Brunch Casserole

levacks's Note:

Delicious and SO SIMPLE to make! This is the perfect make-ahead dish. Great for Christmas morning, or for when you have guests. (Prep time does not include the overnight refrigeration process)

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 8 slices bread , crust removed and cubed
• ½ lb sharp cheddar cheese , shredded
• 6 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• cracked black pepper
• bacon or sausage or shrimp or crab (or all four!)
• ¼ cup melted butter

Directions:

1. Grease a 3 litre casserole dish or a 9 x 13 baking dish.
2. Put cubed bread and shredded cheese in after lightly tossing together.
3. Mix the eggs, milk, salt and dry mustard together.
4. Pour mixture over bread and cheese in casserole dish.
5. Add a bit of ground black pepper to the top.
6. Refrigerate overnight, covered with plastic wrap.
7. Before baking, pour 1/4 cup melted butter over the top, add bacon, shrimp, sausage, crab-- anything that sounds good.
8. Bake at 350 F (180 C) for about 45 minutes.
9. Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.
10. Can also be served cold.
11. Delicious with a side spinach salad.

Reviews

[ladypit]

It was just the four of us for Christmas this year (and we had church early in the morning too) so I was looking for easy and tasty things to make ahead. This fit the bill and was really really tasty. I used a combination of leftover bread (some french and some pumpernickle which gave a lovely freckled appearance to the dish) and used low fat chicken and spinach sausage for the meat. Really wonderful flavor and so easy to make. I also loved it cold with some sweet pickles!

[NcMysteryShopper]

This was so easy to throw together and tasted so good! I used Chicken and Apple Organic Sausage, other than that I followed the recipe exactly. A VERY picky three year old LOVED it! Thank you for posting this recipe!

[gurugirl]

This is a winner! Very easy to make, and the egg casserole has a nice firm texture! I used maple flavored sausage as a topping and added a little tabasco sauce before serving. Wonderful Christmas Day breakfast...many thanks for sharing this! :)