Today's Recipe 12/21/2011

Thanks to my Aunt J, I had to surf the web for a breafast casserole for Christmas breakfast. I found many I wouldn't mind trying, but this one seemed perfect for my family! Thank goodness for the Betty Crocker website!  Enjoy!

Christmas Morning Breakfast Casserole

Ingredients:

·         1lb ground breakfast sausage, any flavor

·         1 red bell pepper, chopped

·         2 cups zucchini, sliced

·         2 teaspoons salt

·         pepper to taste 

·         1 loaf (8 cups, 1-inch cubes) Italian bread, Ciabatta or Baguette (crusty bread)

·         1 ½ dozen (18) large eggs

·         1 cup whole milk 

·         1 ½ cups cheddar cheese, shredded

Directions:

1.    Heat oven to 375°F. Brown the sausage in a saute pan over medium heat for 3 minutes, breaking it into bite size pieces. Add the zucchini, bell peppers, 1 tsp salt and pepper. Cook an additional 5 minutes. Let cool. Drain.

2.    In a bowl, beat the eggs and milk. Add remaining salt and cheese; stir to combine.

3.    Add the bread cubes and cooled sausage mixture to a greased 13×9-inch baking dish. Toss to combine.

4.    Pour the egg mixture over the bread and sausage: press the bread mixture down gently to soak up some of the egg mixture.

5.    Cover the dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes; uncover and bake an additional 20 minutes. Serve immediately.

Makes 12 servings

On the website the zucchini was actually mushrooms...same amount. I had to change this due to a severe allergy I have to mushrooms!