Sarasotas Favorite Breakfast Casserole Recipes

SARASOTA'S FAVORITE BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Casserole -- Spray a 13x9" pan with a non-stick spray such as Pam. Add in the potatoes, right from the freezer and top with the cheese. Lightly toss just so all the cheese is not sitting right on top.
• Egg Mixture -- Beat the eggs, milk, seasoning blend, parsley, hot sauce, salt and pepper and pour over the potatoes and cheese. Top with the ham and cover with foil or saran wrap and refrigerate over night or at least 8 hours.
• Bake -- Heat the oven to 350 and position the rack on the middle shelf. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes. As the casserole bakes prepare the crescent roll topping.
• Crescent Rolls -- Remove the rolls from the can and lay flat. Make sure to add a little little flour to the counter or on a sheet of parchment paper so they don't stick. I take a pizza cutter or a knife and cut the dough along the perforated sections. The rolls come out in a rectangle so I try to lay them right back on the casserole the same way. Cutting the perforations allows steam to get through the crust which will help brown the crust and help the casserole finish cooking.
• Back in the Oven -- Return to the oven and bake 15-20 minutes until the crescent roll topping is golden brown. Remove and let set 5-10 minutes before serving.
• Serve -- Cut into squares and enjoy. If you want to really make it special, serve a hollandaise sauce along the side, but I like it as is. Again, you can use bacon or sausage in this recipe, I just prefer the ham and usually serve up some crisp maple glazed bacon on the side. ENJOY!

SAUSAGE BREAKFAST CASSEROLE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cook the sausage in a skillet over medium heat.
• Break up the sausage as it cooks, letting it brown completely. Drain excess grease.
• Unroll the crescent rolls and spread them out in the bottom of a 9 × 13 inch baking dish, pressing the seams together to make one large sheet of dough.
• Spread the sausage over the dough.
• Then add the cheese on top of the sausage.
• In a medium bowl whisk the eggs with the milk, oregano, salt, and pepper.
• Pour the egg mixture over the top of the casserole.
• Bake at 400 degrees for about 15-20 minutes until the crust is a nice golden brown and the eggs are set.

BEST BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage and water in the hot skillet until sausage is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Spread crescent roll dough out into prepared baking dish to cover the inside of the dish completely. Prick dough all over with a fork.
• Bake in the preheated oven until slightly set, about 5 minutes.
• Beat eggs, milk, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl.
• Spray a large skillet with cooking spray and place skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir egg mixture in hot skillet until eggs are set, 3 to 5 minutes. Break up eggs into small pieces using a wooden spoon. Spread eggs evenly over crescent roll dough, spread sausage over eggs, and top with Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust is browned and casserole is hot, about 25 minutes.