Ernie and I prepared this last night and baked it this morning. He took it to work with him and everyone enjoyed it. In fact, next time we will need to make two since the casserole went quickly.
This recipe is adapted from a recipe found on recipezaar.com.
This is a very basic recipe and would be great for a large family. The recipe said it had a serving size of 6 but I felt it could easily feed more, especially if served with fruit or another side dish.
Spicy Breakfast Casserole
1¼ hours, 12 min prep
| 1 | lb breakfast sausage |
| 2 | cups chopped peppers, onions and garlic (to your liking) |
| 1/2 | cup sliced mushrooms |
| 4 | cups bread, cut in pieces (day or two old is best) |
| 2 | cups shredded assorted cheeses (we used a mixture of cheddar, parmesan, garlic cheddar and havarti, but most cheese could work) |
| 10 | eggs, lightly beaten |
| 4 | cups milk |
| 1 | teaspoon dry mustard |
| 1 | teaspoon salt |
| 1/2 | teaspoon onion powder |
| 1/2 | teaspoon garlic powder |
1. Cook and crumble sausage and onion/pepper/garlic mixture, drain.
2. Put bread in well buttered 9×13 baking dish.
3. Sprinkle cheese over bread.
4. Combine the eggs, milk, and spices.
5. Pour over the bread and cheese.
6. Sprinkle sausage and mushrooms on top.
7. Cover and chill overnight.
8. Heat oven to 325*.
9. Bake, uncovered for 1 hour. Let your casserole rest for a few moments before serving.
Notes: This is the basic recipe. Feel free to add herbs and spices as you like. For instance, we seasoned our meat with dried chile pepper, garam marsala and a few other similar spices. I also used assorted herbs in my milk, eggs and spice mixture. This is what added the spice.
We served this with sour cream and Roasted Green Chile Salsa from Bloomin’ Botanicals.
Your casserole may still have a small amount of liquid in the center when you take it out of the oven. If you don’t want to risk overcooking the edge, you can cover your baking dish while it is still hot and let it sit 5-10 minutes.
Note #2: The following items were not purchased from the co-op: sausage, milk, mushrooms and some of the cheese and spices. We are still in the process of cleaning out our freezer. Next time we use this recipe, all of our cheese and sausage will probably be bought from the co-op.
