Sunday, January 17, 2010

6-Layer Breakfast Casserole

From Cooking Light



Ingredients:
6 eggs
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper, ground
1 package Jimmy Dean Hot Roll Sausage, cooked, crumbled, drained
1/4 cup jalapeno pepper, 1/4 dice
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
2 tablespoons garlic, minced
1 teaspoon cumin, ground
4 slices bread, cut in half

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350° F. Mix the eggs and heavy cream in a bowl with the salt and pepper. In a separate bowl, place the sausage, jalapeno pepper, cheese, garlic and cumin. Place 1/3 of the egg mixture in the bottom of a 2-quart baking dish. Place a slice of bread in the dish. Place 1/3 of the sausage mixture on the slice of bread. Repeat layering until last slice of bread is on top. Add the remaining 1/3 of sausage ingredients evenly across the top slice of bread. Bake in oven for 15 minutes.

Comments:
First of all, these are not the directions that are found in the magazine. The directions and corresponding picture do not match and I found it very confusing. I ended up using a 1 1/2-quart baking dish and could only fit bread 2 layers high. Also, 15 minutes? Ha. More like 45. The eggs don't set in 15 minutes at such a low heat. After about half an hour I cranked it to 425.

Aside from the crappy directions, this wasn't bad. Nice kick from the jalapenos and sausage.

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