Sausage Egg & Cheese Breakfast Casserole

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Sausage Egg & Cheese Breakfast Casserole

This easy-to-make breakfast casserole is perfect for a crowd, or for two and just freeze the rest for quick on-the-go breakfasts. Layers of sausage, apples, cheese & eggs are filling, healthy, and delicious.

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 527kcal

Author: Linda Warren

Ingredients

12-16 oz breakfast sausage use turkey for a low-fat option
2 apples peeled, cored & chopped
½ cup onion chopped
4 cups sourdough or French bread cubed
1 ½ cups cheddar cheese shredded
8 eggs
¾ cup half and half or milk of choice
1 teaspoon sage
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon rosemary minced
⅛ teaspoon nutmeg

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray an 8x11-inch or 9x13-inch baking dish with avocado or olive oil spray.
In a large skillet, cook sausage with apples and onion, breaking sausage up as it cooks, until sausage is completely cooked. Drain fat off the sausage.
Add bread cubes to the bottom of the prepared dish. Spread with sausage-apple-onion mixture.
Sprinkle with half the cheese.
Whisk eggs, milk and seasonings, except rosemary, together then pour over top of casserole. Sprinkle with rosemary.
Sprinkle remaining cheese and chopped rosemary.
Bake 25-30 minutes.

Notes

STORE/FREEZE/REHEAT

Store leftover baked breakfast casserole in the fridge for up to 4 days. You can either cover the dish with plastic wrap or aluminum foil or transfer the casserole to an airtight container.

Freezing Breakfast Casserole: Cut the baked casserole into single portions, wrap them with plastic wrap, put them in a heavy-duty freezer bag, and freeze them for up to 2 months.

To Reheat: Bake in a 350ºF oven for 10 to 15 minutes or microwave for 1 to 2 minutes, or until warmed through. How long it takes to reheat varies depending on if reheating refrigerated or frozen portions.

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