Maple Sausage & Apple Breakfast Bake

Ingredients

• 1 lb maple pork breakfast sausage
• 0.25 sweet onion (finely diced)
• 2 apples (peeled and diced)
• 2 tsp cinnamon sugar
• 2 cup cheddar cheese (freshly shredded)
• 6 large eggs
• 3 cup whole milk
• 1 cup Bisquick baking mix
• 0.5 cup butter (melted)
• maple syrup (for drizzling)
• fresh parsley (for garnish)
• oil (for cooking and greasing the baking dish)

Steps

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish with oil.

2. 2

   Heat a little oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the maple pork breakfast sausage and finely diced onion.

3. 3

   Cook the sausage and onion until the sausage is browned and the onion is tender. Drain off any excess grease.

4. 4

   Spread the peeled, diced apples evenly across the bottom of the prepared baking dish.

5. 5

   Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar evenly over the apples.

6. 6

   Spoon the cooked sausage and onion mixture evenly over the apples.

7. 7

   Cover the sausage mixture evenly with the freshly shredded cheddar cheese.

8. 8

   In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, whole milk, Bisquick baking mix, and melted butter until well combined.

9. 9

   Pour the egg mixture evenly over the casserole.

10. 10

    Bake for 45–60 minutes, until the center is set and the top is lightly golden.

11. 11

    Let the casserole rest briefly. Drizzle with maple syrup and garnish with fresh parsley before serving.

Notes

The source lists a 45–60 minute baking range and a total time of 1–1¼ hours. The amount of maple syrup, parsley, and cooking oil is left to the cook. The source does not specify the exact resting duration.

Nutrition per serving

• breakfast
• brunch
• casserole
• baked
• sweet-and-savory
• fall
• holiday
• family-style