Sausage Potato Breakfast Casserole

 

Sausage Potato Breakfast Casserole

1 Lbs breakfast sausage cooked

1 lbs refrigerated diced potatoes (simply potatoes) seasoned

8 ounce shredded cheddar cheese, divided

7 eggs 

1/2 cup 2% milk

salt and pepper

Pre heat oven to 350.

Cook sausage until cooked and cool

mix eggs and milk until mixed

add sausage and potatoes to egg mixture, add salt and pepper 

mix in 3/4 of cheese, leaving some to top at end of cooking

Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray

pour in egg mixture. 

bake for 35 mins

top with remaining cheese and bake another 15-20 mins

**** if you want to make it the night before mix everything except the topping cheese. cover and keep in refrigerator over night. 

Next morning bake longer maybe 40 minutes until almost set,

add cheese and cook another 10 mins

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Creamy Broccoli Cheese Soup

 

1/2 diced onion

1 dice carrot

2 clove minced garlic 

2 packages (10 oz each, total 20 oz) frozen Broccoli rice 

2 cups chicken broth

2 cups milk (2%)

1 tsp salt or more to taste

1 tsp pepper or more to taste

1/4 tsp garlic powder

8 oz shredded raw sharp cheddar cheese

In a 4 qt soup pot add some oil and cook onions and carrots until soft.  Then add in garlic for 1 minute.

Add all the other ingredients except the cheese and cook on low for 30 minutes until the broccoli is tender.

Add in the cheese and cook until melted.

Blend it all with an emersion blender or transfer to a blender. Blend until blended.

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I bought this cheese in a block and shredded it. 

I bought 2 bags of this frozen riced broccoli and added it to my soup frozen.

 

Bread Pudding

  8 oz Cinnamon Bread 

3 eggs

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup white sugar

1/2 cup whole milk

1 cup heavy cream

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp cinnamon 

1/4 tsp nutmeg

Optional: (2 TBLS white sugar plus 1 tsp cinnamon Optional) sprinkle in between half the mixture and then on top of mixture in pan before baking

optional: mini chocolate chips sprinkle in middle and some on top

Mix all the ingredients together except for the bread. Tear the bread in pieces and add the to custard ingredients. Let sit for 20 minutes.

Pour into a greased (with lots of butter) 8x8 pan.  

optional: I poured half the bread mixture in the pan, sprinkles some of the cinnamon sugar over the top, then added the rest of the bread mixture and sprinkles some of the cinnamon sugar mixture on top. I did not use all of the cinnamon and sugar mixture. Use as much as you like. 

I also sprinkled mini chocolate chips in the middle and top of bread mixture.

Bake 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes until center set. I cooked for 50 mins in 8x8 pan. 

you can double the recipe to Make a 9x13 pan. recipe called for 5 eggs. but you could try 6 eggs. 

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