{"id":3240,"date":"2026-04-07T00:12:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T00:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3240"},"modified":"2026-04-07T00:12:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T00:12:53","slug":"the-ultimate-overnight-christmas-morning-breakfast-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/the-ultimate-overnight-christmas-morning-breakfast-casserole\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Overnight Christmas Morning Breakfast Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0The Ultimate Overnight Christmas Morning Breakfast Casserole<\/h2>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb breakfast sausage (cooked and crumbled)<\/li>\n<li>10 cups white or French bread, cubed<\/li>\n<li>2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>8 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>2 cups whole milk<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup half-and-half (or light cream)<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp dry mustard<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp black pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Cook the sausage<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>In a skillet over medium heat, cook the sausage until browned and fully cooked. Drain excess fat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare the casserole layers<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Grease a 9\u00d713-inch baking dish.<\/li>\n<li>Layer half of the bread cubes on the bottom, then half of the cooked sausage, and half of the shredded cheese.<\/li>\n<li>Repeat layers with the remaining bread, sausage, and cheese.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mix the egg custard<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, half-and-half, dry mustard, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper until smooth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assemble the casserole<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Pour the egg mixture evenly over the layered bread, sausage, and cheese. Press down lightly to help the bread absorb the custard.<\/li>\n<li>Cover the casserole tightly with foil and refrigerate <strong>overnight<\/strong> (at least 8 hours).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake the casserole<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C).<\/li>\n<li>Bake covered for 20 minutes, then uncover and bake an additional 25\u201335 minutes, until the top is golden brown and the center is set.<\/li>\n<li>Let the casserole rest for 5\u201310 minutes before slicing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Using slightly stale bread helps it absorb the custard better and gives a firmer texture.<\/li>\n<li>You can swap the sausage with bacon, ham, or even vegetables for variations.<\/li>\n<li>Prep it the night before for a stress-free Christmas morning!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0The Ultimate Overnight Christmas Morning Breakfast Casserole Ingredients 1 lb breakfast sausage (cooked and crumbled) 10 cups white or French&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3240"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3242,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3240\/revisions\/3242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}