The Bomb Sausage Egg Casserole With Secret Party Ingredients

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 5 eggs
• 3/4 lb mild italian sausage
• 2/3 cup skim milk
• 1/3 cup half-and-half cream
• 2 pieces brownberry's oatnut bread, cubed (lightly toasted)
• 1/3 large onion, chopped
• 2 large fresh garlic cloves, crushed in a press
• 4 -6 leaves fresh basil
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• kosher salt
• fresh crushed black pepper
• 1/3 teaspoon dried mustard
• paprika

Recipe

• 1 -preheat oven to 360.
• 2 two parts to this prep; the sausage mix prep and the egg mix prep.
• 3 the sausage mix.
• 4 -break sausage into small pieces and begin to brown in 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, never more than medium heat.
• 5 -after about five minutes, push sausage to one side.
• 6 -add chopped onion and crushed garlic to other side of pan; add basil leaves, torn into small, dime-size pieces; place this side of the pan directly over the heat to start the onions on their way. keep it moving and keep heat low so the garlic doesn't burn.
• 7 -add some fresh crushed black pepper and dashes of kosher salt.
• 8 -once onions start to soften and brown a bit, mix in with sausage.
• 9 -continue to mix and modulate heat from medium to low, careful not to burn the meat, until sausage is brown. turn off heat.
• 10 the egg mix.
• 11 -beat the five eggs.
• 12 -add milk and half & half.
• 13 -add lightly toasted and cubed brownberry's oatnut bread [if you don't have this, what you should know is it's full-bodied and has a slight sweetness, as well as the obvious texture from, well -- oats and nuts.this is a major flavor/texture secret in the final tasting].
• 14 -add 2/3 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.
• 15 -add dried mustard and some more pepper.
• 16 combining.
• 17 -2tsp of olive oil rubbed into bottom/sides of 2 inch deep/9 inch diameter ceramic baking dish.
• 18 -sausage mixture into bottom of dish.
• 19 -add egg mixture over the top.
• 20 -spread remaining 1/3 cup cheddar cheese over the top.
• 21 -more crushed black pepper and and couple dashes of paprika dusted over the top.
• 22 ---***** i forgot to add a little baking powder to this to keep the egg fluffy. will add a teaspoon next time******.
• 23 bake.
• 24 -45 minutes at 360 degrees, fork test in center comes out clean.
• 25 -let set for 5 minutes and serve!
• 26 you're welcome!