Sausage Egg and Cheese Breakfast Casserole, or Christmas Casserole as it’s known at our house, is and easy to prepare recipe. You’ve been busy with holiday cooking and want to feed the family, perhaps guests too, a great breakfast. This casserole can even be made the night before.
There’s no heavy bread in this dish. After all, aren’t we still stuffed from Christmas dinner. Fluffy eggs, your favorite breakfast sausage and cheese. Cause we all love cheese right?!
This breakfast casserole is one of my personal favorites. Us Southerners love our hot sauce too and I add a few dashes to my serving. It’s so good! I occasionally make this when we are in the mood for a breakfast for supper kind of night. If you have leftovers, they re-heat beautifully in the oven the next day.
I appreciate an easy to prepare breakfast after I’ve spent days cooking. December also happens to be a very busy month overall with baking homemade goodies, decorating, and most likely shopping. There are trips to the post office, cards to write and send. I love it all but am ready for the New Year after December 25th rolls around.
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Sausage Egg and Cheese Breakfast Casserole
Here are the ingredients that you’ll need:
- Breakfast Sausage
- Dried Minced Onion
- 1 Dozen Eggs
- Whole Milk
- Salt
- Ground Black Pepper
- Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese
Brown sausage in a skillet breaking up as it cooks. Next, add dried minced onion to the sausage as it browns.
Crack the dozen eggs into a mixing bowl and whisk. Add milk, salt and black pepper and whisk together to combine.
Preheat oven to 350°F
Add 3/4 of the cooking sausage to the bottom of a casserole dish.
Top the sausage with 1/2 of the grated cheese.
Pour the egg mixture over the sausage and cheese.
Cheesy Breakfast Casserole
Place into your preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes top the casserole with the remaining cheese and top with the reserved cooked sausage. Return to the oven and bake an additional 10-15 minutes so that the cheese is well melted.
Cut into squares and serve.
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Sausage Egg and Cheese Breakfast Casserole
Delicious Sausage Egg and Cheese Breakfast Casserole, also known as Christmas breakfast casserole, is delicious and low carb.
Ingredients
- 1 lb Breakfast Sausage
- 1 tbs Dried Minced Onion
- 1 Dozen Eggs
- 3/4 c Whole Milk
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Ground Black Pepper
- 1 c Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese, divided
Instructions
- Brown sausage in a skillet breaking up as it cooks. Add dried minced onion to the sausage as it browns.
- Add one dozen eggs to a mixing bowl and whisk. Add milk, salt and black pepper and whisk together to combine.
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Add 3/4 of the cooking sausage to the bottom of a casserole dish.
- Top the sausage with 1/2 of the grated cheese.
- Pour the egg mixture over the sausage and cheese.
- Place into your preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes top the casserole with the remaining cheese and top with the reserved cooked sausage.
- Return to the oven and bake an additional 10-15 minutes so that the cheese is well melted.
- Cut into squares and serve.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
9Amount Per Serving: Calories: 376Total Fat: 29gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 318mgSodium: 934mgCarbohydrates: 3gFiber: 0gSugar: 2gProtein: 24g
Sausage Egg and Cheese Casserole Without Bread
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Carolyn
Monday 5th of October 2020
Can I use bacon in place of the sausage?
Julia Jordan
Monday 5th of October 2020
You sure can or chopped ham if you prefer.
Vicky
Thursday 30th of July 2020
I tried this one tonight and did not care for it at all. The texture of the casserole was spongy. This was a waste of ingredients. I will not be making this again.
Kim
Saturday 18th of July 2020
I added little pieces of cream cheese to it!
Julia Jordan
Sunday 19th of July 2020
That sounds delicious!
Betsy Gorman
Sunday 14th of June 2020
I made this yesterday, and it turned out great - thank you! I adapted it by making it in two 8" glass cake pans. One had the sausage, and the other had sauted onions & peppers (vegetarian). I shredded an 8-oz brick of sharp cheddar & split between the two. Cooking time was the same. I served with salsa, and everyone loved it!
Julia Jordan
Sunday 14th of June 2020
Betsy, I'm so glad that you enjoyed the recipe. Your vegetarian version sounds wonderful! Thanks for stopping by to let me know. That made my day. ~Julia
D Johnson
Monday 30th of December 2019
I too am wondering if this egg casserole could be prepared the night before and cooked in the morning.
Julia Jordan
Monday 30th of December 2019
Yes, you could prepare everything and just bake it the next day.