Sausage Breakfast Bake

One of the things both Amanda and Robby love is when we have breakfast for dinner! We did that often when Jim was in Iraq and Afghanistan.   I always knew the kids would go to bed with a full belly! I made this recipe for dinner and although Amanda is living away at college now, I know she would have enjoyed it as much as the rest of us. Robby had two helpings and I got a ” thanks for dinner Mom… that was great”.  And Jim, well, he had three helpings! I think that says it all!

INGREDIENTS
1 pound hot sausage or your favorite sausage
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
6 eggs, beaten
1 cup of water
1/2 cup of milk (use what ever you have)
2 packages McCormick sausage gravy packets
6 slices of bread, cut into 1 inch cubes
2 tablespoons melted butter

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cook sausage in a large skillet over medium high heat until brown, drain sausage and cover the bottom of an 11 x 8 prepared baking dish. Sprinkle both cheeses over the sausage. Beat eggs, water, milk and one packet of the gravy mix in a medium bowl. Whisk until well incorporated. Pour over the sausage and cheese. Spread all of your bread cubes over the egg mixture and drizzle with butter. Bake uncovered for 40 minutes. Take out of the oven and let cool 5-10 minutes. During the last 5 minutes of baking, mix the second packet of gravy mix according to package directions and serve on top of your sausage bake!

Enjoy,