Vanessa’s Casserole–biscuit, sausage and egg casserole with cheese. The most delicious breakfast!
Vanessa’s Casserole
For today’s recipe I’m setting aside the crockpot and the Instant Pot and am using the stove and oven. Don’t click out! I promise this recipe is worth a little more hands on time than you’ll normally find on this site. I had one piece and Greg literally ate the rest! He LOVED it and we served it for dinner even though it’s a “breakfast” dish. Usually breakfast casseroles contain hashbrowns or potatoes. But this recipe uses biscuit pieces for the base and I was not sad about it! I think you’ll enjoy this one…give it a shot 🙂
Recipe adapted from Vanessa Lachey’s Brunch Casserole recipe on Today.com.
Ingredients/Substitution Ideas
- Jimmy Dean sausage–or another brand you like
- Onion–yellow, white
- Pillsbury biscuits–or crescents
- Eggs
- Milk
- Salt and pepper
- Cheddar cheese–I like sharp
Steps
Heat oven to 350° F. Spray a 9×9 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Use kitchen shears to cut each biscuit into four pieces. Place the biscuits evenly into bottom of baking dish. Bake for 8 minutes (they won’t be fully cooked).
Heat a pan over medium high heat. Add in the sausage and break it up. Add in the onion. Brown for about 5 minutes.
Sprinkle the sausage and onions over the biscuit pieces.
In a bowl whisk together the eggs, milk and salt and pepper to taste. Pour the mixture over the top of the biscuit pieces and sausage.
Bake for 15 minutes. Sprinkle the cheese on top and bake for 5 more minutes.
Slice, serve and enjoy!
Notes/Tips
- Serve with fresh fruit like strawberries, oranges and bananas.
- Double this recipe for a crowd. Double all ingredients and use a 9×13 inch pan.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container* in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- Other recipes you can make with biscuits are Runza casserole and marble mountain chicken.
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Vanessa’s Casserole
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4–6 servings 1x
Description
Biscuit, sausage and egg casserole with cheese. The most delicious breakfast!
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound Jimmy Dean sausage
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 8 ounce can of pillsbury biscuits
- 3 eggs
- 2 Tbsp milk
- Salt and pepper
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350° F. Spray a 9×9 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Use kitchen shears to cut each biscuit into four pieces. Place the biscuits evenly into bottom of baking dish. Bake for 8 minutes (they won’t be fully cooked).
- Heat a pan over medium high heat. Add in the sausage and break it up. Add in the onion. Brown for about 5 minutes. Sprinkle the sausage and onions over the biscuit pieces.
- In a bowl whisk together the eggs, milk and salt and pepper to taste. Pour the mixture over the top of the biscuit pieces and sausage.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Sprinkle the cheese on top and bake for 5 more minutes.
- Slice, serve and enjoy!
Notes
You can easily double this recipe. Use a 9×13 inch pan and bake for same times listed above.
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stove and Oven
More breakfast recipes…
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Tender cubed potatoes tossed in seasonings with bacon, green pepper, onions and cheese. Perfect for breakfast (or dinner)!
Farmer’s Breakfast
A hearty breakfast of eggs, bacon and potatoes that will fill you up and keep you full until lunch or even dinner! Use your Instant Pot to quickly steam the potatoes.
Loaded Overnight Breakfast Casserole
Loaded Overnight Breakfast Casserole is a winning breakfast! It has eggs, hashbrowns, bacon crumbles and cheddar cheese. Prep it the night before and then bake it in the morning in your Crockpot, Instant Pot or in the oven!
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how many biscuits is that? and can I use frozen biscuits?
I think it was around 6 or 7 biscuits. You can use frozen.
Made this breakfast for dinner last night. It was a big hit. Thank you
So glad you tried it! We REALLY loved this one 🙂
I’m in the UK. I don’t know what Pillsbury products are. What would the substitutes be please.
The Pillsbury product named here is an uncooked biscuits package. You could substitute whatever the equivalent is for you or even make you own biscuit dough and use that.
Yep! Thanks Janis for answering this 🙂
Can these recipes be made with egg white .
yes, use 6 egg whites