Buttermilk Breakfast Bake

Name: Buttermilk Breakfast Bake
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 (7.5-ounce, 10-count) can refrigerated buttermilk biscuits; 1 pound ground sausage; 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded, divided; 4 eggs; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 1 1/2 cups half-and-half; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon black pepper, plus more, to taste, for garnish; red pepper flakes, to taste, for garnish

Pork Casserole Diner-Style

Time: 55 minutes

Yield: 8 servings

About

If you're a lover of biscuits and gravy plus melty cheese, boy oh boy, are you in for a magnificent morning meal! Buttermilk Breakfast Bake combines all of those tasty, hearty things into one big baking dish to create a feast you'll be feigning for. The fluffiest buttermilk biscuits get soaked in a creamy, sausage-filled gravy and then it all gets coated in some gooey cheddar cheese. How could your sunrise get any better?! Buttermilk Breakfast Bake always makes for the best days!

Ingredients

1 (7.5-ounce, 10-count) can refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
1 pound ground sausage
2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded, divided
4 eggs
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 1/2 cups half-and-half
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper, plus more, to taste, for garnish
red pepper flakes, to taste, for garnish

Directions

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2 -Coat a 2 1/2-quart baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

Step 3 -Line the biscuits in a single layer into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.

Step 4 -In a skillet, add the sausage and cook, while crumbling, until it is no longer pink.

Step 5 -Sprinkle 3/4 of the cooked sausage over the biscuits and sprinkle with 1 1/2 cups of the cheese.

Step 6 -In a large bowl, add the eggs and the heavy cream and whisk well.

Step 7 -Pour the egg-cream mixture over the cheese layer.

Step 8 -In the same skillet over medium-low heat, add the half-and-half, the butter, the flour, the salt, and 1 teaspoon of the black pepper and whisk to combine. Cook, whisking frequently, until it is bubbling, thick, and smooth, about 5 minutes.

Step 9 -Add the remaining cooked sausage to the gravy and stir to combine.

Step 10 -Pour the sausage gravy over the biscuit mixture and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.

Step 11 -Bake the breakfast bake until it is bubbly and the center is set, about 30 minutes.

Step 12 -Transfer the baking dish to a wire rack and let the breakfast bake stand, about 5 minutes.

Step 13 -Serve the breakfast break, sprinkled with the extra black pepper and the red pepper flakes.

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