Stale Bread Egg Breakfast Casserole Recipes

BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook sausage in a skillet over medium heat, stirring until it crumbles and is no longer pink; drain well.
• Place bread cubes in a lightly greased 9" X 13" baking pan.
• Sprinkle bread evenly with cheese, and top with sausage (or ham).
• Whisk together eggs, milk, salt, pepper, dry mustard and Worcestershire sauce and pour evenly over sausage mixture.
• Cover and chill casserole for 8 hours (may be frozen at this point, and thawed before cooking).
• Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes, or until set.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

LOADED OVERNIGHT BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool slightly, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Add hash browns, ham, Monterey Jack cheese, dry mustard, and onion powder to sausage; mix to combine. Pour loosely into a greased 9x13-inch baking pan. Whisk eggs, evaporated milk, half-and-half, salt, and pepper together in a large bowl. Pour evenly over the hash brown mixture, cover with aluminum foil, and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Pull from the refrigerator 30 minutes prior to cooking. Add Cheddar cheese and recover.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cook in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove foil and continue to cook, uncovered, until cheese is bubbly, 15 to 20 minutes more. Let stand for 10 minutes to firm up before serving.

HEARTY EGG AND BREAD BAKE

Steps:

• Grease a 9 x 13 (3 L) baking dish.
• In large non-stick skillet, cook pancetta over medium heat until browned, about 4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain. Add onion and red pepper to the drippings in same skillet and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes or until softened. Remove from heat.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat eggs well with seasonings. Stir in milk.
• Spread 1/2 of the bread cubes in baking dish. Layer with 1/2 each onion mixture, pancetta and shredded cheese. Top evenly with spoonfuls of ricotta cheese. Top with remaining bread cubes, onion mixture and pancetta. Pour egg mixture evenly over top; press bread cubes down lightly. Sprinkle with remaining shredded cheese.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• When ready to serve, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes or until center is set and top is golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting into square to serve.

EASY BREAKFAST EGG CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 13x9-inch baking pan; place bread in the bottom and sprinkle with sausage and cheese.
• Beat eggs, milk, salt and pepper with a whisk; pour over the bread mixture.
• Bake 40-45 minutes or until eggs are set in the center and lightly browned.