This yummy breakfast casserole is ideal for any occasion because it’s fast to make with just a few budget ingredients. It only takes about 10 minutes to prepare and then you can just let the oven take over. If you have a picky and hungry family to feed, this easy recipe is for you! We make it often on lazy Sundays at home with the kids as well as special holidays when we have family in town.
Ingredients
- 1 (8oz) tube crescent dough
- 1 pound breakfast sausage
- 6 large eggs
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Step One
Brown and chop the sausage in a skillet over medium-high heat and remove any excess grease.
Step Two
Place the crescent dough onto the bottom of a greased 9×13 baking dish, pushing the seams together until you’ve formed a single piece.
Step Three
Evenly top the dough with your cooked and browned sausage.
Step Four
In a medium size bowl, blend the eggs and season to your liking. Pour the egg mixture evenly into your baking dish over the sausage.
Step Five
Evenly sprinkle the top with about two cups of shredded cheddar cheese and then bake in the center rack of a 350°F oven for about 30 minutes.
This yummy breakfast casserole is wonderful served anytime you have family or friends staying the night because it’s filling, easy to serve, crazy delicious, and fast to whip up in the morning. Anytime you’re serving a crowd, whip up this impressive breakfast and watch as everyone fights over the last piece.
Helpful Tips
- Serve this savory breakfast casserole alone or with a side of avocado, freshly diced tomatoes, your favorite condiments, or a colorful side of fruit.
- If you want to add some veggies, try sautéing diced bell peppers, onions, and maybe even some zucchini with the sausage mixture. Raw spinach could even be added in after the sausage layer.
- The Jimmy Dean sausage if packed full of flavor so you really don’t need much seasoning in your eggs, if any at all. Go easy on the salt as the sausage and crescent dough are both loaded with it.
- If you want to make this ahead of time, you can brown and chop the sausage the night before and reheat it in the microwave to save a bit of time. The rest seriously takes less than 5 minutes to prepare!
If you’re looking for breakfast ideas to feed your picky family, this simple and delicious sausage recipe never disappoints. We make it often especially in the winter when we want something comforting and warm to eat. It’s perfect for sleepovers! My picky kids and their friends can’t get enough of it.
Crescent Dough Sausage Breakfast Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 (8oz) tube crescent dough
- 1 pound breakfast sausage
- 6 large eggs (blended & seasoned)
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F and grease a 9x13 baking dish.
- Brown and chop the sausage in a skillet over medium-high heat. Remove any excess grease.
- Place the crescent dough in a single layer onto the bottom of your greased dish and press the seams together with your fingers.
- Top the dough with your browned sausage and then pour the blended eggs over top. Evenly sprinkle on the shredded cheese.
- Bake in the center rack of your oven for about 30 minutes, or until the eggs are cooked through and the cheese starts to brown.
Notes
- If you prefer for your cheese to be more gooey and less toasty, you can lightly cover the dish with foil for part of the baking time.
- The Jimmy Dean sausage if packed full of flavor so you really don't need much seasoning in your eggs, if any at all. Go easy on the salt as the sausage and crescent dough are both loaded with it.
- Serve this savory breakfast casserole alone or with a side of avocado, freshly diced tomatoes, your favorite condiments, or a colorful side of fruit.
- If you want to add some veggies, try sautéing diced bell peppers, onions, and maybe even some zucchini with the sausage mixture. Raw spinach could even be added in after the sausage layer.
- You can brown and chop the sausage the night before and reheat it in the microwave to save a bit of time in the morning. The rest seriously takes less than 5 minutes to prepare!
- I originally posted this recipe on my other blog The Lazy Dish, where you will find a whole lot of crazy easy recipes just like this.
