English Muffin Sausage, Egg and Cheese Breakfast Casserole

So scrumptious and simple! Fluffy English muffin pieces topped with salty sausage, scrambled eggs and cheddar make a warm, hearty breakfast or brunch. Cook this delicious casserole 1 day ahead, then bake in the morning for someone special!

English Muffin Sausage, Egg and Cheese Breakfast Casserole – So delicious and easy! Topped with salty sausage, scrambled eggs and cheddar. thecomfortofcooking.com

Stretch your arm out long in front of you. Recline your back. Give a little waddle. That’s approximately how full o’ baby I was around this time last year. So, while I am celebrating my first official Mother’s Day this year, I was definitely doing the physical work of mothering full-tilt last year.

Last year, I remember well. I was so happy (with a dash of overwhelmed), and looking forward to meeting our little miss in just a matter of days. We had a mini celebration with morning pancakes on the patio, and a museum trip in the hot May afternoon. I wore my favorite green dress, did my hair nice, and insisted we take lots of pictures, our last as a twosome. I remember thinking about what I would be doing a year from that day.

And, just like that, here we are.

English Muffin Sausage, Egg and Cheese Breakfast Casserole – So delicious and easy! Topped with salty sausage, scrambled eggs and cheddar. thecomfortofcooking.com
English Muffin Sausage, Egg and Cheese Breakfast Casserole – So delicious and easy! Topped with salty sausage, scrambled eggs and cheddar. thecomfortofcooking.com

I imagined this Mother’s Day, and piling into my big marshmallow bed with my little girl, cuddling her tight, and (now this is the funny part) falling back asleep only to be awoken by breakfast in bed. Ha!

Snapping back to reality… I thought we would all paddle sleepily downstairs, and I’d cook up a hot, hearty breakfast casserole. But, not just any casserole! I’m talking a layer of fluffy, crisp Thomas’ Original English Muffins (an all-time fave), salty sausage, bell peppers, onions and gooey cheddar. A simple, scrumptious way to start any weekend off on the right, or end it on a sweet note.

This crazy easy casserole has become my new favorite dish for lazy weekends and a.m. entertaining. It is so easy, and so delicious… especially with a few shakes of spicy hot sauce! You can prepare it the night before serving, too, to keep the morning low-key.

Bake it up for mom this Mother’s Day, or any day that you want to share a delish morning meal with someone special!

English Muffin Sausage, Egg and Cheese Breakfast Casserole – So delicious and easy! Topped with salty sausage, scrambled eggs and cheddar. thecomfortofcooking.com

English Muffin Sausage, Egg and Cheese Breakfast Casserole

English Muffin Sausage, Egg and Cheese Breakfast Casserole

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
  • 8 oz. uncooked breakfast sausage or pork sausage
  • 3 Thomas’ Original English Muffins, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped
  • 1/2 bell pepper, any color, chopped
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1 cup fat-free milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  1. In a medium skillet set to medium-high heat, add olive oil. Once hot, add sausage, crumbling with a wooden spoon as it cooks. Cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
  2. Place English muffin cubes in the bottom of a greased 8 x 8-inch baking dish. Drizzle with melted butter. Top with sausage, onion and bell pepper.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk shredded cheddar, eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Pour over top of casserole. Cover baking dish and refrigerate overnight.
  4. When ready to bake, remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake uncovered for 45-50 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Sprinkle with green onions. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
  5. Enjoy!

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  1. This is my first mother’s day too. I cannot decide what would make a more perfect day. Going out to brunch as a family or staying in PJs all day with someone else being the main baby watcher. This dish looks wonderful.

  2. Congratulations on your first “official” Mother’s Day!! I hope you have a happy one :) I love how easy and delicious this looks!!

  3. Congrats on your first Mother’s Day! I remember my first Mother’s Day, and it was very special.
    I’ve long ago set aside one evening a week in order to serve ‘Breakfast for Supper’ to my family (and they love it), so this will be a very nice dish to serve with Hah Browns.. Please tell what brand of Breakfast Sausage you used, since I don’t want to use one which contains a lot of fat. I once used “Jimmy Dean” sausage in a recipe, and it was totally swimming in fat when I sautéed it, so I won’t use that brand EVER again!
    Also, must we make this dish the night before (and put it into the fridge overnight) or can we make it without refrigerating it beforehand?
    Nevertheless, this sounds very delicious, and I’m sure that we’ll enjoy this dish over and over again. One change which I’ll definitely make, is that I’ll use Whole Wheat English Muffins, since my family and I prefer their flavor over the regular English Muffins.
    Thanks for your lovely recipes.

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  4. YUM, now THAT is a breakfast!

  5. what an awesome casserole. happy mother’s day!

  6. 5 stars
    Love this Georgia! And so easy to make veggie with some vegetarian sausages as well, score :D
    I hope you have a lovely evening :) x

  7. Happy first mothers Day! Your breakfast casserole looks so colourful and tasty a great way to start your morning. Just pinned!

  8. This looks so hearty and yummy! Perfect for Mother’s Day!

  9. I got served breakfast in bed today – the first time in twenty years. :) I can tell you it didn’t look as good as this but I loved it.

    Perhaps I’ll surprise him by making your special breakfast.

  10. Any raw breakfast sausage is fine, just make sure you drain well after browning if it appears to be very greasy in the pan. You don’t need to make 1 day in advance necessarily. However, I would let the ingredients soak together for at least 1 hour before baking.

  11. HI Georgia,

    I can’t wait to try this out! I had a question about refrigerating overnight. Will the eggs make everything too soggy? Especially the muffins? Thanks!

  12. Once this casserole is baked, the egg mixture becomes a nice mix between soft, fluffy and crisp!

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