Layered Sausage and Gravy Brunch Casserole

It is spring and you know what that means-Brunch season is upon us.  Keep this casserole recipe handy all season long. It seems that biscuits and gravy are always a hit and this casserole allows you to have a complete meal in one easy package. Get someone else to bring the Ambrosia Salad and the Mimosas!

Ingredients (serves 8-10):

1 (10 biscuit) can buttermilk biscuits

7 large eggs

1 teaspoon salt

Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste

2 green onions, chopped

1 pound breakfast sausage (I used a roll of turkey breakfast sausage)

3 Tablespoons flour

2 cups milk (I used 1%, so I can tell you low fat works just fine)

1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese

Directions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the biscuits evenly over the bottom of a non-stick 13 by 9 inch pan and use your hands to spread the biscuits to cover the bottom of the pan and slightly up the side. Mend any holes by pinching the dough together.

Bake the biscuits for 5 minutes and remove. Meanwhile, whisk the eggs with the salt and pepper. Add in the green onions. Spray a large skillet with cooking spray and add in the egg mixture. Cook for about 5 minutes until you just have a soft-set scramble. Remove the eggs to a plate and set aside.

Wipe out the skillet and return it to the heat. Add in the sausage, breaking it up into bite size crumbles as you go. Cook until brown and drain off all but 1 Tablespoon of the fat in the skillet. Sprinkle the flour over the sausage and stir it in. Slowly stir in the milk and increase the heat to medium high. Cook for about 3 minutes until the mixture bubbles and thickens. Remove from heat and pour over the biscuit crust.

Top the biscuits and sausage with an even layer of the soft scrambled eggs, then sprinkle the cheese over. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Remove from oven and cut into squares.