Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Casserole

Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Casserole

A classic American breakfast casserole with savory pork sausage, bread, cheddar cheese, and a seasoned egg custard baked until golden and set.

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 175°C. Grease the baking dish with the butter.

    Ingredients used: 14.0 gr Butter

    Cookware: baking dish, oven

  2. Step 2

    Cook the sausage in the skillet over medium heat, breaking it into crumbles, until browned with no pink remaining and the largest pieces reach 71°C. Transfer it with a slotted spoon and discard the rendered fat.

    Timer: 10 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 450.0 gr Pork Sausage

    Cookware: instant-read thermometer, skillet, slotted spoon, wooden spoon

  3. Step 3

    Cut the bread into roughly 2 cm cubes.

    Ingredients used: 8.0 piece White Bread

    Cookware: Chef Knife, cutting board

  4. Step 4

    Spread the bread cubes evenly in the baking dish, then distribute the cooked sausage over them.

    Cookware: baking dish

  5. Step 5

    Whisk the eggs, milk, mustard powder, salt, and black pepper in the mixing bowl until evenly combined.

    Ingredients used: 1.0 gr Black Pepper, 8.0 piece Egg, 2.0 gr Mustard Powder, 4.0 gr Salt, 480.0 ml Whole Milk

    Cookware: mixing bowl, whisk

  6. Step 6

    Pour the egg mixture evenly over the bread and sausage. Press the bread down gently so it is moistened.

    Cookware: baking dish, mixing bowl

  7. Step 7

    Scatter the cheddar cheese evenly over the casserole.

    Ingredients used: 225.0 gr Cheddar Cheese

    Cookware: baking dish

  8. Step 8

    Bake at 175°C until the center is set, the top is golden, and the casserole reaches 71°C internally.

    Timer: 40 min (fixed)

    Cookware: baking dish, instant-read thermometer, oven

  9. Step 9

    Let the casserole stand before cutting it into 8 portions and serving.

    Timer: 10 min (fixed)

    Cookware: baking dish

Nutrition (Estimated)

Food safety

Caution: medium

Cook the sausage and the finished casserole to at least 71°C internally. Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours, use within 3 to 4 days, and reheat to 74°C.

Risk factors

  • raw pork sausage
  • raw eggs
  • perishable dairy ingredients