Sausage Pear Breakfast Casserole

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Sausage Pear Breakfast Casserole

Lisa
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12 Servings
11 Ingredients
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Beneath a layer of crispy bread cubes and melted cheddar, sweet pears, eggs and zesty sausage combine to make this breakfast casserole a great excuse to spend the morning with people you love.

12 Servings
11 Ingredients
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Ingredients

  • 2 individual French Bread, Whole Wheat
  • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 1 cup dice Onion, Red
  • 1 ½ cups cook Ground Italian Sausage
  • 4 individual Egg
  • 2 cups Half and Half
  • ½ teaspoons Sea Salt
  • ½ teaspoons Black Pepper
  • ½ tablespoons Nutmeg
  • 1 ¾ cups drain Sliced Pears, Canned
  • 1 ½ cups Cheddar Cheese, Sharp - Shredded

Containers

  • 2 8x8 Baking Pans

Supplies

  • Foils
  • Labels

Cooking Instructions

Freeze For Later Cooking Day Directions

Bake

These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).

Why would I want to freeze this?

  1. Place bread cubes on a rimmed baking sheet and bake at 350F for 15 minutes until just begin to turn golden brown.
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Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions

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These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.

  1. Thaw: In fridge
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Make It Now Cooking Directions

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These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.

  1. Place bread cubes on a rimmed baking sheet and bake 350F for 15 minutes until just begin to turn golden brown.
  2. Meanwhile, heat olive oil over medium heat.
  3. Add onions and saute until translucent. Add sausage and combine. Set aside
  4. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, half and half, sea salt, pepper and nutmeg.
  5. Divide sausage/onion mixture evenly between 8x8 foil baking pans.
  6. Divide pears over sausage mixture in pans.
  7. Divide half of shredded cheddar cheese over the top of pears, and then top with toasted bread cubes.
  8. Pour egg mixture evenly between 8x8 pans and cover as much as you can.
  9. Sprinkle remaining shredded cheese evenly over the top of the casseroles.
  10. Bake covered with aluminum foil at 350 for 40 minutes.
  11. Remove foil and bake an additional 10 minutes.