Santa’s Midnight Casserole–savory sausage and mushroom gravy with cheddar cheese and chopped hard-boiled eggs spooned over English muffins or toast.
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Santa’s Midnight Casserole
This cozy breakfast recipe is like a mashup of Southern comfort and hearty diner food, with a few fun twists. I snagged the idea for this recipe from Santa’s Midnight Casserole on Cooks.com. I think the idea is that it’s a hearty breakfast that Santa would be happy to have midway through delivering all those presents. Although it seems a little strange it actually tastes super yummy!
Ingredients/Substitution Ideas
- Ground breakfast sausage–I used Jimmy Dean
- Mushrooms
- Butter
- Flour
- Milk
- Nutmeg
- Kosher salt
- Black pepper
- Worcestershire sauce
- Cheddar cheese–I used sharp
- Hard boiled eggs—I hard boil eggs in the Instant Pot
- English muffins, biscuits or toast–for serving
Steps
Heat a pan over medium high heat. Add in the sausage and break it up. Brown.
Add in the mushrooms and cook until browned.
Turn heat down to medium. Make a space in the middle of the pan and add in the butter and let it melt. Slowly whisk in the flour.
Slowly stir in the milk and little at a time. Stir until it thickens.
Stir in the nutmeg, salt, pepper, Worcestershire, cheese and eggs. Once well combined and cheese is melted turn off the heat.
Serve over toasted english muffins, biscuits or toast.
Notes/Tips
- Serve as breakfast, brunch or breakfast for dinner. Serve with some fresh fruit like orange slices or strawberries.
- Add flour gradually. Stir constantly when adding flour to avoid lumps in the roux. Warm your milk slightly this helps it blend more smoothly into the roux and prevents curdling. Stir constantly while thickening to avoid scorching and to get a smoother texture.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container* in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- Other recipes you can make with mushrooms are Shania’s Casserole and Instant Pot Lisa’s Comfy Casserole
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Santa’s Midnight Casserole
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4–6 servings 1x
Description
Savory sausage and mushroom gravy with cheddar cheese and chopped hard-boiled eggs spooned over English muffins or toast.
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound ground breakfast sausage
- 4 ounces sliced mushrooms
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- Dash of nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 hard boiled eggs, chopped
- English muffins, biscuits or toast, for serving
Instructions
- Heat a pan over medium high heat. Add in the sausage and break it up. Brown. Add in the mushrooms and cook until browned.
- Turn heat down to medium. Make a space in the middle of the pan and add in the butter and let it melt. Slowly whisk in the flour. Slowly stir in the milk and little at a time. Stir until it thickens. Stir in the nutmeg, salt, pepper, Worcestershire, cheese and eggs. Once well combined and cheese is melted turn off the heat.
- Serve over toasted english muffins, biscuits or toast.
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stove
More recipes with gravy to try out…
Instant Pot Biscuits and Gravy Casserole
Your favorite southern breakfast baked together in a pan. A comforting and filling meal that you can serve for breakfast or dinner.
Instant Pot TV Dinner Steak and Gravy
A dump and go recipe with only 4 ingredients! Just like the cube steak and gravy your mom used to make.
Instant Pot Hamburger Steak with Country Gravy
Seasoned hamburger patties served over egg noodles and then drizzled with white country gravy.
Instant Pot Southern Sawmill Sausage Gravy
The easiest way to make a big batch of rich and flavorful sausage gravy to serve over warm cooked biscuits!
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