Cheesy Sausage-And-Croissant Casserole

Cheesy Sausage-And-Croissant Casserole

from southernliving.com
Breakfast
555 min
10 servings

This creamy breakfast recipe is a hearty, filling dish that combines a few of our favorite ingredients, like hot ground sausage, flaky croissants, and Parmesan and Gruyère cheeses. We love how the gruyère cheese browns beautifully and adds a nutty flavor to the dish when baked on top.

Ingredients

  • 1 poundhot ground pork sausage (such as jimmy dean)
  • 1 ¼ cupsshredded parmesan cheese
  • 1 teaspoontable salt
  • 6green onions, sliced
  • 1package mini croissants (about 24), torn
  • vegetable cooking spray
  • 3 cupsmilk
  • 1 cupheavy cream
  • 5 largeeggs, lightly beaten
  • 2 cupsshredded gruyère cheese (about 8 oz.)

Directions

  1. 1

    Cook sausage: Cook sausage about 8 minutes in a skillet over medium-high heat, stirring to crumble.

  2. 2

    Assemble breakfast casserole: Toss together sausage, Parmesan cheese, and next 3 ingredients; arrange mixture in a 13- x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.

  3. 3

    Make custard: Whisk together milk and next 2 ingredients; pour over the sausage mixture. Cover and chill dish for 8 hours.

  4. 4

    Bake casserole: Preheat oven to 350°F. Uncover casserole, and sprinkle with Gruyère cheese. Bake 45 minutes or until golden. Let stand 10 minutes.