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Wakeup Sausage Casserole

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Servings: 10 Difficulty: medium

Categories: Breakfast, Dinner, Bread, Baked

Tags: baked, breakfast, inexpensive, medium difficulty, recipes for casserole, recipes using bread, recipes using cheddar, recipes using egg, recipes using evaporated milk, recipes using sausage, recipes with images, united states

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3AWakeup_Sausage_Casserole)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3AWakeup%20Sausage%20Casserole&oldid=4615192

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 2 cups (8-ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
  • 8 large eggs, beaten
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 green onions, tops only, sliced
  • 24 ounces evaporated milk (or substitute 3 cups of milk)
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard
  • ½ cup chopped red pepper
  • 1 pound hot bulk pork sausage, cooked, drained, and crumbled
  • 8 cups (8–10 slices) ½-inch cubed French or Italian bread (ideally a day old or a little stale)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
  3. Place bread cubes in the pan evenly.
  4. Combine eggs, garlic powder, green onion tops, evaporated milk, onion powder, and mustard.
  5. Pour into baking dish.
  6. Crumble sausage over the mixture evenly.
  7. Add cheese and peppers, if desired, over the top.
  8. If preparing ahead, cover and refrigerate.
  9. Bake until set, about 45 minutes.
  10. Serve warm.

Notes

It may be better to use 10 eggs and 2.5 cups of milk, depending on the consistency you want out of the dish.