Breakfast / Brunch
Alsatian Breakfast Sausage Casserole
Rise and shine! Sausage, Gruyère, apple, and rye come together for one heck of a sweet & savory breakfast egg casserole. Gruyère is a Swiss cheese with complex flavors that are creamy, fruity, and nutty. It pairs well with the sweet, yet tart, flavor of Honeycrisp apples.
Ingredients
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WHISK:
ARRANGE:
Test Kitchen Tip
Worried about the casserole dripping over the sides? Set a baking sheet on the rack below or right underneath the baking dish.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°. Coat a 7×11-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
Brown sausage in a sauté pan over medium-high heat until almost fully cooked, 5 minutes.
Add onion and sauté until softened, 3 minutes. Transfer sausage mixture to a paper-towel-lined plate.
Whisk together eggs, milk, mustard, sage, and salt; season with pepper.
Arrange bread in bottom of prepared baking dish; top with apple, 1½ cups cheese, and sausage mixture. Pour egg mixture over sausage, taking care it doesn’t spill over, then top casserole with remaining ½ cup cheese.
Bake casserole until cheese is browned, eggs are set, and a thermometer inserted into the center registers 160°, about 45 minutes.
Brown the sausage, then transfer it to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain. It will finish cooking later.
This casserole is layered so that you get a taste of all the ingredients with every spoonful.
Begin adding the egg mixture a bit at a time, paying attention to how full the dish is so it doesn’t spill over.
Nutritional Facts
Nutritional Facts
Per serving
Calories: 441
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 31g 47%
Saturated Fat 10g 50%
Cholesterol 203mg 67%
Sodium 720mg 30%
Carbs 18g 6%
Protein 22g
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.