The Bomb Sausage Egg Casserole With Secret Party Ingredients

• 5 eggs
• 3/4 lb mild Italian sausage
• 2/3 cup skim milk
• 1/3 cup half-and-half cream
• 2 pieces brownberry's oatnut bread, cubed (lightly toasted)
• 1/3 large white onion, chopped
• 2 large fresh garlic cloves, crushed in a press
• 4 -6 leaves fresh basil
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• kosher salt
• fresh crushed black pepper
• 1/3 teaspoon dried mustard
• paprika

1. -preheat oven to 360.
2. two parts to this prep; the sausage mix prep and the egg mix prep.
3. THE SAUSAGE MIX.
4. -break sausage into small pieces and begin to brown in 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, never more than medium heat.
5. -after about five minutes, push sausage to one side.
6. -add chopped onion and crushed garlic to other side of pan; add basil leaves, torn into small, dime-size pieces; place this side of the pan directly over the heat to start the onions on their way. Keep it moving and keep heat low so the garlic doesn't burn.
7. -add some fresh crushed black pepper and dashes of kosher salt.
8. -once onions start to soften and brown a bit, mix in with sausage.
9. -continue to mix and modulate heat from medium to low, careful not to burn the meat, until sausage is brown. Turn off heat.
10. THE EGG MIX.
11. -beat the five eggs.
12. -add milk and half & half.
13. -add lightly toasted and cubed Brownberry's Oatnut bread if you don't have this, what you should know is it's full-bodied and has a slight sweetness, as well as the obvious texture from, well -- oats and nuts.this is a major flavor/texture secret in the final tasting.
14. -add 2/3 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.
15. -add dried mustard and some more pepper.
16. COMBINING.
17. -2tsp of olive oil rubbed into bottom/sides of 2 inch deep/9 inch diameter ceramic baking dish.
18. -sausage mixture into bottom of dish.
19. -add egg mixture over the top.
20. -spread remaining 1/3 cup cheddar cheese over the top.
21. -more crushed black pepper and and couple dashes of paprika dusted over the top.
22. ---***** I forgot to add a little baking powder to this to keep the egg fluffy. Will add a teaspoon next time******.
23. BAKE.
24. -45 minutes at 360 degrees, fork test in center comes out clean.
25. -let set for 5 minutes and serve!
26. You're welcome!

eggs, italian sausage, milk, cream, brownberrys oatnut bread, white onion, garlic, basil, cheddar cheese, extra virgin olive oil, kosher salt, black pepper, dried mustard, paprika

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/the-bomb-sausage-egg-casserole-with-secret-party-ingredients-508380 (may not work)