional Garnish:¼ cup chopped green onions.
  • 8large eggs.2 cupswhole milk.½ cupheavy cream.1 tspsalt.½ tspblack pepper.½ tspgarlic powder.½ tsponion powder.
  • 2 cupswhole milk.½ cupheavy cream.1 tspsalt.½ tspblack pepper.½ tspgarlic powder.½ tsponion powder.
  • ½ cupheavy cream.1 tspsalt.½ tspblack pepper.½ tspgarlic powder.½ tsponion powder.
  • 1 tspsalt.½ tspblack pepper.½ tspgarlic powder.½ tsponion powder.
  • ½ tspblack pepper.½ tspgarlic powder.½ tsponion powder.
  • ½ tspgarlic powder.½ tsponion powder.
  • ½ tsponion powder.
  • Bread:6 cups cubed bread (day-old or lightly toasted).Cheese:1 cupshredded cheddar cheese.1 cupshredded mozzarella cheese.Optional Garnish:¼ cup chopped green onions.
  • Cheese:1 cupshredded cheddar cheese.1 cupshredded mozzarella cheese.Optional Garnish:¼ cup chopped green onions.
  • 1 cupshredded cheddar cheese.1 cupshredded mozzarella cheese.
  • 1 cupshredded mozzarella cheese.
  • Optional Garnish:¼ cup chopped green onions.

Instructions

  1. 1️⃣Preheat and Prepare:Preheat your oven to350°F (175°C). Lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.2️⃣Cook the Beef Sausage:In a large skillet, cook the beef sausage over medium heat until browned and fully cooked. Break it into crumbles as it cooks. Drain any excess grease and set the sausage aside.3️⃣Prepare the Egg Mixture:In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, cream, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder until well combined.4️⃣Assemble the Casserole:Spread the cubed bread evenly in the prepared baking dish.Evenly distribute the cooked beef sausage over the bread.Pour the egg mixture over the bread and sausage, ensuring all the bread cubes are soaked.Sprinkle the shredded cheddar and mozzarella cheese over the top.5️⃣Bake:Cover the casserole with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for30 minutes.Remove the foil and bake for an additional15–20 minutes, or until the center is set and the top is golden brown and bubbly.6️⃣Serve:Allow the casserole to cool for5 minutesbefore slicing. Garnish with chopped green onions, if desired, and serve warm.
  2. 2️⃣Cook the Beef Sausage:In a large skillet, cook the beef sausage over medium heat until browned and fully cooked. Break it into crumbles as it cooks. Drain any excess grease and set the sausage aside.3️⃣Prepare the Egg Mixture:In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, cream, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder until well combined.4️⃣Assemble the Casserole:Spread the cubed bread evenly in the prepared baking dish.Evenly distribute the cooked beef sausage over the bread.Pour the egg mixture over the bread and sausage, ensuring all the bread cubes are soaked.Sprinkle the shredded cheddar and mozzarella cheese over the top.5️⃣Bake:Cover the casserole with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for30 minutes.Remove the foil and bake for an additional15–20 minutes, or until the center is set and the top is golden brown and bubbly.6️⃣Serve:Allow the casserole to cool for5 minutesbefore slicing. Garnish with chopped green onions, if desired, and serve warm.
  3. 3️⃣Prepare the Egg Mixture:In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, cream, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder until well combined.
  4. Spread the cubed bread evenly in the prepared baking dish.Evenly distribute the cooked beef sausage over the bread.Pour the egg mixture over the bread and sausage, ensuring all the bread cubes are soaked.Sprinkle the shredded cheddar and mozzarella cheese over the top.5️⃣Bake:Cover the casserole with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for30 minutes.Remove the foil and bake for an additional15–20 minutes, or until the center is set and the top is golden brown and bubbly.6️⃣Serve:Allow the casserole to cool for5 minutesbefore slicing. Garnish with chopped green onions, if desired, and serve warm.
  5. Evenly distribute the cooked beef sausage over the bread.
  6. Pour the egg mixture over the bread and sausage, ensuring all the bread cubes are soaked.Sprinkle the shredded cheddar and mozzarella cheese over the top.5️⃣Bake:Cover the casserole with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for30 minutes.Remove the foil and bake for an additional15–20 minutes, or until the center is set and the top is golden brown and bubbly.6️⃣Serve:Allow the casserole to cool for5 minutesbefore slicing. Garnish with chopped green onions, if desired, and serve warm.
  7. Sprinkle the shredded cheddar and mozzarella cheese over the top.5️⃣Bake:Cover the casserole with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for30 minutes.Remove the foil and bake for an additional15–20 minutes, or until the center is set and the top is golden brown and bubbly.6️⃣Serve:Allow the casserole to cool for5 minutesbefore slicing. Garnish with chopped green onions, if desired, and serve warm.
  8. Cover the casserole with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for30 minutes.Remove the foil and bake for an additional15–20 minutes, or until the center is set and the top is golden brown and bubbly.6️⃣Serve:Allow the casserole to cool for5 minutesbefore slicing. Garnish with chopped green onions, if desired, and serve warm.
  9. Remove the foil and bake for an additional15–20 minutes, or until the center is set and the top is golden brown and bubbly.6️⃣Serve:Allow the casserole to cool for5 minutesbefore slicing. Garnish with chopped green onions, if desired, and serve warm.
  10. 6️⃣Serve:Allow the casserole to cool for5 minutesbefore slicing. Garnish with chopped green onions, if desired, and serve warm.

Notes

Make-Ahead Option: Assemble the casserole the night before, cover it with plastic wrap, and refrigerate. Bake it fresh in the morning.Cheese Substitutions: Swap cheddar and mozzarella for Monterey Jack or Gouda for a flavor twist.Bread Tip: French bread or sourdough works best for its texture and flavor.
Cheese Substitutions: Swap cheddar and mozzarella for Monterey Jack or Gouda for a flavor twist.Bread Tip: French bread or sourdough works best for its texture and flavor.
Bread Tip: French bread or sourdough works best for its texture and flavor.

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