Sausage and Crescent Roll Breakfast Casserole

This sausage crescent roll breakfast casserole recipe with onions, bell pepper, Cheddar, and cream cheese is easy to make and serves a crowd any time.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 326 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 (8 ounce) package refrigerated crescent rolls
• 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
• nonstick cooking spray
• 6 large eggs
• 1 pound bulk pork sausage
• 0.25 cup chopped onion
• 0.25 cup chopped green onions
• 0.5 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 0.5 cup cream cheese
• 0.75 cup low-fat milk

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.

Step 2

Place crescent roll dough in bottom of the prepared pan, pinching perforated seams together; set aside.

Step 3

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage, bell pepper, onion, and green onions; cook and stir until sausage is brown and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Discard any excess oil from the skillet. Stir in cream cheese and black pepper; cook until cream cheese melts, 2 to 3 minutes. Off heat, cool slightly.

Step 4

Spread sausage mixture over dough; sprinkle with Cheddar cheese. Beat eggs and milk together in a bowl; pour over cheese.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until casserole bottom browns, cheese melts, and eggs are set in the center, about 30 minutes.