Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Casserole

By lynnieb93

All of the classic breakfast elements–sausage, eggs and cheese–are featured in this casserole that's perfect for a crowd or can be cut in half for a smaller family meal. Using turkey sausage, egg substitute and reduced-fat cheese saves on fat and calories without sacrificing flavor. No one will ever guess it's only 184 calories per serving.

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 12 ounces turkey breakfast sausage
• 2 cups 1% low-fat milk
• 2 cups egg substitute
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 3 large eggs
• 16 (1-ounce) slices white bread
• 1 cup (4 ounces) finely shredded reduced-fat extrasharp cheddar cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 70mins

Preparation

Step 1

* 1. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add sausage to pan; cook 5 minutes or until browned, stirring and breaking sausage to crumble. Remove from heat; cool.
* 2. Combine milk and next 6 ingredients (through eggs) in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk.
* 3. Trim crusts from bread. Cut bread into 1-inch cubes. Add bread cubes, sausage, and cheddar cheese to milk mixture, stirring to combine. Pour bread mixture into a 13 x 9–inch baking or 3-quart casserole dish coated with cooking spray, spreading egg mixture evenly in baking dish. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
* 4. Preheat oven to 350°.
* 5. Remove casserole from refrigerator; let stand 30 minutes. Sprinkle casserole evenly with paprika. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until set and lightly browned. Let stand 10 minutes.