Cheesy Sausage Breakfast Casserole

  3.4 – 14 reviews  • Sausage Recipes
Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr 50 min
Prep: 30 min
Inactive: 40 min
Cook: 40 min
Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 onion, chopped
  2. 1 bell pepper, cored, seeded and chopped
  3. 2 cloves garlic, very finely chopped
  4. 6 large eggs
  5. 21/2 cups milk
  6. 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
  7. 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  8. 12 ounces white bread, cubed (about 1/2 loaf)
  9. 1/2 cup grated Cheddar cheese (about 2 ounces)
  10. Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
  11. 2 teaspoons canola oil, plus more for the dish
  12. 1/2 pound pork or turkey country sausage, casings removed

Instructions

  1. In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring and breaking it up into smaller pieces, until it begins to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook until the onion is golden, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 45 to 60 seconds. Remove from the heat to cool slightly. 
  2. Meanwhile, whisk together the eggs, milk, sage and parsley in a large bowl. Add the cubed bread, sausage-vegetable mixture and 1/4 cup of the cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or overnight. 
  3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Brush a medium casserole dish with oil. Pour the chilled bread mixture into the prepared casserole dish. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup of cheese. Let sit at room temperature for 20 minutes.
  4. Transfer the casserole to the oven and bake until puffed and golden brown, about 30 minutes. (If the top of the casserole starts to get too brown, cover it with aluminum foil.) Remove to a rack to cool slightly. Serve hot or warm.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 8 servings
Calories 452
Total Fat 26 g
Saturated Fat 11 g
Carbohydrates 32 g
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Sugar 19 g
Protein 24 g
Cholesterol 199 mg
Sodium 1052 mg

Reviews

Shawn Jones
This casserole is not cheesy. It’s a bread casserole with a little sausage and very little cheese. Not much flavor. It could be improved but why bother when there are many recipes out there.
Gary Lucero
Recipe did not state size of casserole dish 9×13 or 9 x 9??
Kelly Collins DDS
My kids are enjoying this very much! tomorrow we are going to put it in a tortilla and make burritos!
Joyce Baker
Very easy to fix. Very tasty!
Katie Hansen
Very good brunch item.
Anita Carlson
Perfect.
Jordan Sanchez
Would not make again. Bland, rather dry, even adding extra egg and milk, and not nearly enough cheese or sausage. This was basically all bread. There are much better recipes for breakfast casseroles out there.
Daniel Garcia
could you refrigerate it overnight in the casserole dish?
Benjamin Sullivan
Could you substitute with ham?

 

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