I have a favorite breakfast casserole recipe that everybody seems to love. One day I decided to make it in individual muffin cups to keep in the freezer. Then we can just heat one or two in the microwave for a quick weekday breakfast. It's a nice change from cereal, and probably a little better for the kids too.Original recipe:
Egg and Sausage Casserole Serves 6
5 slices white bread
1 lb bulk breakfast sausage
1 tsp prepared mustard
1 c shredded swiss cheese
4-5 eggs
1 c milk
3/4 c light cream
1/4 tsp salt
freshly ground black pepper
dash nutmeg
1 tsp worchestershire sauce
Place bread in well-greased 9x13 pan to cover bottom, cutting to fit if necessary. Cook sausage in skillet until done; drain off fat. Mix sausage w/ mustard, then sprinkle evenly over bread. Sprinkle cheese over sausage. Combine eggs, milk, cream and seasonings. Pour over casserole. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 mins., or until set in middle.
My changes:
whole wheat bread
sometimes cheddar instead of swiss
omit cream, just use all milk
For individual muffin cups:
I am unscientific about it, but 1/2 lb sausage should be enough for about 18 muffin cups. I had reserved some sausage from the soup I made Sunday and threw these together very quickly and put them in the oven with supper tonight.
Grease muffin tins [**Note: be sure to grease them and grease them well! I wrote this post last week before I realized it was a themed WFMW and I spent nearly the whole week soaking and scraping trying to get my muffin tins clean because I forgot to grease them!] Tear bread into pieces to place in bottom of cups. Top with cooked sausage/mustard mixture, and sprinkle with cheese. Pour about 1/4 c egg mixture in each cup and bake about 15-20 mins. at 350. When cooled, pop them in a ziploc bag and toss them in the freezer. For breakfast, heat frozen 'muffin' in microwave for about 1 minute.
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10 comments:
Great idea! Thanks for the tip.
This looks really tasty, thanks for the recipe!
This sounds deish. I make casseroles like thes all of the time. Freezin them ahead is a phenomenal idea.
Everything is more fun in a muffin cup, isn't it? Thanks for the inspiration. Thanks also for visiting my site today!
That sounds awesome! I love the idea of make-ahead breakfasts that are fast in the morning. We get sick of bagels and cereal around here, but there's no way I'm cooking on weekday mornings! I will definitely try this your way - in the muffin tins. Thanks for the idea!
This looks great ! Will have to try it !!
thank you so much. it is so hard to find make-ahead breakfast stuff for the kids! can't wait to try this!
yum - i am definitely going to try this because we can't eat a casserole in a 9x3 pan fast enough with just the two of us. this is a great idea!
Oh, this is a great idea. Thanks for sharing!!
Linda
We had these at girls camp one year. But we had them in clean saved tuna fish cans since we were feeding crowd. :o)
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