Breakfast Casserole

Recipe Courtesy of Emeril Lagasse

Show: The Essence of EmerilEpisode: Eggs

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (108)

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Cook Time:
30 min
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Prep: 12 hr 0 min
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Cook: 30 min
Total:: 12 hr 30 min

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Ingredients

6 eggs
1 cup half and half
2 tablespoons green onions, chopped
Salt and pepper
Butter to grease pan
6 slices of Texas Toast (thick cut, crusty white bread)
1 pound spicy pork sausage, cooked and drained of fat
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese

Directions

In a small bowl, beat the eggs until they loosen up. Add the half and half, and green onions. Mix well, highly season with salt and pepper and set aside.

Butter a 12 by 10-inch baking pan. Line the pan with the bread, cutting and rearranging, if needed. Sprinkle the bread with the cooked sausage and cheese. Pour the egg mixture over the entire pan. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook covered for 25 to 30 minutes or until the egg mixture is set.

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Melissa Defiance, OH 02-03-2010
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FAB the way it is!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I make this casserole a lot when I have extra company at our house. I have always made the recipe as is with NO CHANGES. My... family loves it and everyone I have ever made it for asked for the recipe. I think it is simple and takes great. I like some of the ideas that people listed to "spice" it up but would not change the basic recipe as I have never had it be soggy or un-edible. Enjoy and try it for yourself!Read more
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null null, null 12-24-2009
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Great Recipe but don't use Texas Toast
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Everyone talks about major tweaks but the only one you need is DON'T USE TEXAS TOAST. I never even tried it this way maybe... because I'm from Texas and I know that crap is just thick sliced Wonder Bread. This is a great dish but it's more akin to a savory bread budding and you have to make it as such. Use any bread with a good crumb like day old baguettes, ciabatta, sourdough, etc. and it works great. My picky kids loved it and I've used it for everything from holiday brunch to tailgate parties.Read more
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Diane Fair Oaks, CA 12-24-2009
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add more eggs and bake longer
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I have never had a soggy casserole as I have read on some of these reviews. I make this every year for Christmas and Mother's... day. I use a dozen eggs instead which increases the baking time a LOT. Maybe that is why some of yours are coming out soggy? . I also add pan fried shredded potatoes or diced potatoes and sometimes crumbled cooked bacon. Eveyone loves it and it is very easy. Read more
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Corrie Round Rock, TX 10-17-2009
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Wasn't Impressed
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I was really hoping this would be a great weekend dish, yea not so much. I thought it was soggy and it does need a lot of... tweaking. I let it cook a little longer to see if it would crunch up a bit, but it didn't. Read more
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Angela Haines City, FL 09-07-2009
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Go with the tweaked version from Good Morning America when he made it there!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I got this recipe from a friend and tweaked it on my own. (This version is not so good but it is easily modified). I had... made it so many times that I had forgotten I had tweaked it. When I was looking it up to send it to some friends, I remembered that I had made all those changes!! Fortunately, Emeril had evidently made the same changes when he made this recipe for Good Morning America!! Check it out!! You'll be alot happier!! Simple changes I made to help cut my time in half? I use cubed ham instead of doing sausage or bacon. I also use more eggs like the GMA version, I use a bigger pan (the men in our household can't handle a small pan of this), and I use everything you would put in an omelet - I use a green pepper, red pepper, yellow pepper, tomatoes, onions, salt, pepper, and cubed ham... Using ham cuts my time down to a 15 min. preparation time!! I also buy a veggie medley from the produce section at the store that cuts my time there as well. It is the perfect amount and the men love all the extras in it!! It also makes for a much more colorful and pretty dish. Last - I use Colby or Pepper Jack cheese on top... This version has been requested every time company comes and every time a holiday rolls around... so much so that I find myself making it pretty much any and every day off that the guys have. Go with the GMA version Emeril did and you'll be happy!! Read more
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MICHAEL Seaboard, NC 05-29-2009
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It needed something, but not hard to adjust.
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

On top of the sausage, I added diced tomatoes with green chiles, some fresh chopped cilantro, and a can of green salsa. Then... I added the cheese, substituting a Mexican blend for the cheddar. It made a big difference!Read more