Breakfast The Night Before

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Cook Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Marinating Time: 12 hours

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Ingredients

1 pound bulk Fresh Pork Sausage, seasoned as desired
8 slices bread, cubed
2 cups cubed Cheddar cheese
4 eggs
2 1/2 cups milk
3/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1 10 3/4-oz can condensed cream of mushroom soup, OR golden mushroom soup
1/2 cup milk

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Cooking Directions

New USDA Guidelines

Cook sausage in large skillet until brown, breaking up with wooden spoon; drain. Pat sausage dry with paper towels. Grease 9x13-inch baking dish. Place bread cubes in baking dish. Sprinkle cubed Cheddar cheese over bread. Sprinkle sausage over cheese. Combine eggs, 2 1/2 cups milk and dry mustard in medium bowl; beat with rotary beater or fork until well mixed. Pour egg mixture over layered mixture in baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 8-24 hours.

Heat oven to 300 degrees F. Stir together cream of mushroom soup and 1/2 cup milk in small bowl. Pour over mixture in baking dish. Place baking dish on baking sheet. Bake, uncovered, about 1 1/2 hours or until center is set when baking dish is slightly jiggled. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Serves 8.


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Serving Suggestions

This dish is made easier by mixing it the night before. A good addition to a brunch buffet or as a holiday breakfast with Cranberry Muffins.


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Nutrition

Calories: 448 calories
Protein: 24 grams
Fat: 30 grams
Sodium: 1153 milligrams
Cholesterol: 175 milligrams
Saturated Fat: 13 grams
Carbohydrates: 20 grams
Fiber: 1 grams

Random Safety Tip:
Cover a plate with plastic wrap to carry pork to the grill. Throw away. Use the clean plate carry food back in!

 
 
 
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Buying/Handling/Storing Tip:

Sausage has the capacity to blend well with a variety of herbs, spices, fruits and vegetables. Different ingredient combinations also yield ethnic sausage varieties, including Andouille (French/Cajun), Bratwurst (German) and Chorizo (Mexican and Spanish).


Other Pork Buying/Handling/Storing Tips
Ask Your Butcher

Sausage is a highly versatile type of ground pork. Supermarkets offer a variety of pre-seasoned and ready-to-cook options that are perfect for breakfast or the grill. Adventurous home cooks also may choose to prepare homemade sausage by combining ground pork with their choice of seasonings.


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About the Cut

Sausage is seasoned ground pork that is often enclosed in a casing. The ground pork used for sausage can come from a variety of cuts of pork including the shoulder butt and the loin. Sausage may be fresh, smoked or cured.


Learn About the Pork Cuts
Cooking Method: Baking

Baking is the mothod of cooking pork with dry heat, typically in an oven.


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