Make-Ahead Breakfast Casserole
Make this vegetarian, or add your favorite meat (sausage, ham, bacon). The secret is to butter the bread before laying in the pan!
Ingredients
- Loaf of sliced bread, white or wheat or sprouted wheat work, crusts trimmed off
- 2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 lb. pre-cooked sausage, bacon or ham
- ½ lb. fresh sliced mushrooms
- 1 can diced chiles
- 2 cups grated jack cheese
- 6 eggs
- 2 cups milk
- ½ tsp. paprika
- ½ tsp. basil
- ½ tsp. pepper
- ¼ tsp. onion salt
- ¼ tsp. dry mustard
Instructions
- Place buttered, trimmed, bread slices in the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan, overlapping each other – butter side up. Layer the grated sharp cheddar cheese, meat(s), mushrooms, chilies, and jack cheese.
- Mix in a separate bowl the eggs, milk, paprika, basil, pepper, onion salt, and dry mustard.
- Pour egg mixture over the layered ingredients. Cover with foil and chill overnight.
- In the morning, remove the foil and bake at 325° for 1 hour, or until center is firm and does not jiggle. Depending on your oven, you may need to cook an additional 5 mintues.
- Let stand 10-15 minutes before serving.
Notes
Updated from DEC 2014