Make-Ahead Sausage and Egg Breakfast Casserole

by BudgetBites
Prep: 15m
Cook: 40m
pork
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Ingredients
Servings:8
1lbbulk pork sausage
6eggs
2cupmilk
1tspsalt
1tspground mustard
6white bread
1cupcheddar cheese
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Instructions
  1. 1

    Brown the sausage

    In a skillet over medium heat, brown and crumble the pork sausage until no pink remains, about 8 minutes. Drain off the fat and set aside.

  1. 2

    Mix everything

    In a large bowl, beat the eggs, then whisk in the milk, salt, and ground mustard. Cut the bread into 1/2-inch cubes and stir them in along with the shredded cheddar and cooked sausage.

  2. 3

    Rest overnight

    Pour the mixture into a greased 11x7-inch baking dish. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. This is the step that does the work for you: the bread soaks up the custard while you sleep.

  3. 4

    Bake and serve

    Pull the dish from the fridge 30 minutes before baking so it warms up and cooks evenly. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let it sit a few minutes, then slice and serve.

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Make-Ahead Sausage and Egg Breakfast Casserole

Created by: BudgetBites

Prep Time: 15m
Cook Time: 40m
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 1 lb bulk pork sausage
  • 6 eggs
  • 2 cup milk
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground mustard
  • 6 white bread
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese

Instructions

  1. Brown the sausageIn a skillet over medium heat, brown and crumble the pork sausage until no pink remains, about 8 minutes. Drain off the fat and set aside.
  2. Mix everythingIn a large bowl, beat the eggs, then whisk in the milk, salt, and ground mustard. Cut the bread into 1/2-inch cubes and stir them in along with the shredded cheddar and cooked sausage.
  3. Rest overnightPour the mixture into a greased 11x7-inch baking dish. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. This is the step that does the work for you: the bread soaks up the custard while you sleep.
  4. Bake and servePull the dish from the fridge 30 minutes before baking so it warms up and cooks evenly. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let it sit a few minutes, then slice and serve.

Notes & Tips

This is the cheapest way I know to feed a crowd breakfast. A pound of bulk sausage, six eggs, a loaf's worth of sandwich bread, and a cup of cheddar runs about $6-7 total and stretches to eight servings, so you're under a buck a plate. The real trick is that you build it the night before, so on a busy morning all you do is turn on the oven. Use up bread that's going a little stale, it actually soaks up the eggs better. Want to change it up? Swap in crumbled bacon or a spicy sausage, or throw in a handful of chopped onion or bell pepper with the sausage.