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?
- 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
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 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.
kudoskookies3 says
You can never go wrong with a breakfast casserole. Especially when there are crescent rolls in the mix!
thatskinnychickcanbake says
This is a must make recipe when Nick is home from college—he and my hubby will love it!!!
susan | the wimpy vegetarian says
My mouth is watering. Seriously. It looks fabulous and my family would love this. It will definitely be made during the holidays, if not before.
maryeaudet says
I love how easy breakfast casseroles are but sometimes they are bland – this is anything but bland! YUM
Wendy Klik says
I love this casserole. Perfect for the busy holidays.
Elizabeth Peterson says
Is this something I can make the night before? I’m looking for a Christmas morning brunch recipe that still allows me to enjoy my family 🙂
Marion Myers says
Hi Elizabeth, to make this ahead of time, we recommend preparing the sausage the night before and getting the egg mixture ready, then all you have to do is assemble in the morning and pop in the oven. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do! Happy Holidays!
susanmp14 says
In step 3 you said add cheese and stir to combine. Which I did. Then in step 5 you say spread cheese over top. Which is it?
Marion Myers says
Sorry for that error, Susan. Adding the cheese and stirring is correct. I removed the incorrect info. Thanks for pointing that out! Happy holidays!
Cindy says
The recipe says to roll the crescents, but they don’t look like rolls in your pictures. Do you roll and press them down or just press dough in the pan?
Em Beitel says
Hi there, Cindy! We rolled them out into the baking dish – just pressed the dough into the pan.
Rosalyn says
At this moment I am going to do my breakfast, after having my breakfast coming yet
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Erma Beckford says
I made this for dinner and it is delicious!
Em Beitel says
Thank you so much, Erma! It’s one of our favorites!