Maple Breakfast Casserole

I watched them prepare this casserole on the Cooking Channel and thought it would make a great dish for entertaining  over night guests. Make the dish the night before and  follow the directions at the bottom of the recipe. Serve with fresh fruit and steaming cup of coffee.

Say good morning to a great breakfast recipe with this delicious breakfast casserole. Using Jimmy Dean® Sausage and eggs. It's a great foundation for a great-tasting breakfast.
Ingredients

• 2 large Golden Delicious apples, peeled, chopped
  
• 2 tablespoons sugar
  
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  
• 8 eggs
  
• 3 cups milk
  
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
  
• 8 cups French bread cubes (¾-inch pieces)
  
• 1 pkg. Jimmy Dean® Maple Flavor Pork Sausage Roll, cooked, crumbled, drained
  
• 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese, divided

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Toss apples with sugar and cinnamon; set aside.
2. Beat eggs, milk and vanilla in large bowl with wire whisk until well blended. Add bread cubes, sausage, apple mixture and 1-½ cups cheese; stir gently until evenly coated.
3. Spoon into lightly greased 13x9-inch baking dish; top with remaining ½ cup cheese.
4. Bake 40-45 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting into 12 squares to serve.
Cook’s Tips: Make-Ahead Maple Breakfast Casserole: Assemble casserole as directed. Refrigerate overnight. When ready to serve, uncover and bake 50-55 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
Serving Suggestion: Serve with warm maple syrup.

Yield:

12 servings (1 square each)

Q&E Pantry Items

These items are great to stock up on and create magic with.  I want to share some of my slight of hand tricks. How many items are in your pantry?

Cream Soups		Noodles
Chicken & Beef Broth		Rice
Canned Meats Tuna Salmon		Canned Tomatoes & Tomato Paste
Beans, Baked and White		Canned  Vegetables
Bread  Crumbs, plain		Olives
Asst Instant Pudding		Various Pasta
Salad Dressing		Croutons
Hoisin Sauce		Mushrooms
Artichoke Hearts		Pesto
Roasted Peppers		Peanut Butter
Powder Sugar		Pie Filling
Ready Made Cookie Pie Crust		Chocolate Semi-sweet & itter-sweet
Sweetened Condensed Milk		Mixes ie: muffin, waffle
Chocolate Syrup

Cooked chicken from the freezer combined with canned cream soup of choice. Boil noodles, drain and serve over noodles.

Cookie Pie Crust filled with instant pudding and topped with whip topping from the freezer.

Cook pasta top with tomato sauce made from the canned tomatoes. Serve with meatballs or sausage from the freezer. Add a loaf of French bread from the freezer.

Antipasto serve black and green olives with artichoke hearts, mushrooms and roasted peppers drizzle lightly with olive oil. Add some provolone or cheddar cheese and serve with  bruschetta.

Take frozen chili and defrost, serve over rice.

Powder sugar sprinkle over many desserts make them look elegant.

Q&E Entrees

These are  suggested entrees to have on hand in the freezer. Add a salad and bread to some of these entrees and you will be one smart host/hostess.Your guests will never guess how you did it.  I will be adding additional frozen entrée recipes and suggested menus.

C=Cooked		R=Raw
Chili		Lasagna
Chicken Spaghetti		Meatballs cooked+
Sweet and Sour Chicken*		Beef Cubes for Kabobs
Pizza		Shrimp C&R
Taco Filling		Cube Steaks
Salmon Fillets		Bacon
BBQ Chicken+		Hamburger

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Ingredients
4 chicken breasts, cut in cubes
1 can pineapple chunks (save juice)
one garlic clove, minced
1/4 Cup soy sauce
3 Tablespoons brown sugar
l teaspoon ginger
1-2 carrots cut in small pieces
1 green pepper cut in pieces
Directions
Add all ingredients together in a ziplock bag. Freeze. In frying pan add chicken and vegetables  and allow to cook on low for 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Cook frozen rice to go with the meal.

For dessert serve vanilla ice cream with chopped almonds and fortune cookies.  Fortune cookies can be stored in the pantry for just such an occasion.

+Flash freeze the meatballs and store in a zip lock bag when frozen.

+ Chicken cooked and shredded can be thawed and mixed with bbq sauce, serve over rice or on a bun.

Hamburger can make quick tostados, taco salad, nachos for unexpected company.

Lisa's sausage balls

Who can't use another appetizer, which is the hit of the party?

Cheese & Sausage Balls
recipe from Lisa@The Cutting Edge of Ordinary
1 (7.75 ounces)package Bisquick Complete Cheese-Garlic Biscuit mix
1 pound ground pork sausage (I used sage flavored)
1 cup sharp shredded cheddar cheese
1 egg
2 tablespoons chopped chives (optional)

Oven to 350.

Let the sausage sit out for a half hour to come to room temperature. This makes it easier to mix. Combine the sausage and biscuit mix. Add in the egg and mix (with your fingers) to combine. Mix in the cheese and chives. Form into walnut size balls and place on a baking sheet lined with no-stick foil. Bake 20 – 25 minutes or until cooked through.

Serve with dipping sauce of your choice.

Be sure to visit Lisa's blog