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
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
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.
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.
Here are a few more recipes you might enjoy: Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole , Country Breakfast Hash , Ham and Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole
Sausage Egg and Cheese Casserole Without Bread
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
Best Ever Breakfast Egg Casserole
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20 Comments
Cindy
May 31, 2018 at 1:20 pmGreat recipe
Jennie
November 30, 2018 at 12:50 pmLooks like it would be super delicious! I want to make this. What size casserole dish do you use? 9×13” maybe? Also approximately how many serving are in this recipe? Thank you.
Julia Jordan
November 30, 2018 at 12:56 pmJennie,
Thank you and Yes, a 9 x 13 casserole dish…as far as servings it depends on appetite but I would say 12 for the size of the pan.
Sharon Jackson
November 30, 2018 at 3:11 pmCan this be frozen? Either way, sounds amazing!
Julia Jordan
November 30, 2018 at 4:39 pmSharon,
It can be frozen but I’ve never tried it so can’t give specific directions for this recipe. It does reheat beautifully too if you wish to make it the night before.
Julia
Sharon Jackson
November 30, 2018 at 5:52 pmThanks tons!! I’d be fixing this for two, that’s why I was asking – don’t think I could talk the hubs into eating this for several nights!! I’ll let you know how it turns out!
Lori
June 20, 2019 at 9:15 amDo you reheat in the oven or microwave? If in the oven, at what temperature and for how long? Thanks!
Julia Jordan
June 20, 2019 at 9:53 amYou could really do either one but I usually pop the entire dish in the oven to reheat at 325 degrees Fahrenheit until warm. I start checking it at about 20 minutes to see if it is warmed through.
Sylvia
October 7, 2019 at 9:27 amVery good receipes
Julia Jordan
October 7, 2019 at 9:28 amThank you so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed it.
Anita
November 12, 2019 at 11:22 amDo you grease the casserole dish?
Julia Jordan
November 12, 2019 at 1:59 pmNo, I didn’t grease this dish. It wouldn’t hurt if you prefer to though.
Sarah
December 19, 2019 at 9:31 pmThis looks delish. Can you prepare it the night before and cook it the following morning?
D Johnson
December 30, 2019 at 12:19 pmI too am wondering if this egg casserole could be prepared the night before and cooked in the morning.
Julia Jordan
December 30, 2019 at 12:29 pmYes, you could prepare everything and just bake it the next day.
Betsy Gorman
June 14, 2020 at 8:25 amI 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
June 14, 2020 at 10:30 amBetsy,
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
Kim
July 18, 2020 at 4:19 pmI added little pieces of cream cheese to it!
Julia Jordan
July 19, 2020 at 8:45 amThat sounds delicious!
Vicky
July 30, 2020 at 9:00 pmI 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.