Breakfast Casserole from "Celebrate Fall"

I resisted looking at the latest Celebrate magazine for as long as I could stand it.  I wanted to wait until much closer to fall but I finally gave in to temptation and spend a nice evening on the sofa perusing this issue.

One recipe caught my eye immediately.  I love an easy recipe and Breakfast Casserole is certainly that.  We actually ate it for dinner instead breakfast.  I would definitely make this again and maybe even next time it will be for a morning meal instead of an evening one.

Breakfast Casserole

4 slices wheat bread, torn

6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled

4 sausage links, cooked and chopped

2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

6 large eggs, beaten

2 cups whole milk

1 tsp dry mustard

Garnish:  freshly cracked black pepper, fresh thyme

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Lightly grease the bottom of a 13x9 baking dish.  Place bread pieces in dish.  Sprinkle bacon and sausage over bread pieces.  Sprinkle cheese over bacon and sausage.

In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, and mustard; pour over cheese.  Bake until set in center, about 35 to 40 minutes.  Let stand 5 minutes before serving.  Garnish if desired.

My notes:

• I used 2% milk instead of whole milk.
• I doubled the recipe so that I wouldn't have to cook for a few nights.

I'm thinking that this would be perfect for Christmas morning.  There's nothing like thinking ahead!