Description
Make your loved ones a special treat this weekend and try my fantastic meaty breakfast casserole. Easy to make and absolutely delicious!
Ingredients
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- 4 cups French bread cubes (about 1/2 a French loaf)
- 5 eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 cup chopped breakfast sausage - the brown-n-serve kind (6 sausage links)
- 1 cup chopped bacon (6 strips)
- 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon herbs de provence (or thyme)
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Optional garnish:
- Orange wedges
- Chopped scallion
NOTE: You will need non-stick cooking spray for this and an 11"x7" baking dish
Instructions
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Cook your bacon and sausage first so they have time to cool down before you chop them. Between the two this should only take 5-10 minutes to cook. I set mine aside on a paper towel-lined paper plate to absorb some of the grease.
- Cut the French bread into cubes. This took about half of a French bread loaf – depending on size and width of loaf. I cut the French loaf into thick slice first, then cut them into cubes from there. My video shows this well. Put bread cubes in a large mixing bowl.
- Crack and beat your eggs. I usually beat the eggs a bit, then add the milk, then finish beating.
- Pour the eggs over the bread cubes and toss with a large spoon or your hands. Make sure all the bread is cover and soaking in the eggs. I kept the bread chunks mostly intact, meaning I wasn’t actively squishing them together. Let the egg and bread sit for 10 minutes while you finish the prep.
- Shred the sharp cheddar and parmesan cheese or use already-packaged shredded cheese. Put in a bowl.
- Chop the sausage into small pieces. I sliced my in half lengthwise, then chopped down into smaller pieces from there.
- Chop the bacon into approximately the same size as the sausage.
- Add the salt to the egg and mixture along with ½ teaspoon of dried herbs. Not too much salt here since the bacon and sausage have salt too. I used herbs de provence, but you could use thyme or basil if that’s what you have.
- Add the sausage, bacon and cheese to the egg and bread bowl. Toss with a large spoon or with your hands until all the ingredients are combined.
- Spray an 11”x7” baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- Transfer the casserole mixture into the baking dish. Be sure to distribute evenly with a spatula and press down gently to make for a smooth top.
- Cook in a preheated oven at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes or until starting to brown and crisp around the edges.
- If you are using the optional chopped scallions and oranges you can cut those now or when the casserole is cooling.
- Once the casserole is out of the oven and cooled down a bit, you can cut the squares. An 11x7 baking dish will give you six good-sized squares. Run a knife or metal spatula around the edges of the baking dish so it’s easier to remove the casserole pieces.
- Serve with home fries, greens or whatever you’d like on the side.
