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This Cheesy Sausage Egg Casserole is the perfect brunch or breakfast recipe! Eggs and sausage and cheese all baked up in a pan, everyone loves this recipe!
Remember my Christmas Eggs? This is another version of that recipe, but with SAUSAGE! Goodness knows, this was a HIT.
Why we love this Egg Sausage Casserole
I can tell you this casserole it tastes AMAZING: there is never any left whenever I serve it. This egg casserole is always a hit, no matter when I make it or what I put inside. (Remember when I used green chiles?)
A good sausage egg casserole is full of eggs and sausage and cheese. This sausage egg casserole has no bread – which is why I love it. When I serve brunch I like to serve something sweet, like cinnamon rolls or French toast. When you’re eating muffins, you don’t need bread in your eggs.
An easy egg casserole full of delicious breakfast sausage is what you need for Sunday brunch…or just a random Tuesday. We often make this on Sunday morning and then freeze slices for during the week. Even my picky eater loves this casserole!
Ingredients for Sausage Egg Casserole without bread
- Sausage: I use 1 lb bulk breakfast sausage
- Butter: use 1/2 cup melted butter
- Cottage Cheese: cottage cheese adds protein and body to the eggs, plus makes them extra cheesy!
- Cheese: shredded cheddar cheese is my favorite for this one, but you can use your favorite cheese. Sharp cheddar cheese is also amazing.
- Other Ingredients: all purpose flour, baking powder, salt, ground black pepper
- Eggs: you need eggs, obviously! I use 10 large eggs
How To Make Sausage Egg Breakfast Casserole
- Oven & Pan: Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray a 9×13” pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Prep the Sausage: Crumble sausage and cook in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until no longer pink. Transfer to a plate covered with paper towels and pat away the excess fat. Cool at least 10 minutes.
- Mix the eggs: Stir together butter, cottage cheese, cheddar cheese, flour, baking powder, pepper, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk eggs and whisk into cheese mixture until combined (mixture will be lumpy). Stir cooked and cooled sausage into the egg mixture.
- Bake: Pour into prepared baking dish and bake for 30-40 minutes or until browned and set in the middle. Cool 5-10 minutes before slicing and serving.
Tip From Dorothy
Expert Tips
- You can also add cooked onion, bell peppers, and/or mushrooms to the egg mixture.
- This is best served fresh, but you can store leftovers covered with plastic wrap in the fridge for 3 days.
- We like to slice leftovers into serving squares and freeze them in sandwich bags. Then it’s easy to just reheat for a quick breakfast!
- I know a lot of egg casseroles are overnight egg casseroles, but you don’t have to do this one overnight. You can cook your sausage the night before, if you want, but it whisks together in about 10 minutes and then goes straight into the oven. If I can make this on Christmas morning, believe me, it’s easy enough to make for your family for brunch.
FAQ
Yes, drain the fat and store in the refrigerator.
Any kind you like! I love cheddar, Monterey Jack, or mozzarella in this.
You can add green chilis or Italian seasoning for more flavor.
If the casserole finishes before the rest of the meal, cover it with aluminum foil until ready to serve.
Sausage Egg Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound (453g) bulk breakfast sausage
- ½ cup (113g) butter melted
- 1 (16 ounce/454g) package cottage cheese
- 2 cups (228g) shredded cheddar cheese (or mozzarella or Monterey Jack)
- ¼ cup (31g) all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 10 large eggs lightly beaten
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray a 9×13” pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Cook breakfast sausage in a medium skillet over medium-high heat, breaking into crumbles. Cook until no longer pink. Transfer to a plate covered with paper towels and pat away the excess fat. Cool at least 10 minutes.
- Stir together butter, cottage cheese, cheddar cheese, flour, baking powder, pepper, and salt. Whisk in eggs and whisk until combined (mixture will be lumpy). Stir in cooked and cooled sausage.
- Pour into prepared pan and bake for 30-40 minutes or until browned and set in the middle. Cool 5-10 minutes before slicing and serving.
- Best served fresh, but it can also be sliced and stored in individual containers and frozen. Defrost in microwave.
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Last Updated on December 18, 2023
I didn’t have cottage cheese, so I used ricotta. It still is pretty tasty with a nice consistency.
I didn’t use cottage cheese I used yogurt instead and it taste amazing
Didn’t have cottage cheese. Turned out great! Added garlic powder, Tony Cocheres cajun spice, onion, dried cilantro,more salt and pepper, and diced tomatoes ( juice squeezed out)
Excellent and easy! You are so right about the cottage cheese. I hate the stuff but it makes this dish perfect! Everyone loved it! Will make again.
Picture it: Christmas morning and forgot the cottage cheese. Made it without and it was still delicious!
Can you make this delicious sounding recipe the night before?
I was wondering the same thing! I think I will so it is ready to ‘dump, heat and eat’ 🙂
Yes I’m pretty sure you can!
I have the same question as bettypage dated May 20, 2018. I do not understand where your sugar content is coming from. I though it would be great as a Keto breakfast \when I looked at the ingredients until I came to your Nutrition Facts
I’m really not sure – the app that I put my recipes in calculates the sugar content. One of the items in the list must have sugar in it.
Can you use something else besides cottage cheese?
I used ricotta.
How on earth does this have only 4 carbs and then have 20 grams of sugars . FYI flour is the same as bread by the way .
This is so inviting ! Perfect for wee ends 🙂 Thank you !
Can you make this the mixture with the eggs also uncooked the night before and make. It in the morning?
Absolutely.
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