Sausage & Crescent Roll Casserole

  Breakfast

I made this tasty breakfast casserole with crescent rolls for a baby shower. It saved me; preparing it ahead gave me more time to finish decorating for the party.

Sausage & Crescent Roll Casserole

Average Rating: 4.588235

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 35 min.
YIELD: 12 servings.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound bulk pork sausage
  • 1 tube (8 ounces) refrigerated crescent rolls
  • 2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
  • 8 large eggs
  • 2 cups 2% milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat oven to 375°. In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles; drain. Unroll crescent roll dough into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Seal seams and perforations. Sprinkle with sausage and cheese.
  • 2. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Pour over sausage and cheese.
  • 3. Bake, uncovered, 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.
  • 4.
    Make-Ahead:
    Refrigerate unbaked casserole, covered, several hours or overnight. To use, preheat oven to 375°. Remove casserole from refrigerator while oven heats. Bake as directed, increasing time as necessary until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 283 calories, 19g fat (6g saturated fat), 160mg cholesterol, 662mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 0 fiber), 15g protein.

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