The Ultimate Breakfast Casserole

July 16, 2024

 

 

The Ultimate Breakfast Casserole

I've got an amazing breakfast casserole recipe to share with you today! This bad boy is loaded with all the good stuff- we're talking biscuits, sausage, bacon, the works! I layer it all up and then take it to the next level with some homemade sausage gravy on top. It's perfect for when you've got a full house or just want some leftovers for the week. Trust me, this casserole is a game changer! It's super easy to throw together and you can tweak it however you like. Give it a try and let me know what you think!
5 from 3 votes
Print Pin Rate
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 12

Ingredients

  • 1.5 tubes Grands Biscuits quartered
  • 2 lbs breakfast sausage
  • 1 lb bacon
  • 12 large eggs
  • 2 handfuls fresh spinach leaves
  • 1/2 sweet yellow onion
  • SPG(Salt, Pepper, Garlic)
  • 12 oz shredded Colby jack cheese
  • 1/2 cup AP Flour for roux
  • 2 cups whole milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Spray a deep dish 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray.
  • Cook the breakfast sausage and set aside about 3/4 of it. The remaining sausage and grease will be used for a roux.
  • Cook bacon oven at 375 until desired doneness, then chop into small pieces and set aside.
  • In a pan on med heat cook down onion in some bacon grease for about 5 min then add spinach. Cook until wilted then remove pan from heat.
  • Beat eggs and season with SPG.
  • Quarter grands biscuits and add to baking dish.
  • Next layer with sausage, bacon, spinach, and onions.
  • Pour beaten eggs over mixture.
  • Sprinkle Colby jack cheese on top and bake uncovered for 30 min at 350.
  • In the meantime make your gravy. on low med heat add flour to sausage and stir until covered(remove excess grease if it looks like too much before adding flour)
  • Let flour cook off for a couple min before working in milk.
  • Season with SPG and allow to thicken.
  • After 30 min add gravy to top of casserole and then bake additional 30 min at 350 degrees.
  • Remove and allow to slightly cool before enjoying!

Video

Notes

Prep the night before if you like so all you have to do in the morning is pop it in the oven!  You can use packet gravy if you don't want to make your own.  If so,  either use 1lb of sausage or feel free to add both lbs to casserole.

4 Comments

  1. Denise Drawdy-Allen

    5 stars
    Tastes amazing! I don’t like onion so I left it out but it still had plenty of flavor

    Reply
  2. Cindy KorfhageCindy Korfhage

    5 stars
    This is so delicious

    Reply

Submit a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Filter by Categories
Recipes
Appetizers
Beef
Breakfast
Casserole
Chicken
Dessert
Dinner
Fish
Pasta
Potatoes
Side Dishes
Sliders
Snacks
Sandwiches

Categories

Archives

You Might Also Like