Sausage Egg and Cheese Casserole
Whip up this delicious sausage egg and cheese casserole for the ultimate breakfast to serve a crowd. It's made with eggs, cheddar cheese, peppers, onions, and heavy cream.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- 1 lb. ground pork breakfast sausage
- ½ medium yellow onion diced
- 1 medium red bell pepper diced
- 12 large eggs
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 8 oz. shredded cheddar cheese ~2 cups, divided
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉ and spray a 9x13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Heat the avocado oil in a large skillet over medium/high heat.
- Add the ground breakfast sausage to the pan and break apart with a spatula while cooking. Cook until most of the pink is gone. About 6-7 minutes.
- Next, add the onions and peppers to the sausage and cook until the onions and peppers are softened. About 3-4 minutes.
- Transfer the sausage and peppers to the casserole dish and set aside.
- Place the eggs, heavy cream, sour cream, salt, and pepper into a large bowl and whisk together until everything is completely combined together.
- Add 1.5 cups of the shredded cheddar into the egg mixture and stir together. Pour the egg mixture over the sausage and pepper mix.
- Bake for 30 minutes. Then top with the remaining ½ cup of shredded cheddar. Bake for another 15-20 minutes. If you notice the egg bake starting to brown, tent it with a piece of tin foil to prevent burning.
- Remove from the oven and let the egg bake rest for 5-10 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Any cheese could be subbed for the cheddar in this recipe.
- We chose onions and peppers with this mixture. Equal amounts of other vegetables could be used. Broccoli, shredded carrots, and mushrooms would also be great in this recipe. Equally, this dish could be made vegetarian by omitting the breakfast sausage.
Nutrition
Calories: 550kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 48g | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 3g