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Breakfast Sausage Casserole

Yana, babushkacooking.com
Delicious, filling, easy, inexpensive, great for a crowd or meal prep.
Print Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Cook sausage 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine American
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Tb ghee or butter, or olive oil
  • 1 lb breakfast sausage
  • 1 C heavy cream
  • 6 eggs, large
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 8 oz shredded Cheddar cheese Tillamook is our favorite; Use orange colored Cheddar for a great final look

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375 F.
  • Cook the sausage in ghee until fully cooked, about 10-15 minutes.
  • Transfer to a paper towel lined plate.
  • In a large bowl, mix together eggs, heavy cream, salt, and pepper.
  • Using a hand mixer, mix until smooth. You can check it by turning off the mixer and lifting the beaters - if thoroughly mixed, there should be no or very little of egg white clinging.
  • Grease a baking dish large enough to hold sausage and egg mixture comfortably.
  • Layer the breakfast sausage and top with the egg mixture.
  • Bake for 30 minutes.
  • After 30 minutes, top with shredded Cheddar and put back in the oven for 5 minutes.
  • After 5 minutes, turn off the oven but leave the casserole in for 5 more minutes.
  • Servet hot and topped with greens, if desired.

Notes

Reheating leftovers
Microwave leftovers for 30 seconds on high.
Keyword Batch cooking, Crowd pleaser, Sausage