The Art of Creating a Delicious Thanksgiving Breakfast Casserole

I have an idea for a Thanksgiving breakfast casserole that is so scrumptious it has all the flavors of Thanksgiving but you can make it the night before which makes it very easy and it's just the thing to eat for breakfast on Turkey Day. I started by cutting up some cinnamon raisin English muffins, this casserole has a nice savory sweet flavor.

As I check what's in the skillet, I've got a mixture of diced Granny Smith apples and diced onion. I also added some fresh sage just to really up the Thanksgiving flavor and I sauteed it until it's soft. Now I'm going to turn off the heat and just let that sit. Next, I'll whip up the egg mixture, got a bunch of eggs for the casserole and I'll start by mixing them up a bit and to make them a little creamy, I'll add some whole milk and half and half.

Cali is a friend of mine, she has a store right across the street from the Merc. She and her husband Joey are such a sweet couple, I love to make breakfast casseroles. Making breakfast casseroles the night before Thanksgiving is really great to have it ready to go in the fridge when you wake up and just pop it in the oven. We don't wind up eating Thanksgiving dinner until later in the day, so it's nice to start the day with a little something to eat.

Okay, while I keep mixing this up, I've got time for another question. Hi Ree, if I'm cooking my own Thanksgiving dinner what's the first thing I should do? Oh McKenzie, so you're making your first Thanksgiving meal, my first piece of advice would be run run for the Hills! I'm just kidding actually, making your own Thanksgiving feast is so fun and so rewarding. The first thing you need to do is decide what you're gonna make from there. You make the grocery list then you do your shopping and then you can plan out each day before Thanksgiving if you make lists and prep, you will have so much fun. Pen and paper are definitely your friend, good luck, you can totally do this.

Now that I've got my ingredients ready, it's time to assemble the breakfast casserole. I have a buttered baking dish and I'm going to add half of the English muffins first. Now I've got some cooked breakfast sausage, this is Sage sausage but it would also be delicious if you used Maple sausage. Okay, I'm spreading that out and then I'm going to grab the skillet with the onions and the apples and I'll add half of that. I use so many apples on Thanksgiving Day between this casserole, the Thanksgiving dressing, apple pie, I mean I don't want to think about how many apples I go through.

Now all that's left is the egg mixture, and I'll pour it really slowly over the top in the fridge overnight. Those English muffins soak up all of this wonderful custard, this is a delicious casserole. I have learned the hard way through the years that if I don't have something ready for breakfast on Thanksgiving morning my family will eat the Thanksgiving meal before any guests show up.

As it's getting close to Thanksgiving, it's time to take out the casserole from the fridge 20 minutes before cooking, remove the plastic wrap and replace it with foil. Bake it at 350 degrees for 35 minutes, then take the foil off and cook it for another 15 minutes when it's golden brown and slightly crisp. It's done and all it needs is a sprinkle of chopped parsley to finish it off.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwell I have an idea for a Thanksgiving breakfast casserole that is so scrumptious it has all the flavors of Thanksgiving but you can make it the night before which makes it very easy and it's just the thing to eat for breakfast on Turkey Day I started by cutting up some cinnamon raisin English muffins this casserole has a nice savory sweet flavor I'm gonna check what's in the skillet I've got a mixture of diced Granny Smith apples and diced onion I also added some fresh sage just to really up the Thanksgiving flavor and I sauteed it until it's soft so I'm going to turn off the heat and just let that sit and now whip up the egg mixture got a bunch of eggs for the casserole and I'll start by mixing them up a bit and to make them a little creamy I'll add some whole milk and half and half Cali by the way is a friend of mine she has a store right across the street from the Merc she and her husband Joey are such a sweet couple I love to make breakfast casseroles the night before Thanksgiving it's really great to have it ready to go in the fridge when you wake up and just pop it in the oven we don't wind up eating Thanksgiving dinner until later in the day so it's nice to start the day with a little something to eat okay while I keep mixing this up I've got time for another question hi ree if I'm cooking my own Thanksgiving dinner what's the first thing I should do oh McKenzie so you're making your first Thanksgiving meal my first piece of advice would be run run for the Hills I'm just kidding actually making your own Thanksgiving feast is so fun and so rewarding the first thing you need to do is decide what you're gonna make from there you make the grocery list then you do your shopping and then you can plan out each day before Thanksgiving if you make lists and prep you will have so much fun pen and paper are definitely your friend good luck you can totally do this I'm going to go ahead and assemble the breakfast casserole I have a buttered baking dish and I'm going to add half of the English muffins first now I've got some cooked breakfast sausage this is Sage sausage but it would also be delicious if you used Maple sausage scrumptious okay I'm spreading that out and then I'm going to grab the skillet with the onions and the apples and I'll add half of that I use so many apples on Thanksgiving Day between this casserole the Thanksgiving dressing apple pie I mean I don't want to think about how many apples I go through now I have some freshly grated white cheddar any cheese works you can do sharp cheddar you can do pepper jack or just plain monterey jack okay now I'm gonna do the same thing a second time now all that's left is the egg mixture and I'll pour it really slowly over the top in the fridge overnight those English muffins soak up all of this wonderful custard this is a delicious casserole I have learned the hard way through the years that if I don't have something ready for breakfast on Thanksgiving morning my family will eat the Thanksgiving meal before any guests show up okay I'm gonna cover this with plastic wrap now Cali on Thanksgiving morning this is all you have to do take the casserole out of the fridge 20 minutes before cooking remove the plastic wrap replace it with foil and bake it at 350 degrees for 35 minutes then take the foil off and cook it for another 15 minutes when it's golden brown and slightly crisp it's done and all it needs is a Sprinkle of chopped parsleywell I have an idea for a Thanksgiving breakfast casserole that is so scrumptious it has all the flavors of Thanksgiving but you can make it the night before which makes it very easy and it's just the thing to eat for breakfast on Turkey Day I started by cutting up some cinnamon raisin English muffins this casserole has a nice savory sweet flavor I'm gonna check what's in the skillet I've got a mixture of diced Granny Smith apples and diced onion I also added some fresh sage just to really up the Thanksgiving flavor and I sauteed it until it's soft so I'm going to turn off the heat and just let that sit and now whip up the egg mixture got a bunch of eggs for the casserole and I'll start by mixing them up a bit and to make them a little creamy I'll add some whole milk and half and half Cali by the way is a friend of mine she has a store right across the street from the Merc she and her husband Joey are such a sweet couple I love to make breakfast casseroles the night before Thanksgiving it's really great to have it ready to go in the fridge when you wake up and just pop it in the oven we don't wind up eating Thanksgiving dinner until later in the day so it's nice to start the day with a little something to eat okay while I keep mixing this up I've got time for another question hi ree if I'm cooking my own Thanksgiving dinner what's the first thing I should do oh McKenzie so you're making your first Thanksgiving meal my first piece of advice would be run run for the Hills I'm just kidding actually making your own Thanksgiving feast is so fun and so rewarding the first thing you need to do is decide what you're gonna make from there you make the grocery list then you do your shopping and then you can plan out each day before Thanksgiving if you make lists and prep you will have so much fun pen and paper are definitely your friend good luck you can totally do this I'm going to go ahead and assemble the breakfast casserole I have a buttered baking dish and I'm going to add half of the English muffins first now I've got some cooked breakfast sausage this is Sage sausage but it would also be delicious if you used Maple sausage scrumptious okay I'm spreading that out and then I'm going to grab the skillet with the onions and the apples and I'll add half of that I use so many apples on Thanksgiving Day between this casserole the Thanksgiving dressing apple pie I mean I don't want to think about how many apples I go through now I have some freshly grated white cheddar any cheese works you can do sharp cheddar you can do pepper jack or just plain monterey jack okay now I'm gonna do the same thing a second time now all that's left is the egg mixture and I'll pour it really slowly over the top in the fridge overnight those English muffins soak up all of this wonderful custard this is a delicious casserole I have learned the hard way through the years that if I don't have something ready for breakfast on Thanksgiving morning my family will eat the Thanksgiving meal before any guests show up okay I'm gonna cover this with plastic wrap now Cali on Thanksgiving morning this is all you have to do take the casserole out of the fridge 20 minutes before cooking remove the plastic wrap replace it with foil and bake it at 350 degrees for 35 minutes then take the foil off and cook it for another 15 minutes when it's golden brown and slightly crisp it's done and all it needs is a Sprinkle of chopped parsley\n"