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    Home > Breakfast > Pheasant Hunters’ Sausage Egg Cheese Casserole

    Pheasant Hunters’ Sausage Egg Cheese Casserole

    Published: Nov 7, 2018 · Modified: Feb 14, 2023 by Lea Ann Brown · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Make ahead breakfast casserole to feed a crowd

    This is a recipe for a sausage egg cheese casserole, a make ahead breakfast casserole that is assembled the night before for a quick bake hearty breakfast the next morning. Easily feed a hungry crowd with this comfort food classic.

    Sausage egg cheese casserole with fresh green grapes

    Growing up on a farm in Kansas, opening day of pheasant season was treated like a holiday. Insulated clothing, orange hunting vests and guns in hand, my father, uncles and cousins would load up in the pickup and head for the fields. Fanning out across an acreage of harvested milo, the brigade would walk the rows milo stalks to flush the birds feeding on fallen grain.

    Sausage egg cheese casserole in a 9 x 13 pyrex casserole dish

    Many times during the next weeks, cars full of hunters would knock on our door to ask permission to walk our fields. With a fresh pot of coffee and homemade pies that my mom had assembled, the hunters would also reap the rewards of fresh country fare and conversation before heading out on the hunt.

    sausage egg cheese casserole on a vintage 1950's china plate with fresh green grapes

    This sausage egg and cheese casserole recipe is one that my aunt would prepare in anticipation of feeding those hungry hunters. Some of them neighbors and some from nearby towns. It was a time to welcome old friends and meet new.

    You don’t have to welcome pheasant hunters to appreciate this sausage and egg breakfast casserole. This overnight breakfast casserole will be perfect for the upcoming holiday season. Your guests will love the combination of flavors. Sausage, eggs and cheese resting on a bed of cubed white bread that’s been coated with mustard.

    Egg sausage cheese breakfast casserole with fresh green grapes

    Use your favorite breakfast sausage for this recipe, we prefer Jimmy Dean Original. For me, it’s a perfectly flavored breakfast sausage. And perfect for making  this Jimmy Dean Breakfast Casserole. You can also use ham in this recipe, a great way to use up some of that leftover holiday ham.

    You’ll need a 9 x 12 casserole dish. I use my Pyrex Baking Dish that I’ve had for umpteen years. It’s a work horse in my kitchen and I love that it has easy-grab handles … and it comes in a set of two.

    Recipe for Sausage Egg Cheese Casserole:

    If you’re looking for more breakfast recipes, don’t miss my breakfast category. You’ll find lots of great recipes including this crowd pleasing Buttery Fried Biscuits.

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    sausage egg cheese casserole on a vintage 1950's china plate with fresh green grapes

    Pheasant Hunter’s Sausage Egg Cheese Casserole

    Lea Ann Brown
    This is a recipe for a sausage egg cheese casserole, a make ahead breakfast casserole that is assembled the night before for a quick bake hearty breakfast the next morning. Feed a hungry crowd with this comfort food classic.
    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 30 minutes mins
    Cook Time 45 minutes mins
    Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
    Course Breakfast Recipes
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8
    Calories 523 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 12 slices white bread crust removed
    • Yellow mustard
    • 2 tablespoons sweet onion diced
    • 1 pound breakfast sausage cooked, drained
    • 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
    • 8 large eggs
    • 3 cups whole milk
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

    Instructions
     

    • Cook the breakfast sausage in a fry pan stove top. A few minutes before it’s browned, add onions. Finish cooking for about 3 – 5 minutes or until onions are tender.
    • Remove crust from 12 slices of white bread. I use white sandwich bread. This task is easier if you’ve frozen the bread. 
    • Spread each slice of bread (one side only) with a thin layer of mustard.
    • Cut the bread in cubes. Place half of the crumbs in a 9 x 12 inch casserole dish. 
    • In a large bowl, beat the eggs and then blend in the following: milk, salt and Worcestershire sauce. Pour half of this mixture over the bread crumbs in the pan.  Add half of the cheese.
    • Add the remaining bread and then pour the remaining milk and egg mixture over. Add the rest of the cheese. Using the back of a spoon, press down to make sure the bread is coated.
    • Cover and refrigerate overnight. 
    • The next morning, using a roasting pan, place the casserole dish in the pan and place in oven. Carefully pour water into the roasting pan until it reaches about 1/3 of the way up the casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees, uncovered,  until inserted knife comes out clean, indicating the custard has set. Depending on your oven, this can take 40 minutes to an hour. 
    • Let stand 15 minutes before serving.

    Notes

    You can also use ham for this recipe.
    Keyword sausage egg cheese casserole

    Lea Ann Brown
    Lea Ann Brown

    Why Trust These Recipes? Lea Ann Brown has lived, worked and played in Colorado for 45 years. She has immersed herself in the Colorado Culinary space, is a Culinary School Graduate and publishes her Colorado food Blog, Cooking On The Ranch.

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Nina Paul says

      January 11, 2022 at 4:41 am

      5 stars
      Hi! Thanks for sharing this great pork recipe. I tried this last weekend for my guests & they loved it.

      Reply
    2. Marta @ What should I eat for breakfast today says

      November 11, 2018 at 4:00 am

      5 stars
      My husband will love it 😀

      Reply
    3. Abbe@This is How I Cook says

      November 09, 2018 at 1:52 pm

      5 stars
      I love overnight breakfast casseroles. They always mean a celebration. Now you need to give us a pheasant recipe!

      Reply
    4. Karen (Back Road Journal) says

      November 09, 2018 at 7:52 am

      I had to laugh, I knew Larry would be the first to comment on your recipe. Eggs, sausage and cheese…that a way to win any man over. Of course, I know I would like it too. 😀

      Reply
    5. Larry says

      November 08, 2018 at 9:39 am

      Looks delicious Chef – If I come pheasant hunting at the ranch, will you make it for me.

      Reply

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