Nana’s Green Chile Make-Ahead Breakfast Casserole

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 70 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

Make this grandma’s recipe for a spicy, savory breakfast casserole ahead of time and bake in the morning for ease!

Ingredients

1/2 cup salted butter, divided
5 slices white sandwich bread, or as needed
1 pound bulk pork sausage
12 large eggs
1/3 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies

Directions

1 Butter the bottom and sides of an 8 1/2x11-inch baking dish with butter.
2 Use remaining butter to coat 1 side of each bread slice. Place bread butter-side down in the prepared pan until entire bottom is covered in a single layer.
3 Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned, crumbly, and almost fully cooked, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle sausage over bread in an even layer.
4 Beat eggs, sour cream, and pepper with either a whisk or electric beater. Pour evenly over sausage.
5 Mix Cheddar cheese and green chiles together in a separate bowl. Sprinkle evenly over the egg mixture. Cover and put in the refrigerator for 8 hours, to overnight.
6 To bake: Do not preheat the oven. Place, uncovered, in an oven and set to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake until brown on top, about 1 hour.