Overnight Sausage Casserole with Brie 

Enjoy a delicious and comforting breakfast casserole with brie and sausage. This easy recipe is the perfect way to start your day. Perfect for a big crowd, simply assemble the ingredients the night before and bake it up in the morning. Serve with a side of fresh fruit and a mug of coffee or tea.

The Best Make Ahead Breakfast Casserole

Preparing an overnight breakfast casserole allows you to have a delicious breakfast ready to go when you wake up in the morning. No chopping or cooking in the morning, no messy kitchen to clean up, just put it in the oven and you can enjoy a relaxing breakfast or brunch. Try adding some sweet potato sticky buns to compliment the casserole.

Don’t save this just for breakfast, it’s fabulous for dinner.

This sausage casserole is especially nice over the holidays when you have a house full of people or are hosting a breakfast or brunch. You can do all the work the night before, like you do with banana foster French toast casserole.

Breakfast casseroles are just the thing when you want something homemade without tons of effort. Simply throw together, let it sit overnight, bake, and serve for a delicious breakfast, lunch, or dinner. The options are almost endless when it comes to casserole recipes.

Why you will love this Overnight Sausage Breakfast Casserole

• You can prep it the night before and bake right away in the morning
• It’s an easy recipe to feed a crowd
• It’s creamy and custardy
• You can store leftovers and reheat for a quick breakfast
• It has a unique flavor, different from traditional breakfast casseroles

Overnight Egg Sausage Casserole ingredients

• Sausage – use a classic breakfast sausage, I use a local brand, Neese’s, but any breakfast sausage will work. You could also substitute Italian sausage.
• Brie – this is the star of the recipe, you do not need to remove the outer casing, it’s meant to be eaten with the cheese.
• Bread – Any type of day old bread will work well in this recipe. If the bread is fresh, just toast it in the oven for a few minutes to dry it out.
• Parmesan cheese – a little freshly grated parmesan cheese adds a great flavor.
• Heavy Cream – Do not substitute milk for the cream or this casserole will lose it’s custard texture.
• Pantry staples – Grab milk, eggs, fresh thyme and dry mustard.

What is brie cheese?

Brie is named after a region in France where it originated. It is a soft cheese traditionally made with cow’s milk, with an outer coating of white mold that is meant to be eaten with the interior cheese. While it is great with crackers, you’ve got to try it in this breakfast casserole.

Pro tip: If your bread is fresh, toast it in the oven for a few minutes to dry it out. This will make it absorb the liquids better.

How to make Sausage Breakfast Casserole Overnight

Step 1: Cook the sausage

Cook the breakfast sausage and make sure to drain any excess grease.

Step 2: Prepare the pan

Place the bread on the bottom of a baking dish then top with sausage, brie, and parmesan.

Step 3: Beat it!

Beat 5 of the eggs with 2 cups of the milk and cream mixture and pour it over the sausage mixture. Save the rest of the eggs and milk to add right before baking.

Step 4: Chill out

Cover the casserole dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Step 5: Bake!

Top the casserole with the remaining eggs and cream the next morning. This makes it custardy all the way through and not just at the bottom.

Bake until set and serve warm.

Why do you refrigerate Sausage Egg Bread Casserole before baking?

When you refrigerate an egg casserole, it allows the egg and milk mixture to be absorbed into the bread.

How long can this Sausage Egg Bread Casserole sit in the fridge before baking?

You can let this sausage breakfast casserole recipe sit in the fridge for up to 24 hours before baking. I would not let this casserole sit for longer than 24 hours in the fridge as the bread will turn to mush.

Overnight Sausage Breakfast Casserole FAQs

Can you eat the rind of brie?

Yes, the rind of brie cheese is meant to be eaten. It adds a subtle mushroom like flavor to the cheese and compliments the interior cheese.

Does breakfast casserole have to sit overnight?

Sitting overnight allows the egg mixture to soak into the bread, without this step you would have layers of eggs and bread and sausage.

Why is my breakfast casserole soggy?

If the casserole is soggy, it needs to bake longer,make sure the middle is set before removing from the oven.

What’s the difference between a frittata and a breakfast casserole?

A frittata is simply eggs along with veggies and/or meat that has been baked. It is not custardy and does not contain bread like a breakfast casserole.

Can you put a casserole dish straight from fridge to oven?

It is best to let a casserole come to room temperature before putting in the oven. If the casserole is cold or frozen, it will affect the cooking time. Also some casserole dishes can not withstand that drastic change in temperature and could crack.

How to serve Overnight Sausage and Egg Casserole?

• Something sweet like these peach cinnamon roll is great with this savory breakfast.
• Blueberry muffins or pear muffins would be a great combo.
• Fresh fruit also makes a simple side to this recipe.
• Nothing beats a side of hash browns at breakfast.
• Since it already has meat, it’s pretty filling all by itself. However, a simple fruit salad pairs well with the savory sausage.
  

How to store Make Ahead Breakfast Casserole

Since this is egg based it should be stored in the refrigerator once it has cooled. Just cover it with plastic wrap or store in an airtight container.

Can this Make Ahead Breakfast Casserole be frozen?

You can freeze this after it has baked. However, the texture will not be quite the same when it is thawed. Just let it warm to room temperature and reheat in the oven.

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