The only breakfast casserole you'll ever need

Ingredients

2 lbs ground breakfast sausage, cooked and drained

3 cups bread, cubed

8 eggs

2 cups milk

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon dry mustard

1 lb shredded cheddar cheese

1 can cream of mushroom soup

Instructions

• Combine eggs and 1 1/2 cup milk, dry mustard and optional salt
• Add bread cubes, make sure to sink in eggs until all the bread is well coated
• Let sit for 10 minutes to allow bread to soak up some egg mixture
• Add ground sausage and cheese to egg mixture
• Pour into a prepares 9 x 13 pan
• Combine soup mix and 1/2 cup milk.  Pour over top and spread well
• Bake 30-40 minutes
• Let rest/cool for 15 minutes before serving

This is my go-to breakfast casserole. It's easy to make, has ingredients I usually have on hand, and does not have to sit overnight like many breakfast casseroles. I'm not sure any of them really need to, maybe they just can to make it easier to bake the next morning. :-)

I've discovered that my favorite sausage to use is Swaggerty's. Any breakfast sausage will work, but the flavor of this one consistently wins the prize around here. I buy it in the big box and keep it in the freezer. When I need it, I simply take out the number of patties I want and let them cook low and slow until they thaw and I can chop them up while cooking.

Also, I don't recommend anything but white sandwich bread for this recipe. Hmmm, now that I think about it, it's been a long time since I tried it with other breads. I wonder if I still feel the same way. If you try it with something else make sure you come back and comment and let me know what you think!