Rotel Sausage and Cream Cheese Croissant Breakfast Casserole Recipe – we love this easy overnight breakfast casserole! Only 7 ingredients! Sausage, cream cheese, Rotel, buttery croissants, cheddar cheese, eggs, and half-and-half. Can assemble the casserole the night before and bake in it the morning. Great for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, and overnight guests. Serve with some cheesy grits and fresh berries.
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Spray a 9x13-inch deep dish baking dish with cooking spray.
Chop each croissant into 10 to 12 pieces. Place into the prepared pan.
In a skillet over medium-high heat, cook sausage until crumbled and no longer pink. Remove from heat and drain excess grease.
In a bowl, combine cooked sausage, cream cheese, and Rotel.
Sprinkle sausage mixture and shredded cheese over the chopped croissants.
Whisk together eggs, half-and-half, salt, and pepper.
Pour egg mixture over croissant mixture. Press the croissants down to submerge into the egg mixture.
Bake casserole for 45 to 60 minutes, until the egg mixture is set. Cover the pan with aluminum foil if it starts to get too brown.
Notes:
Make sure to use bakery croissants. This recipe does NOT use refrigerated crescent rolls. Croissants and crescent rolls are NOT the same things. Make sure to buy croissants from the bakery.
I used a roll of Jimmy Dean sausage. You can use regular or hot sausage.
Can substitute turkey sausage for pork sausage.
Can substitute heavy cream or whole milk for half-and-half.
You can use any cheese you prefer - gouda, pepper jack, Monterey jack, or Swiss are good.
Can assemble and refrigerate up to 24-hours before baking.
Can You Freeze Sausage Croissant Breakfast Casserole? Yes! You can make this casserole in advance and freeze unbaked or baked.
To bake the casserole after freezing, thaw completely in the refrigerator and bake as directed below.
To reheat after freezing, thaw completely in the refrigerator and reheat in the microwave or covered in the oven. I suggest reheating at 350ºF for about 30 minutes.