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Jimmy Dean Breakfast Casserole

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Ingredients:

  1. 1 pkg.Regular Flavor Jimmy Dean Pork Sausage
  2. 10 eggs, lightly beaten
  3. 3 cups milk
  4. 2 teaspoons dry mustard
  5. 1 teaspoon salt
  6. 6 cups cubed bread
  7. 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
  8. 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  9. 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms (optional)
  10. 1 medium tomato, seeded and chopped (optional)
  11. 1/2 cup thin-sliced green onions (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 F. In large skillet, cook sausage over medium-high heat, stirring frequently until thoroughly cooked and no longer pink. In large mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, mustard and salt; stir well. Distribute half the bread evenly in a buttered 9" x 13" x 2" baking dish. Sprinkle with half the pepper, half the cheese, half the sausage and half of each optional ingredient. Repeat layering using remaining bread, pepper, cheese, sausage and optional ingredients. Pour egg mixture evenly over casserole. Bake uncovered for 55-60 minutes, or until eggs are set. Tent with foil if top begins to brown too quickly.

Note:

May be assembled ahead and refrigerated up to 12 hours before baking.

Serving size:

6 servings

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-- lrichards on December 7, 2007

Excellent recipe!  I take it to potlucks all the time and people ask for the recipe every time! I direct them to JimmyDean.com.   I use it every Christmas morning for my family.  It's great made a day ahead and baked that morning.  Nancy Jordan

-- nhjordna@msn.com on December 21, 2007

I made this recipe for an office meeting and everyone complimented me on it.  I changed several things however.  Because I wanted to keep the casserole warm until our meeting, I assembled the dry layers as directed, but in a large earthenware slow cooker dish, and refrigerated it the night before.  I prepared the egg mixture and refrigerated it separately.  The next morning I poured the egg mixture over the layers and baked the slow cooker casserole in the oven (no lid).  It required at least 15 minutes of additional baking for the eggs to set.  When finished, I assembled it in the slow cooker heating element, put the top on and took it to work.  I kept it plugged in on warm until the meeting started.  My other changes:  I used the Double Fiber bread from the grocery instead of regular (low fiber) bread.  I sprinkled freeze dried chives over the top of the casserole instead of green onions.  I left out the mushrooms but used the tomato as directed.  I made the mistake of using the pre-cooked Jimmy Dean sausage (cut up) instead of cooking it myself.  It made the dish a little oily.  Next time I will cook the Jimmy Dean Sausage from scratch and thoroughly drain it.  I will also try it with the HOT sausage next time, dry the bread cubes instead of using fresh bread, and I'll include the mushrooms too.  I really like this recipe because it does not use hash browns like most breakfast casseroles.  Very tasty!

-- HKFoster on February 3, 2008

I have served this to family and friends and all have asked for the recipe they loved it!!! I make this a couple of times a month and it freezes beautifully. Will be using more of these recipes on this site in the future.

-- lsmith1338 on February 19, 2008