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This is my absolute favorite brunch recipe! My easy sausage breakfast casserole with crescent rolls is a regular at every sleepover breakfast and requested every Christmas morning. I promise it will become your favorite too!
I love casseroles for feeding a brunch crowd! Loaded with lots of flavor from the sausage, cheese, and buttery crescent rolls, this easy recipe is filling, hearty, and oh-so delicious!
It tops the list of my favorite Holiday Casserole Recipes and is one of the best breakfast for dinner ideas!
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- Why is this the best breakfast casserole?
- 🥚 Ingredients for Sausage Casserole
- 🧀 Which cheese is best for Casseroles?
- 🥓 Ingredient Substitutions
- 🔪 How to Make Sausage Egg Breakfast Casserole
- ⭐ Breakfast Egg Casserole Recipes Tips
- Can you make this dish ahead of time?
- 🥫 How to Store Sausage Casserole
- 👪 Serving Size
- 📖 Breakfast Ideas with Eggs
- 📖 Easy Brunch Menu
- 📖 Beverages to Serve for Brunch
- 📖 Brunch Desserts
- 📌 Pin it for later!
- 📋 Recipe
- 💬 Reviews
Why is this the best breakfast casserole?
- First off, this cheese and sausage casserole is SO easy to make and quick to assemble.
- Secondly, the cheese gets all melty and the rolls puff up and it’s just SO good! One bite and you will be hooked.
- Third, you can substitute almost anything you have in your fridge. This should be called kitchen sink casserole.
- Lastly, you can make this dish ahead of time and keep in the fridge for 24 hours.
I am a big believer that the time spent around the family table is the best gift we can give our family. Creating your holiday menu doesn’t have to be stressful.
The key to a successful holiday brunch is choosing recipes that are super easy to whip up.
It doesn’t get any better than this crescent roll breakfast idea! Spend Christmas morning opening up gifts while breakfast is in the oven.
🥚 Ingredients for Sausage Casserole
- breakfast sausage
- eggs
- heavy whipping cream
- sea salt
- ground pepper
- onion powder
- paprika
- Colby-jack shredded cheese
- mozzarella shredded
- crescent rolls (2 tubes)
- green onions thinly sliced
Instead of cubed up bread like most breakfast casseroles, our sausage and egg breakfast casserole use crescent rolls to pack in that delicious buttery flavor. You don’t even have to pre-bake them!
🧀 Which cheese is best for Casseroles?
I like using Colby Jack and Mozzarella Cheese. You can also use cheddar, Monterrey Jack, or even Mexican blend cheese.
🥓 Ingredient Substitutions
I have used the base of this recipe for so many different kinds of breakfast casseroles. I love offering different flavors when hosting a brunch. The possibilities are endless!
- You can substitute bacon or ham for the sausage in this casserole.
- Peppers and Onions are amazing too!
- Make this Philly Cheesesteak style by adding shaved ribeye.
- Go Tex-Mex with salsa in place of the sausage and substitute Mexican cheese.
- Have fun! This is one of those recipes you just can’t go wrong when substituting ingredients.
🔪 How to Make Sausage Egg Breakfast Casserole
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a 9-inch x 13-inch baking dish with non-stick spray. Set aside.
- Brown sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat until browned all the way through, about 6 to 8 minutes. Be sure to break up the sausage as it cooks. Remove from heat and strain off grease. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, half-n-half, salt, pepper, onion powder, and paprika until fully incorporated. Add cheese and stir to combine. Set aside.
- Open crescent rolls and roll according to package directions. Arrange 15 rolls in a prepared baking dish in three rows with 5 rolls in each row.
- Add sausage to the baking dish, spreading it evenly over the rolls.
- Pour the egg mixture over the rolls and sausage.
- Bake for 25 minutes. Carefully remove from the oven. Allow sitting for 5 minutes.
- Sprinkle top with green onions, if desired. Serve warm.
⭐ Breakfast Egg Casserole Recipes Tips
- Make sure to use ground sausage or breakfast patties, not the links. Regular, hot, or sage sausage is perfect for this dish.
- If you like it hot, this breakfast bake is great with a little hot sauce on it.
- You can use crescent sheets instead of crescent rolls if you prefer.
Can you make this dish ahead of time?
Yes, you can! You can make this the day before. Just cover and place it in the refrigerator until ready to cook.
🥫 How to Store Sausage Casserole
You can place the remainder of the baked egg casserole in a plastic container or cover it with saran wrap. It will keep in the refrigerator for 4 to 5 days.
👪 Serving Size
We get 8 servings for breakfast when I make it. If you’re serving this breakfast casserole as part of a holiday buffet, you could cut it into smaller pieces and stretch it farther.
When serving this dish for brunch, we easily get 16 servings out of it!
📖 Breakfast Ideas with Eggs
📖 Easy Brunch Menu
This is a small sample of my favorite items to serve for brunch:
📖 Beverages to Serve for Brunch
📖 Brunch Desserts
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📋 Recipe
Sausage Breakfast Casserole with Crescent Rolls
Equipment
- 9" by 13" baking dish
Ingredients
- 1 pound breakfast sausage (not sausage links)
- 6 large eggs
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- 1 cup colby jack cheese shredded
- 1 cup mozzarella shredded
- 16 ounces refrigerated crescent rolls 2 tubes
- 1 to 2 green onions thinly sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat a 9-inch by 13-inch baking dish with non-stick spray. Set aside.Brown sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat until browned all the way through, about 6 to 8 minutes. Be sure to break up the sausage as it cooks. Remove from heat and strain off grease. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, half-n-half, salt, pepper, onion powder, and paprika until fully incorporated. Add cheese and stir to combine. Set aside.
- Open crescent rolls and roll according to package directions. Arrange 15 rolls in prepared baking dish in three rows with 5 rolls in each row.
- Add sausage to the baking dish, spreading it evenly over the rolls.
- Pour the egg mixture over the rolls and sausage.
- Bake for 25 minutes. Carefully remove from the oven. Allow to sit for 5 minutes.Sprinkle top with green onions, if desired. Serve warm.
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Notes
- Make sure to use ground sausage or breakfast patties, not the links. Regular, hot, or sage sausage is perfect for this dish.
- This crescent roll breakfast Casserole is great with a little hot sauce on it.
- You can substitute bacon or ham for the sausage in this casserole.
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Some photography by Julie Espy.
Jackie wehr says
How many does this serve
Em Beitel says
Hi Jackie! It serves 8. Thank you for your question!
Kara says
So are you actually supposed to roll each crescent roll and then put into pan? And press together? Or set them in unrolled and press them all together?
Isabel Laessig says
Hi Kara, Thanks for reaching out. Yes, you should roll out each crescent roll first and then place them in a pan and press them together. Let me know how this recipe turns out for you. It is truly one of my family’s favorites!
Dorcas says
We really enjoyed this simple recipe! I did cook the crescents 6 minutes before filling, as suggested by another reader. This is very versatile, as you. can add a variety of veggies or meats. A keeper for sure.
Em Beitel says
Thank you so much, Dorcas! This is one of our favorite breakfasts – we’re so glad you enjoyed it!
Nicole says
I’m wanting to make this for postpartum so I can easily take it out and cook it for breakfast. Am I able to prepare this beforehand and then freeze? If so, would I just cook it, freeze it, and then just heat it back up when planning on eating?
Thanks!
Em Beitel says
Hi Nicole! First of all, congratulations! And secondly, you can absolutely freeze this casserole. Cook it first, then let it cool. Once cooled, cover it with plastic wrap and then a layer of foil and freeze for up to 3 months (I always recommend labeling with the freezing date). When you’re ready to enjoy it, allow it to thaw overnight in the refrigerator, then remove the plastic wrap and foil and reheat in the oven at 300 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes.