Sausage Breakfast Casserole

While we have spent some time at my parents’ house (soaking in a little more togetherness before returning to quarantine), life has been pretty easy. I haven’t cooked a meal, washed a pair of underwear, or unloaded the dishwasher. Some would call it lazy, some would say I’m storing up energy for the months to come. Well, if you know one thing about my mama (and you probably don’t), the woman can cook. I’m talking good, southern, buttery cooking. So that leads me to a stream of recipe posts. First up…sausage breakfast casserole!

Bread, good. Cheese, good. Eggs, good. Sausage, gooood! This is my favorite breakfast casserole that I have had, and is a hit anytime we take it anywhere.

How to Make Sausage Breakfast Casserole

IMPORTANT!! THIS CASSEROLE MUST SIT IN THE FRIDGE OVERNIGHT (6 HOURS)

Pam is Always Your Friend

First up, grease your 10×15 dish. This is a task I forget every time. In fact, if you look close enough, you can see crumbs from the bread that we had to remove after forgetting to spray it with Pam. Don’t forget to grease your dish, people.

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Add your bread

Add your bread to the casserole dish. My mom’s bread of choice for this is Sunbeam King Thin. She uses 9 pieces, overlapping slightly. The 9th piece is ripped into thirds down the side of the dish to fill in the gap that is left.

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press the bread

Press the bread down! My mom says that the purpose of this is so that the bread doesn’t come up through the eggs when baking. Not sure if this is a key step or not, but she says it is (plus it only takes like 40 seconds…).

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Cheese and sausage

Next, sprinkle your cheese evenly over the bread, then add your browned sausage (browned with grease drained). Nothing too special here, just be sure it is spread evenly!

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A little whisking!

Now you will add 8 eggs into your mixing bowl. My mom has always taught me to crack each egg into a small bowl, then pour the egg from there. If you do it this way, you can separate any bad eggs before putting them in with everything else. It is also a great way to notice shells that may have snuck in. I would like to say that I always follow this rule. That would be a lie.

Then add in your milk, and whisk away!

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Almost finished!

Pour this milk and egg concoction evenly over the casserole dish, then stop! You are finished! No need to mix or touch it anymore. I told you this was easy!

don’t forget to refrigerate!

Cover her up and stick it in the fridge overnight (at least 6 hours). This casserole is really best to make the night before serving. Then, when you wake up the next morning, all you have to do is stick it in the oven!

The next morning is simple! Uncover, pop it in the oven, and turn it on 350 degrees for 1 hour. We recommend putting it in the oven before turning it on. If you put a cold casserole dish into a hot oven, you risk the dish possibly cracking. Nobody wants a cracked dish, or a ruined casserole!

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Enjoy!

You are finished! Now, decide if you want to share this delicious breakfast casserole, or just enjoy it for yourself. It freezes great! We just wrap individual pieces to freeze. It makes mornings a breeze!