Breakfast casserole recipes are ideal for Christmas morning or the day following a large celebration. Make the casserole recipes the night before and bake them first thing in the morning. You can go back to bed till the timer goes off.

Try this breakfast casserole with hash browns, Italian sausage, and cheese for a hearty dinner. It makes a hearty dish that will fill you up and may be served for breakfast or brunch.

Breakfast Casserole Recipe

Ingredients You Will Need:

  • 1 ½ pound bulk Italian sausage
  • 1 24-ounce package hash browns, thawed
  • 1 can cream of mushroom soup
  • 2 ½ cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • Salt and pepper
  • ½ cup chopped scallions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a baking dish.
  2. In a heavy-bottomed skillet, brown the meat, crumbling as you cook.
  3. Drain excess fat and dump the sausage into the baking dish.
  4. Sprinkle half the cheese over the sausage.
  5. Use the same skillet to heat the hash browns and soup.
  6. Spread the now hot hash brown mix into the pan, sprinkle with scallions, and top with the remaining cheese.
  7. Cover and bake for 30 minutes.

French Toast Casserole

This is another wonderful breakfast concoction. If you have a sweet tooth, this recipe is the way to go. It’s also a great incentive for getting rid of any leftover or dried bread.

Ingredients You Will Need:

  • 4 whole eggs
  • 2/3 cup egg whites (reserve yolks for tomorrow’s scrambled eggs)
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 ½ tablespoon cinnamon
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons syrup
  • ¼ stick or 4 pats butter
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • Bread (dried-out bread works well for this recipe)
  1. Mix eggs, milk, cream, vanilla, and syrup in a bowl and set aside.
  2. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, melt butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar.
  3. Pour the melted sugar into a greased baking pan.
  4. Place one layer of bread in the pan and pour the egg mixture over it.
  5. Sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg.
  6. Cover with foil and place a second baking dish over the foil to keep the bread submerged.
  7. Leave overnight.
  8. In the morning, bake the French toast for 40 minutes in a preheated oven at 350 degrees.

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