BOMBSHELL BREAKFAST CASSEROLE |
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1 1/2 pounds sausage
10 slices fresh white bread 2 cups shredded Danish Havarti cheese (or your favorite hard cheese, like cheddar) 7 eggs 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup milk 1 cup heavy cream (double cream if you have it)
1 teaspoon dry mustard 4 ounces mushroom pieces, drained (optional) 1/4 cup green bell pepper, diced (optional) 1/4 cup green onion, diced (optional)
Beat eggs and mix with milk, cream, salt and mustard (and any of the optional ingredients listed). Brown sausage, drain. Layer bread in bottom of 9 x 13-inch well-greased baking pan, overlapping each slice of bread on top of the other. Sprinkle 1/2 of the sausage over the bread. Pour 1/2 of the egg mixture over the layer you created. Then repeat with another layer of bread, then sausage, cheese and ending with the remaining egg mixture. Bake at 350F for about 40 minutes. Adjust your cooking time and temperature based on your oven. The casserole should puff up like a souffle and should be set all the way through the middle, golden brown on the top--don't over cook.
Note: Other ingredients may be added or substituted for the vegetables. Serving Size: 8 | |
I was looking for something quick and easy last night for dinner and this casserole was "the bomb", hence the name above. I know that cream makes it richer, but you won't be sorry. It makes the casserole smooth and velvety. Also, since there is no butter this dish, the Danish Havarti cheese gives it a buttery flavor without adding actual butter to it. If you like cheddar, then chances are that you will like Danish Havarti cheese. I buy it in a huge block at Sam's and use it for all kinds of things throughout the week. It makes yummy cheese toast and it's also quite yummy in Mexican dishes too....I know,Danish cheese in Mexican food? Trust me....it works!
I hope that you will give this a try. Rob loved it and wanted seconds. Since he can be is picky, I know that I've picked a winner if he wants seconds! Let me know what you think! Sorry that I was so busy that I forgot to snap a picture....but please feel free to send me pictures of yours!
Bon Appetite!
