Cheesy Sausage and Croissant Casserole

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Ingredients

  • 1 lb. hot ground pork sausage (such as Jimmy Dean)
  • 1 1/4 cups (5 oz.) shredded parmesan cheese
  • 1 tsp. table salt
  • 6 green onions, sliced
  • 1 (13.22-oz.) package mini croissants (about 24), torn
  • vegetable cooking spray
  • 3 cups milk
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 5 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 2 cups (8 oz.) shredded Gruyere cheese

Preparation

Step 1

Cook sausage 8 minutes in a skillet over medium high heat, stirring to crumble. Toss together sausage, parmesan and next 3 ingredients; arrange in a 13 9 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.

Whisk together milk and next 2 ingredients; pour over sausage mixture. Cover and chill 8 hours.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Uncover casserole and sprinkle with Gruyere. Bake 45 minutes or until golden. Let stand 10 minutes.

Makes 8-10 servings; hands on 20 minutes; total 1 hour 15 minutes.