Breakfast Sausage | I Can Cook That

We hosted friends recently at our house for the weekend. Whenever we have guests, I prefer to do as much of the prep work ahead of time as possible. So it should come as no surprise that I lean on recipes like this make ahead breakfast casserole as a go-to breakfast option when entertaining people for the weekend.

Not only is this recipe super versatile, but you can assemble it entirely ahead of time and then pop it into your oven when ready to eat!

The vegetables and protein in the below Make Ahead Breakfast Casserole recipe are honestly more of a suggestion than a rule; I was using up a bunch of vegetables I had on hand, so feel free to use whatever sounds good to you as well!

Ingredients (serves 8):

1 (10 oz) loaf sourdough bread, cut into cubes
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound breakfast sausage, casings removed
1 medium onion, chopped
2 bell peppers, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 (16 oz) container sliced mushrooms
1 (6 oz) bag baby spinach
salt and pepper, to taste
1 dozen eggs, large
1 cup whole milk
1 (8 oz) bag shredded cheddar cheese

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Ironically, I’ve been having a hard time getting into a cooking groove during this pandemic. Even though I’m now home basically ALL the time, my job seems to have gotten even busier, and I’m in the process of getting my MBA so I seem to have even less time in the day to cook. Which means I need to get back into doing some food prep on my weekends more than ever, like making these Freezable Breakfast Burritos.

Breakfast is probably one of the hardest meals for me to actually make. For one, I’m not terribly good at making eggs. Plus, I’d much rather roll out of bed and start working immediately. So any make ahead recipes that I can quickly heat up are super helpful.

These Breakfast Burritos are perfect for hectic mornings. They are freezable, so you can take them out of the freezer the night before and just microwave them quickly in the morning. Plus, they are completely customizable to whatever you like in your breakfast burrito! This makes 10 breakfast burritos, so feel free to adjust as needed (my husband and I can polish these off within 2 weeks).

Ingredients:

1/2 (19 oz) bag of tater tots
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 lb breakfast sausage, casing removed (you may be able to find just ground breakfast sausage without the casing as well)
10 large eggs
1/2 cup whole milk
hot sauce, to taste (optional)
salt and pepper, to taste
1 (15.5 oz) can black beans, rinsed and drained
2 cups shredded Mexican cheese
1 pint cherry tomatoes, quartered
10 (8-inch) flour tortillas

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