Breakfast Casserole
Italian dish with sausage links, cooked and finely chopped, eggs, finely-crumbled cornbread.
- prep 9 min
- cook 21 min
- total 30 min
- serves 4
- intermediate
- Italy
Ingredients
- 5 small sausage links
- 4 standard eggs
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 2 cups finely-crumbled cornbread
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 cup monterrey jack cheese
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- 8 slices bacon, crumbled
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
Steps
- Combine sausage and bacon.
- In another bowl, combine ricotta, eggs, butter, salt, pepper, and cornbread.
- In a greased large roasting pan, place just enough cornbread mixture to cover the bottom.
- Add just enough meat mixture to cover that layer, and repeat the layering until all mixtures have been used.
- Combine Monterey Jack and breadcrumbs.
- Sprinkle evenly over layers and bake at 375°F (190°C) for 30–35 minutes or until browned and bubbly on top.
- Serve warm.
Adapted from “Breakfast Casserole”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.