Sausage and egg breakfast casserole is a baked eggs casserole with pork sausage, onions, cheddar cheese, and spices, baked together with cubes of whole grain bread. This delicious breakfast casserole recipe is sometimes known as a breakfast strata.
4cupssprouted grain, whole-grain or gluten-free bread cubesdepending on your dietary preference, remove crust and tear bread into small pieces
8ozsharp cheddar cheeseshredded (use a block of cheese and shred for best flavor)
1cupchopped onion
2teaspoondry mustard
2lbsmedium pork sausagebrowned and drained
12eggsslightly beaten
4cupswhole milk
sea salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Cook sausage and onion, drain, crumble and set aside. In a large bowl, beat eggs and add milk, cheese, salt and pepper, dry mustard and sausage/onion mixture.
Spray a 9x13 baking dish with olive oil spray and place bread cubes in the bottom of the pan (make sure that cubes are in small pieces.)
Pour egg mixture on top. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
The next morning, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake casserole, uncovered, for 1 hour.