English Muffin Breakfast Casserole

I love cheesy, bacon-y, buttery, and sausage filled casseroles!

I also love English Muffins!

Add all of these delicious foods together and you have one big ole’ English Muffin Breakfast Casserole.

This is my go to casserole for when my daughter has half the high school spend the night at our house.

It feeds loads of hungry teens and it can be made the night before which is a big bonus!

And the kids would eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner if I didn’t stop them.

I really love how simple this dish is.

First, just cook up a bunch of crispy bacon.

Save the bacon grease folks because we need it to cook the sausage in.

Bacon grease is a food group, OK!

Next, fry up your breakfast sausage in the bacon grease.

After the sausage is cooked allow them to cool slightly then diced into chunks.

Lastly, take about a dozen of whole English Muffins and cut into four pieces.

Place the muffins into a casserole dish, top with melted butter and mix well.

Now top all those goodies with the egg, cream, and cheese mixture.

Make sure you really press the muffins into the liquid because you want the muffins to soak up the liquid.

This is also why I always make this the night before to make sure all that liquid is absorbed into the muffins.

Place extra cheese on top of the casserole and add the diced sausage.

Bake this baby up, garnish with green onions and it’s time to eat!

Enjoy.

English Muffin Breakfast Casserole

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time:1 hour
Servings: 6-8

Ingredients:

12 whole English muffins
9 eggs, beaten
1 lb breakfast sausage
1 pack bacon, diced
1 1/2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, grated
1 1/2 cups jack cheese, grated
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup whole milk
1/2 cup green onions
1 stick of butter, melted
2 teaspoons black pepper
2 teaspoons creole seasonings
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons onion powder
1 teaspoon chili powder
extra virgin olive oil

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix cheeses and reserve 1 cup of cheese to top.
Spray a 13X9 inch casserole dish with cooking spray and set aside.
Add about 1 tablespoon of olive oil to pan over medium heat, add chopped bacon and cook until crispy.
Remove bacon from pan and set aside.
Add sausage to bacon grease and cook until browned.
Remove sausage from pan to set aside.
Cut muffins into 4 pieces, place into casserole dish, and coat with melted butter, mix well. .
Mix eggs, cheese, milk, cream, spices.
Add bacon to egg mixture and pour over muffins.
Press muffins down so it can absorb the liquids.
Top with remaining cheese and sausage.
Allow casserole to sit about 30 minutes or overnight covered with saran wrap to absorb the liquids.
Refrigerate if allowing casserole to sit overnight.
Allow casserole to come to room temperature if making the night before.
Bake 350 for 45-50 minutes.
Top with green onions and serve.