Breakfast Casserole From Southern Living Food

SOUTHWEST BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1.Combine potatoes, cheese, and seasonings in 13" X 9" X 2" baking dish, sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Arrange pepper rings over top of potato mixture.
• 2.Crack one egg into each pepper ring, brush eggs with melted butter. Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes or until egg whites are set and potatoes are tender.

COUNTRY BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease an 11x8 inch baking dish.
• Brown sausage in a large skillet; drain fat.
• Combine sausage with green onion and spread evenly across the bottom of the baking dish. Top with shredded cheese. Whisk together eggs, water, milk, and gravy mix; add mixture to baking dish. Arrange bread squares evenly on top. If desired, drizzle melted butter over bread, and sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake 40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Set aside 10 minutes before serving.

BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook sausage in a skillet over medium heat, stirring until it crumbles and is no longer pink; drain well.
• Place bread cubes in a lightly greased 9" X 13" baking pan.
• Sprinkle bread evenly with cheese, and top with sausage (or ham).
• Whisk together eggs, milk, salt, pepper, dry mustard and Worcestershire sauce and pour evenly over sausage mixture.
• Cover and chill casserole for 8 hours (may be frozen at this point, and thawed before cooking).
• Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes, or until set.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

BREAKFAST CASSEROLE FROM SOUTHERN LIVING

Steps:

• Cook sausage in skillet over medium heat, stirring until it crumbles and is no longer pink; drain well.
• Place bread cubes evenly in 6 lightly greased 8 oz. individual baking dishes or ramekins; sprinkle bread evenly with cheese, and top with sausage.
• Whisk together eggs and next four ingredients; pour evenly over sausage mixture. Cover and chill casseroles for 8 hours. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until set. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

CRUNCHY SAUSAGE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook rice mix to pkg directions and set aside.
• Cook sausage, ground beef, and onion over medium heat until browned, stirring to crumble. Drain off drippings. Add rice, mushrooms, water chestnuts and soy sauce; stir well. Spoon into ungreased 2 quart casserole. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Remove from refrigerator, and allow to sit at room temperature 30 minutes. Sprinkle with almonds. Bake, uncovered at 325 for 50 minutes or until heated through.
• Garnish with lemon and parsley.

GENTLEMEN'S CASSEROLE FROM SOUTHERN LIVING

Steps:

• Bake four pastry shells according to package directions. Reserve remaining shells for another use.
• Microwave milk in a 2 cup microwave-safe glass measuring cup on HIGH for 1 minute.
• Melt 1 tablespoons butter in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat; gradually whisk in flour. Cook for 1 minute, whisking constantly. Gradually whisk in warm milk; cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, 3-5 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat; whisk in 1/2 cup of Gruyere cheese, salt and pepper.
• Melt remaining 1 tbsp of butter in a medium-size nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add ham and green onions and saute 2 minutes or until green onions are tender. Add eggs and cook, without stirring, 1-2 minutes or until eggs begin to set on bottom. Gently draw cooked edges away from sides of pan to form large peices. Cook, stirring occasionally, 1-2 minutes or until eggs are thickened and moist. Do not overstir. Gently fold in reserved Gruyere cheese sauce.
• Spoon egg mixture into prepared pastry shells. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup of Gruyere cheese and paprika and garnish with chopped green onions, if desired.
• Can substitute extra-sharp white cheddar for Gruyere and chopped cooked chicken for ham.

SOUTHWEST BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Lightly butter both side of bread slices and place in 9x13-inch baking dish.
• In nonstick skillet, over medium-high heat, brown beef sausage; drain well and pat with paper towels. Sprinkle sausage over bread slices.
• Sprinkle cheese over sausage. Follow with a layer of chopped green chilies.
• In medium bowl, beat eggs lightly. Add salt, dry mustard and half-and-half. Mix thoroughly. Pour over casserole.
• Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
• To bake, preheat oven to 350°F and bake casserole 45 minutes, or until bubbly and lightly browned. Allow to stand 15 minutes to set. Cut into squares and serve with picante sauce on the side.

SAUSAGE EGG CASSEROLE FROM SOUTHERN LIVING

Steps:

• Place bread pieces in 9x13 inch greased casserole dish.
• Slice sausage links into 1/2 inch thick slices. Brown sausage pieces in skillet and drain on paper towels.
• Spread cheese on bread pieces and then layer sausage on the cheese.
• Beat eggs, dry mustard and 2 1/2 cups milk and pour over casserole. Refrigerate overnight.
• When ready to bake, dilute soup with the 1/2 cup milk and pour over casserole.
• Bake at 300 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.

SAUSAGE HASH BROWN BREAKFAST CASSEROLE (SOUTHERN LIVING)

Steps:

• Cook sausages in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring until sausage crumbles and is no longer pink (there is where I added bell peppers and onions).
• Prepare hashbrowns according to package directions, using 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper.
• Stir together hash browns, sausage, and cheese. Pour into a lightly greased 13x9 inch baking dish.
• Whisk together eggs, milk, and remaining teaspoon salt. Pour evenly over potato mixture.
• Bake at 350 for 35 to 40 minutes.
• This is still terrific days later -- .