Sausage Casserole

Here is a great breakfast you can fix on the weekend and enjoy during the week.  That way you can fuel your engine before work without missing sleep.

You can find several versions of this recipe on the internet but I started with on from AllRecipes.com and made a few changes such as doubling all the components and adding a little heat.  It worked out quite well.

Ingredients:

·         1 lb      Bulk pork sausage

·         5          Eggs

·         2 cups  Milk (I used non fat milk)

·         1 tsp    Salt

·         1 tsp    Ground mustard

·         2 tsp    Red pepper flakes

·         6 slices Bread (I used some great sourdough bread that I had made earlier but since sourdough comes in a round loaf you have to make your own decision when you have added enough

·         3          Green onions chopped

·         1 cup    Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Directions:

1.           Brown the sausage in a skillet then drain and set aside

2.           While the sausage is browning or once it is done depending on your confidence level crack the eggs into a small bowl one at a time.  This will help you tell if they are still good.  Then add them to a large bowl one at a time and beat.

3.           Add milk, salt, and mustard and mix

4.           Add the bread, red pepper flakes, green onions, and sausage and mix together

5.           Spray or grease an 11 x 7 x 2 inch baking dish

6.           Pour everything into the baking dish

7.           Cover the baking dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 8 or more hours, preferably overnight

8.           Remove from refrigerator for 30 minutes

9.           Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until a knife can be inserted near the center and is clean when withdrawn