Name: Nana's Green Chile Make-Ahead Breakfast Casserole
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Salted butter, divided - ½ cup; White sandwich bread, or as needed - 5 slices; Bulk pork sausage - 1 pound; Eggs - 12 large; Sour cream - ⅓ cup; Ground black pepper - 1 teaspoon; Shredded Cheddar cheese - 2 cups; Chopped green chilies - 1 (4 ounce) can

Ingredients for - Nana's Green Chile Make-Ahead Breakfast Casserole

1. Salted butter, divided ½ cup

2. White sandwich bread, or as needed 5 slices

3. Bulk pork sausage 1 pound

4. Eggs 12 large

5. Sour cream ⅓ cup

6. Ground black pepper 1 teaspoon

7. Shredded Cheddar cheese 2 cups

8. Chopped green chilies 1 (4 ounce) can

How to cook deliciously - Nana's Green Chile Make-Ahead Breakfast Casserole

1 . Stage

Butter the bottom and sides of an 8 1/2x11-inch baking dish with butter.

2 . Stage

Use remaining butter to coat 1 side of each bread slice. Place bread butter-side down in the prepared pan until entire bottom is covered in a single layer.

3 . Stage

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned, crumbly, and almost fully cooked, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle sausage over bread in an even layer.

4 . Stage

Beat eggs, sour cream, and pepper with either a whisk or electric beater. Pour evenly over sausage.

5 . Stage

Mix Cheddar cheese and green chiles together in a separate bowl. Sprinkle evenly over the egg mixture. Cover and put in the refrigerator for 8 hours, to overnight.

6 . Stage

To bake: Do not preheat the oven. Place, uncovered, in an oven and set to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake until brown on top, about 1 hour.