Sausage Breakfast Muffins

Just_Ducky!!'s Note:

I wanted to come up with a filling breakfast for my boys to get them through the morning. Going off a breakfast casserole recipe, I modified it to make these hearty, energy filled muffins. I am going to work on a healthier version next go around, using ground chicken. *These freeze well. *Could be baked as a casserole in a 9 x 9 pan. 350 F for approx 1 hour. *Use glass, ceramic or best choice, stoneware. Metal pans turn the bottoms too dark.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 18

Yield: 18.0 muffins ...

• 1 lb sausage meat
• ½ lb low-sodium bacon , cut up small
• ½ cup mixed mushrooms , sliced
• 4 green onions , chopped small
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
• sea salt & fresh black pepper , to taste
• 8 slices whole wheat bread (or any bread you like)
• 5 omega eggs , beaten
• 1 cup skim milk
• 1 ¼ cups low-fat cheddar cheese , shredded

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Spray muffin pan(s) with cooking spray.
3. Crumble sausage meat, add bacon, mushrooms & seasonings into a large frying pan, cook well. Drain excess fat.
4. Remove hard crusts from bread and tear into small pieces in a large mixing bowl, add meat mixture. Mix well to combine and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
5. Add 1 cup of the cheese to bread mixture.
6. In a medium bowl, combine eggs and skim milk.
7. Evenly pour egg mixture over bread and meat, mix well.
8. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
9. Fill muffin pan 2/3 full, sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake at 350 F for 30 minutes, or until set. (Do not overbake).
10. Place muffin pan on a wire rack and let set for 5 minutes.

Reviews

[under12parsecs]

These were phenomenal! I was inspired by the italian seasoning to make these muffins with an italian flare, so I usedlean hot italian turkey sausage, turkey bacon, and turkey pepperoni . I also used 2 whole eggs and 4 egg whites, reduced fat pizza blend cheese and some cubes of ciabatta bread. Wonderful way to use up leftover pizza toppings and so hearty and healthy. Thanks, Ducky, for a sure-fire recipe!