Morning Pecan Casserole Recipes

SAUSAGE PECAN MORNING CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Prepare a 13-by-9-inch glass baking pan with nonstick spray. Cube raisin bread and put in the baking dish.
• Brown sausage; drain and cut into bite-sized pieces. Mix with bread in the baking dish.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs, milk, half-and-half, vanilla, nutmeg and cinnamon until blended. Pour over bread and sausage. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Combine brown sugar, butter, syrup and pecans. Spoon by teaspoonfuls over casserole. Bake uncovered for 35 to 40 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm.

MORNING PECAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Brown the sausage patties according to package directions. Cut patties into bite size pieces. Spread bread cubes in bottom of a lightly greased 3 quart rectangular baking dish. Top with sausage pieces.
• 2. In a large bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, vanilla, nutmeg & cinnamon. Pour over bread and sausage, pressing lightly to thoroughly moisten the bread. Cover and chill for 8 hours or overnight.
• 3. For topping, in a small bowl combine pecans, brown sugar, butter, and maple syrup. Drop by teaspoonfuls over top of egg mixture.
• 4. Bake, uncovered, at 350^ for 45 to 50 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand for 15 minutes before serving.

PECAN PIE FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• For the french toast: Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with butter or nonstick spray. Cut the bread into 16 slices, about 1-inch thick.
• In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, milk, cream, sugars, cinnamon and vanilla. Dip slices of bread, four at a time, in the egg mixture. Let each slice rest in the mixture for 1 minute per side (2 minutes total). Once soaked, place the slices in the baking dish, shingling them slightly. Continue until all of the bread has been soaked. Pour any remaining egg mixture over top of the bread and let rest while you make the topping.
• For the topping: Roughly chop the pecans, leaving some whole. Combine the butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and maple syrup. Once the sugar is dissolved, remove from the heat and stir in the pecans. Place spoonfuls of the mixture all over the top of the bread. Cover and bake for 20 minutes. Uncover and continue baking for 25-30 more minutes, until the egg custard is set and the topping is golden brown. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving.
• Cut into squares and serve with a drizzle of syrup from the bottom of the pan.

PRALINE PECAN FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix half-and-half, eggs, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar together in a large shallow bowl; add French bread. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place butter in a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Place casserole dish in the preheating oven to melt butter, about 5 minutes. Swirl butter over bottom of the dish.
• Spread brown sugar, maple syrup, and pecans over the melted butter. Arrange soaked bread atop pecan mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until French toast is cooked through, 30 to 35 minutes. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

EASY CINNAMON ROLL CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Pour melted butter into a 9x13-inch heat-resistant glass container (such as Pyrex®). Cut each cinnamon roll into 8 pieces and spread in the dish.
• Beat eggs using a whisk in a large bowl. Beat in heavy cream, cinnamon, and vanilla extract until combined. Pour over cinnamon rolls. Sprinkle with pecans and maple syrup.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, microwave cinnamon roll icing according to package instructions until soft, about 15 seconds. Pour over cooled casserole.

MORNING CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown sausage; crumble and drain.
• Butter a 9 x 13-inch casserole dish.
• Place bread (torn into bite-sized pieces) in bottom of dish.
• Place sausage on the top of bread.
• Sprinkle cheese over top.
• In a large bowl, mix beaten eggs, milk, salt, and dry mustard; blend well.
• Pour over the other ingredients.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• The next morning, uncover and bake at 350°F for 45 minutes.
• Slice into squares and serve warm.
• You may also add some ham, cut into bite-sized pieces, or crumble some bacon in it along with the sausage.

PECAN CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Set aside 1/2 cup of crumb mixture for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture onto the bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. (Crust will be crumbly.) , Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until lightly browned., In a large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Pour over crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture. , Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

PECAN RAISIN BREAD MORNING CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Prepare 13 x 9 glass baking dish with non-stick spray.
• Cube raisin bread and place in baking dish.
• Brown sausage, drain and cut into bite size pieces.
• Mix with bread in baking dish.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs, milk, half and half, vanilla, nutmeg and cinnamon until blended.
• Pour over bread and sausage.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours or overnite.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine all topping ingredients and spoon over top of casserole.
• Bake uncovered for 35 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.