Brie and Sausage Breakfast Casserole

Submitted by skat5762

"I had this at my sister-in-law's house over the holidays. Absolutely rich and wonderful."

 

• Ready In: 11hrs
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 8 ounces brie round
• 1 lb ground hot pork sausage
• 6 slices white bread
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 7 large eggs, divided
• 3 cups whipping cream, divided
• 2 cups nonfat milk
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard

directions

1. Trim and discard rind from top of Brie.
2. Cut cheese into cubes; set aside.
3. Cook sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring until it crumbles and is no longer pink; drain sausage well.
4. Cut crusts from bread slices; place crusts evenly in the bottom of a lightly greased 13x9 baking dish.
5. Layer evenly with bread slices, sausage, Brie, and grated Parmesan cheese.
6. Whisk together 5 eggs, 2 cups whipping cream, and next 3 ingredients; pour evenly over cheeses.
7. Cover and chill 8 hours.
8. (I chill it overnight, so longer than 8 hours doesn't seem to hurt it.) Whisk together remaining 2 eggs and remaining 1 cup whipping cream; pour evenly over chilled mixture.
9. Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until casserole is set.
10. Yield 8-10 servings.

Reviews

[glynn117]

I put this together in the morning and baked it this evening for dinner, it is so tasty! I was actually pleasantly surprised because I wasn't sure what it would taste like. The custard was so silky, almost dessert like, but savory. I will definitely make it for my family for breakfast when they come visit. Thank you for sharing this wonderfully rich recipe!

 

[Abiroo]

This was savory, rich and sinful. A nice change from the typical breakfast casserole. Delicious!!

 

[AmyZoe]

I made this about 5 years ago, and it was probably one of the best breakfast casseroles I ever had. You can garnish it with a little chopped green onions and fresh Parmesan cheese too. YUM!

 

[KarenWith2LittleGir]

Fabulous! We do different breakfast casseroles every Christmas and my family says this is by far the best one. I used all whole milk and whipping cream, skipped any fat free milk. Also heated up a can of cream of mushroom soup to be spooned on as a sauce. I used sage flavored sausage instead of the hot version the recipe calls for. All delicious! I would highly recommend this recipe for a more gourmet, unusual breakfast casserole.