Christmas Breakfast Casserole – My Baking Habit

Begin your vacation off the correct means with this scrumptious Christmas breakfast casserole. Simple to arrange the night time earlier than or the morning of, this casserole is loaded with eggs, sausage, and cheese over a buttery biscuit base.

In case you’ve been round right here for some time, you understand that I like breakfast casserole.

Again once I was a trainer, I used to take my make-ahead breakfast casserole to each employees breakfast and the pan was practically licked clear each time.

Since then I’ve began rotating out different breakfast casserole recipes equivalent to bisquick breakfast casserole and in a single day french toast casserole.

This Christmas breakfast casserole is a brand new favourite. It’s excellent for making on a vacation morning and might even be prepped the night time earlier than. You understand we love that!

What’s Christmas breakfast casserole?

Okay, I do know the identify of this recipe implies that it’s for Christmas morning, however I promise that this breakfast casserole is scrumptious any time of 12 months.

The casserole has a base of canned biscuits. That will get topped with eggs, sausage, bell peppers, and loads of cheese. When it bakes up, you get that savory egg casserole on high and the biscuit layer on the underside.

It’s much like my make-ahead breakfast casserole, however with a biscuit base as a substitute of soaking cubed bread within the egg combination. 

Don’t fear – the biscuits don’t get soggy on this recipe. So in case you aren’t a fan of the feel of bread pudding and have skipped attempting my make-ahead breakfast casserole, that is the recipe for you!

Easy methods to make this Christmas breakfast casserole

There’s nothing I like greater than a straightforward, filling breakfast on a vacation morning. Get some protein in these youngsters and your self that can assist you all survive the thrill of opening presents, proper?

Even higher if it’s one thing I could make earlier than I actually have a cup of espresso in my system.

Substances you’ll want

To make this Christmas breakfast casserole, you have to:

• 1 pound breakfast sausage
• 1 (16.3 ounce) can biscuits
• 1 purple or orange bell pepper, seeded and diced
• 4 sliced scallions
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 8 giant eggs
• ½ cup milk
• ¼ teaspoon effective sea salt
• Black pepper

I encourage you to make use of your favourite breakfast sausage on this recipe. My household usually likes gentle pork sausage, however be at liberty to make use of rooster or turkey sausage or bump up the warmth with sizzling sausage.

We’ll use ol’ can of biscuits for the bottom of the casserole. Actually, you need to use any biscuits you like. 

I usually use the unique Pillsbury Grands biscuits, however the Buttermilk or Butter Tastin’ variations can be nice, too. Use your favourite! Simply be sure there’s at the least 8 biscuits within the can.

If your loved ones actually dislikes bell peppers, depart them out. Identical with the scallions!

Making this casserole

To get began, cook dinner the breakfast sausage in a skillet over medium-high warmth till cooked via. Relying on what sort of sausage you’re utilizing, chances are you’ll wish to drain the grease as soon as it’s cooked. 

Now pop open that may of biscuits. Separate the biscuits and prepare them within the backside of a greased 9×13-inch baking dish. Use your arms to press the biscuits flat to create an excellent layer throughout the underside of the pan.

Prime the biscuit layer with the cooked sausage, adopted by the bell pepper, scallions, and cheese.

Whisk collectively the eggs, milk, salt, and a number of other grinds of black pepper. Pour this over all the different substances within the baking dish.

Bake the casserole for 40-50 minutes, or till the middle is puffed and the eggs are set. Serve sizzling alongside your different breakfast favorites equivalent to million greenback bacon, puff pastry cinnamon rolls, fruit salad with yogurt, and iced shaken espresso.

Recipe variations

Contemplate my model of this Christmas breakfast casserole to be your start line. There are tons of how to alter this recipe to make it your individual!

• Use sizzling breakfast sausage and add a couple of dashes of sizzling sauce and/or diced jalapeño pepper for a spicy model.
• Use rooster or turkey sausage as a substitute of pork sausage, or swap the sausage for cooked and crumbled bacon.
• We love this recipe with sharp cheddar cheese, however strive it with monterey jack, pepper jack, gouda, or your individual favourite cheese.
• Change up the veggies or add extra! Different nice choices embrace diced onions, frozen and thawed broccoli florets, or sautéed mushrooms.
• Omit the meat and add further veggies for a vegetarian model. 
• Toss in no matter contemporary herbs you’ve got in your fridge, equivalent to chopped parsley, thyme, or chives.

Regardless of the way you make this Christmas breakfast casserole, it’s positive to be a good way to kick off your vacation morning.