Overnight Sausage & Croissant Breakfast Casserole

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I can’t believe that it’s already the season for holiday breakfast casseroles! I made this Overnight Sausage & Croissant Breakfast Casserole for Canadian Thanksgiving, which was really early in October this year due to how the dates fell. While I will always love an amazing sweet french toast type casserole, there is always love in my heart for a good savory breakfast casserole. Thus this sausage and croissant casserole was made – and devoured, I might add.

Try my maple glazed breakfast sausage recipe for a sweet breakfast sausage treat!

How to Make a Breakfast Casserole

Have I ever talked about my love for breakfast sausage? I might even like it more than bacon – I know, that’s just plain crazy talk. However when it comes down to my favourite breakast sandwiches, it’s always a sausage and egger at A&W. It’s definitely always a sausage McMuffin at McDonald’s. Ugh. Now I totally want a sausage breakfast sandwich. I will pass on bacon every single time that there is the option of pork breakfast sausage, without fail. So of course, it had to be a sausage & croissant breakfast casserole, not a bacon one for Thanksgiving morning.

Ingredients

• 1 lb pork breakfast sausage ground
• 7-8 large croissants dried out is best ( you want to fill the pan up 2/3’s of the way
  with croissants so depending on the croissant size the amount needed will vary)
• 8 large eggs
• 2 cups of milk
• 1 cup of heavy cream
• 2 cups of grated Garlic & Herb cheese

Instructions

1.  Fry up the breakfast sausage until fully cooked and no longer pink. Drain.
2. Tear up the croissants into one inch pieces and place in a well buttered 9×13 pan.
3. Whisk together the eggs, milk and cream. Stir in the cheese.
4.  Pour over the croissant pieces and stir in slightly to get the cheese spread out a
   bit.
5. Place in the refrigerator overnight.
6. In the morning, preheat your oven to 350 °F. Cook in the oven for 45-55 minutes
   or until the casserole is firm and set – and has a minimum temperature of 165°F to
   ensure the eggs are cooked.
7.  Remove and serve hot.

So my new overnight sausage & croissant breakfast casserole recipe is for my fellow sausage lovers – and those in-between of course. It’s ok if you like bacon better, we can still be friends. You should definitely try this recipe though, you might be converted over to the dark sausage side.

If you can, please try to use the garlic and herb cheese, it makes ALL the difference when it comes to flavour in this casserole! There are many companies that make it, it’s very easy to find!

If you want to try some other breakfast recipes here are a few ideas:

Overnight Cinnamon French Toast Casserole

Strawberry Nutella French Toast Rolls 

Easy Hashbrown Casserole

Happy cooking babes!

Love,

Karlynn

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Overnight Sausage & Croissant Breakfast Casserole

Overnight Sausage & Croissant Breakfast Casserole is probably my favourite new breakfast casserole! If you love breakfast sausage, this is the recipe for you!

5 from 4 votes

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Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

45 minutes

Total Time

1 hour 5 minutes

Course

Breakfast

Cuisine

American

Servings

8

Calories

679

Author

Karlynn Johnston

Ingredients

 

• ▢ 1 pound pork breakfast sausage ground
• ▢ 7-8 large croissants dried out is best ( you want to fill the pan up 2/3's of the way with croissants so depending on the croissant size the amount needed will vary)
• ▢ 8 large eggs
• ▢ 2 cups of milk
• ▢ 1 cup of heavy cream
• ▢ 2 cups of grated  Garlic & Herb cheese

Instructions

 

• Fry up the breakfast sausage until fully cooked and no longer pink. Drain.
• Tear up the croissants into one inch pieces and place in a well buttered 9x13 pan.
• Put sausages in.
• Whisk together the eggs, milk and cream. Stir in the cheese.
• Pour over the croissant pieces and stir in slightly to get the cheese spread out a bit.
• Place in the refrigerator overnight.
• In the morning, preheat your oven to 350 °F. Cook in the oven for 45-55 minutes or until the casserole is firm and set - and has a minimum temperature of 165°F to ensure the eggs are cooked.
• Remove and serve hot.

Recipe Notes

You can sub in Italian sausage for a different taste as well! Use plain mozza cheese instead of the flavoured if you do so.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 679kcal, Carbohydrates: 27g, Protein: 27g, Fat: 50g, Saturated Fat: 25g, Cholesterol: 311mg, Sodium: 868mg, Potassium: 398mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 9g, Vitamin A: 1485IU, Vitamin C: 0.6mg, Calcium: 345mg, Iron: 2.6mg

All calories and info are based on a third party calculator and are only an estimate. Actual nutritional info will vary with brands used, your measuring methods, portion sizes and more.

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