Breakfast Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 pounds Pork Sausage
- 1 package Center-cut bacon
- 5 each Potatoes
- 6 each Eggs
- 1 tablespoon Lard
- 1/2 cup Flour
- 2 tablespoons Butter
- 4 cups Milk
- 6 1/2 ounces Fresh mozzarella cheese
- 8 ounces Sharp Cheddar cheese
- 8 ounces White Cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup Fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon Onion powder
- 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
- 2 cups White wine
Instructions
- PREP
- Combine spices in a bowl, set aside
- Combine chedder and white cheeses in a bowl, set aside
- Set aside morzzela in a bowl
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cook bacon in the oven until not quite crispy, set aside
- Peel and slice potatoes, 1/8“
- Add a teaspoon of lard to a large frying pan
- Add 2 table spoons butter to the pan
- Fry potatoes until almost done, just turnng brown
- Remove from heat and set aside
- Scramble eggs, set aside
- GRAVY
- Preheat large heavy bottom pot.
- Add the sausage and cook, stirring and breaking the meat up into bite-size pieces,
- Continues cook while stirring until the sausage is browned, about 8 minutes.
- May need to add oil if the meat is lean
- Deglaze with white wine.
- Stir in spices.
- Sprinkle the flour over the cooked sausage, and stir until it is completely absorbed.
- Deglaze with white wine
- Add 2 cups milk and stir until it starts to thicken.
- Stir in the remaining 2 cups milk, bring to a simmer stiring until the sauce is desired thickness.
- Add 1/4 cup Parsely
- Remove from theat and let cool.
- ASSEMBLE
- Spray a 9 X 13 backing dish
- Spread about 4 tablespoons of the sauce (without big pieces of sausage) over the bottom.
- Layer potatoes slices over the top
- Layer of cheese
- Spread layer of sausage.
- Add layer of potatoes
- Spread a laver of scrambled eggs
- Sprinkle with cheese
- Add layer of pototoes
- Cover with bacon
- Add layer of potatoes
- Add layer of Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese
- Cover with foil
- Refrigerate over night
- FINAL
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Bake until the cheese is melted and bubbly, about 45 minutes.
- Uncover the dish, and continue to bake until slightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Top with the parsley and a sprinkle of black pepper.
- Let sit for at least 15 minutes, then slice and serve.