Christmas Morning Breakfast Casserole

Blogger, Catherine McCord of weelicious.com shares a recipe. Need a new and easy breakfast casserole? Try this Christmas egg bake.

Prep Time: 20 min
Total Time: 1 hour 10 min
Makes: 12 servings

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How-To Make Christmas Morning Breakfast Casserole

Blogger, Catherine McCord of weelicious.com shares a recipe. Need a new and easy breakfast casserole? Try this Christmas egg bake.

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1	lb ground breakfast sausage, any flavor
1	red bell pepper, chopped
2	cups cremini or white mushrooms, sliced
2	teaspoons salt
	pepper to taste
1	loaf (8 cups, 1-inch cubes) Italian bread, Ciabatta or Baguette (crusty bread)
1 1/2	dozen (18) large eggs
1	cup whole milk
1 1/2	cups cheddar cheese, shredded

1.	Heat oven to 375°F. Brown the sausage in a saute pan over medium heat for 3 minutes, breaking it into bite size pieces. Add the mushrooms, bell peppers, 1 tsp salt and pepper. Cook an additional 5 minutes. Let cool. Drain.
2.	In a bowl, beat the eggs and milk. Add remaining salt and cheese; stir to combine.
3.	Add the bread cubes and cooled sausage mixture to a greased 13×9-inch baking dish. Toss to combine.
4.	Pour the egg mixture over the bread and sausage: press the bread mixture down gently to soak up some of the egg mixture.
5.	Cover the dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes; uncover and bake an additional 20 minutes. Serve immediately.

Tips from blogger, Catherine McCord

- If desired, you could add zucchini, green peppers, yellow peppers, tomatoes. - I recommend washing mushrooms before slicing; canned mushrooms are a great substitute. - You can use your favorite sausage. I recommend chicken apple sausage. The recipe was tested with maple pork sausage. Ground sausage or links would work nicely. - We used a 12-inch non-stick skillet for cooking the meat and vegetables - Use any milk of your preference. - Crack eggs in a separate bowl to make sure egg is okay, and you do not get any shell into the rest of your mixture. - I recommend buttering or using cooking spray on the baking dish before adding ingredients. - You can prep ingredients the day before, assemble quickly before placing in oven, if crunched for time. - To check “doneness” of the casserole, insert knife – casserole is done if knife comes out clean. - Spray foil with cooking spray before covering casserole to prevent cheese/egg sticking to foil. - Casserole can go directly from the oven to the table – does not need to “set up.”

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving: Calories 390 (Calories from Fat 250); Total Fat 27g (Saturated Fat 10g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 365mg; Sodium 1000mg; Total Carbohydrate 15g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 3g); Protein 21g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 20%; Vitamin C 10%; Calcium 20%; Iron 10% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 2 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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