Copycat Jimmy Dean Breakfast Casserole Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 F. In large skillet, cook sausage over medium-high heat, stirring frequently until thoroughly cooked and no longer pink. In large mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, mustard and salt; stir well.
• Distribute half the bread evenly in a buttered 9 x 13 x 2 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with half the pepper, half the cheese, half the sausage and half of each optional ingredient. Repeat layering using remaining bread, pepper, cheese, sausage and optional ingredients. Pour egg mixture evenly over casserole.
• Bake uncovered for 55-60 minutes, or until eggs are set. Tent with foil if top begins to brown too quickly.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium-high heat, stirring frequently until throughly cooked and no longer pink.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, mustard and salt; stir well.
• Distribute half of the bread evenly in a buttered 9 by 13x2-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with half the pepper, half the cheese, half the sausage and half of the optional ingredients.
• Repeat layering using remaining bread, pepper, cheese, sausage and optional ingredients.
• Pour egg mixture evenly over casserole; Bake uncovered for 55 to 60 minutes, or until eggs are set; tent with release foil if top begins to brown to quickly.

Steps:

• Place croutons in greased 9x13 pan.
• Brown sausage and drain, place over croutons.
• Add cheese on top of sausage.
• Beat eggs with mustard and 2 1/2 cups milk and pour over. Refrigerate overnight.
• Dilute soup with 1/2 cup milk and pour over before baking 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.
• Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before cutting.

Steps:

• Brown the pork sausage in a pan, or in the microwave. Drain.
• Mix next 5 ingredients in large bowl. Gently stir in sliced potatoes and cooked sausage.
• Placed in greased casserole dish.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes, until bubbly. Add cheese and bake 5 minutes more.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix the eggs, heavy cream, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
• In a separate bowl place the cooked sausage, jalapeno pepper, cheese, garlic, and cumin.
• Place a third of the egg mixture in the bottom of a 2-quart baking dish.
• Place a slice of bread into the dish.
• Place 1/3 of the amount of sausage mixture onto the slice of bread.
• Repeat until last slice of bread is on top.
• Add the remaining 1/3 sausage ingredients evenly across the top slice of bread and bake in oven for 15 minutes.

Steps:

• To make the sausage base, in a large bowl, mix together all of the ingredients until well-combined and as smooth as possible. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 3 hours in the fridge, or overnight.
• Portion out the sausage into rounds and pat out into thick patties. Set a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the sausage in batches, until browned on both sides, about 4 minutes per side.
• To make sage sausage, add in the chopped sage to the sausage base from above and cook as directed.
• To make hot sausage, add in the cayenne pepper, chili pepper, and red pepper flakes to the sausage base from above and cook as directed.
• To make maple sausage, add in the maple syrup and maple extract (if using) to the sausage base from above and cook as directed.