Sausage and Egg Overnight Breakfast Casserole
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.
Servings 12
Calories 396kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lbs medium pork sausage
- 1 cup onion finely chopped
- 12 eggs slightly beaten
- 4 cups whole milk
- 8 oz sharp cheddar cheese shredded (use a block of cheese and shred for best flavor)
- 2 tsp dry mustard
- salt and pepper to taste (I use about ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp pepper)
- 4 cups sprouted grain, whole-grain, brioche, or gluten-free bread cubes depending on your dietary preference, remove crust and tear bread into small pieces
Instructions
- Cook sausage and onion, drain, crumble, and set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the eggs, then add the milk, cheese, dry mustard, salt and pepper. Then add the sausage/onion mixture and stir to combine.
- Spray a 9x13 baking dish with olive oil spray then place the bread cubes in the bottom of the pan.
- Pour egg mixture on top. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- The next morning, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake casserole, uncovered, for 1 hour.
Nutrition
Calories: 396kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 28g