Make-Ahead Breakfast Casserole Menu
If you need to feed a crowd with a generous brunch, pick up a fresh fruit tray at the grocery store along with freshly baked breakfast breads and fruit jams. They'll make nice accompaniments to the casserole without much effort on your part.
This easy casserole can be assembled in less than 15 minutes and stored in the refrigerator overnight.
Grapefruit or mixed fruit marmalade will work just as well as the orange marmalade called for in the recipe. Serve the casserole with honey or pancake syrup warmed with orange rind and a splash of orange juice (add one teaspoon rind and two tablespoons juice per 1/2 cup syrup). This easy casserole can be assembled in less than 15 minutes and stored in the refrigerator overnight.
Photo by: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Leigh Ann Ross
Spread softened butter on one side of each bread slice. Arrange 12 bread slices, buttered side down, slightly overlapping in a single layer in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Spread marmalade evenly over bread; top with remaining 12 bread slices, buttered side up.
Combine milk and next 4 ingredients (through eggs), stirring with a whisk. Pour egg mixture over bread. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350°.
Sprinkle casserole with walnuts. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until golden. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Cooking Light NOVEMBER 2006
"I make two batches of this sausage and freeze some in small bags. Microwave it to reheat." --CL Reader
Heat olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and apple; sauté 3 minutes. Add garlic; sauté 30 seconds. Remove onion mixture from pan; cool completely.
Combine onion mixture, thyme, sage, salt, pepper, and turkey, stirring well to combine. Divide mixture into 24 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/2-inch-thick patty.
Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Add half of patties; cook 3 minutes on each side or until done. Keep warm. Repeat procedure with remaining patties.
Cooking Light DECEMBER 2002
Make-Ahead Breakfast Casserole Menu
Marmalade French Toast Casserole
Turkey Breakfast Sausage
Assorted fruit platter
Coffee
Cooking Light
Prepare this casserole, serve it with a bowl of fresh fruit and a pitcher of juice, and let everyone dig in. (Serves 8-12)
If you need to feed a crowd with a generous brunch, pick up a fresh fruit tray at the grocery store along with freshly baked breakfast breads and fruit jams. They'll make nice accompaniments to the casserole without much effort on your part.
This easy casserole can be assembled in less than 15 minutes and stored in the refrigerator overnight.
Marmalade French Toast Casserole
Assorted fruit platter
Coffee
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Make-Ahead Breakfast Casserole Menu