I was looking around in my recipe binder yesterday... so that I could post the Cinnamon Roll French Toast Casserole that I posted yesterday... Last night I started working on it some more... and I found several other recipes that are old favorites that I haven't made in a while...
Overnight Sausage-Egg Bake...
This one you can change it up with different ingredients... It's Pillsbury and my grandmother gave it to me...
Original Recipe
Ingredients
1 LB on pork sausage - you can use whatever you like, reg, spicy, maple flavored
1 box of (7oz) green giant steamers frozen Antioxidant Blend
10 eggs - large or X- Large
1 cup of whole milk
1 bag of 20oz, Potato O'Brien has browns
2 cups shredded cheese
3 tablespoon of chopped basil leaves...
Instructions
Cook sausage in fully over medium to high heat, make sure to drain completely. You do not want any added oil in the casserole..
Remove pouch of vegetables from box, Place printed side down.. Do Not cut slit in the pouch Microwave on high about 2 minutes or just until thawed
In a large bowl beat eggs and milk a whisk. then Stir in Potatoes, Cooked Sausage, vegetables, 1 cup of the cheese, and 1 tablespoon of the basil.
Spray 13 x 9 inch (3 quart) baking or casserole dish ( even if you non-stick spray the pan, top and sides) Pour mixture into the baking dish and refrigerate up to 12 hours,
Heat oven to 350, Bake 60 to 65 minutes, or until center is set.. Sprinkle with remaining cheese last 5 minutes in the oven. With the basil sprinkle just before just before serving...
My additions and changes
Instead of sausage, I have used leftover ham, or bacon or all three - I tend to make this the last morning if we are having company, its a way to use up any leftover breakfast meats... I also have used, leftover sausages cooked on the grill like Johnsonville's or Polish Kielbasa... I do take the skin or casing off the sausages..
With the box of frozen veggies, you really can use what you want... I normally just use whatever I have on hand in the larger bags of frozen veggies, or left over steamed fresh veggies... Broccoli is a family favorite, you can add in spinach, or mushroom, chopped tomatoes...
My family prefers potatoes O' Brien, I know a friend who use to make it with the shredded hash browns as it was what her family liked...
With the cheese, I just use whatever I have... Colby Jack or Sharp cheddar are my families favorites... and I always use more cheese... about 3 cups - 2 in the mix and 1 on top...
Right before serving I have added with some parsley and basil, some really crispy bacon chopped up, give it some added texture... Green onions or scallions finely chopped are another nice addition to the topping...
Another friend use's ground beef, with taco seasoning, medium salsa in the dish... So you can really change it up to suit your families likes...
None of that for me anytime soon so I thought I might ask for favorite home made recipes. I would love Cracker Barrel pancakes because I just found a bottle of their syrup in the cabinet, also really miss fresh bagels, would also adore a really good Tonga Toast, I have tried a few copycats over they years and the disappointment is worse than doing without so I stopped trying.
