Broccoli Sausage Brunch Casserole
Recipe: #1023
October 21, 2011
"You may want to make two casseroles if you are serving more than 6 people, this may be completely assembled and refrigerated until ready to bake, fresh steamed broccoli is recommended to use "
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (201.3 g)
- Calories 420.9
- Total Fat - 31.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 17.4 g
- Cholesterol - 107 mg
- Sodium - 824.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 7.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.5 g
- Sugars - 2 g
- Protein - 27.5 g
- Calcium - 508.3 mg
- Iron - 1.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 19.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F then set oven rack to lowest position.
Step 2
Grease an 11 x 7-inch baking dish.
Step 3
Cook the sausage meat with onion in a skillet over medium-high heat until browned; drain fat; transfer to a large bowl, cool slightly then mix in the broccoli florets and 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese; set aside.
Step 4
In another bowl combine 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese with ricotta cheese, eggs, light cream, black pepper and cayenne; mix to combine, then season with salt if desired.
Step 5
Spoon the sausage mixture into baking dish, then top with the ricotta mixture over the top.
Step 6
Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheddar cheese or 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.
Step 7
Arrange the tomato slices neatly over the top.
Step 8
Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes.
Step 9
Uncover and continue baking for another 15 minutes.
Step 10
Allow to stand 10-12 minutes before serving.
Tips
No special items needed.