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This yummy breakfast casserole is ideal for any occasion because it’s fast to make with just a few budget ingredients. It only takes about 10 minutes to prepare and then you can just let the oven take over. If you have a picky and hungry family to feed, this easy recipe is for you! We make it often on lazy Sundays at home with the kids as well as special holidays when we have family in town.

Ingredients

  • 1 (8oz) tube crescent dough
  • 1 pound breakfast sausage
  • 6 large eggs
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Easy Crescent Roll Sausage Breakfast Casserole made with just 4 cheap ingredients! This impressive breakfast is yummy, filling, and easy to serve for sleepovers, holidays, or anytime you're serving a crowd for breakfast! It's made with Crescent dough, Jimmy Dean sausage, eggs, and cheddar cheese.

Step One

Brown and chop the sausage in a skillet over medium-high heat and remove any excess grease.

For this easy breakfast casserole, first brown the sausage in a skillet and remove any excess grease.

Step Two

Place the crescent dough onto the bottom of a greased 9×13 baking dish, pushing the seams together until you’ve formed a single piece.

Place the Pillsbury Crescent Dough onto the bottom of a greased baking dish and use your fingers to press the seams together. This creates the delicious, buttery, flaky crust.

Step Three

Evenly top the dough with your cooked and browned sausage.

Place the cooked and chopped sausage directly over the crescent dough for step three of this simple to make breakfast casserole.

Step Four

In a medium size bowl, blend the eggs and season to your liking. Pour the egg mixture evenly into your baking dish over the sausage.

After you have your crescent rolls and chopped breakfast sausage in the pan, pour in 6 blended eggs.

Step Five

Evenly sprinkle the top with about two cups of shredded cheddar cheese and then bake in the center rack of a 350°F oven for about 30 minutes.

For the final step, evenly sprinkle on lots of shredded cheddar cheese.

This yummy breakfast casserole is wonderful served anytime you have family or friends staying the night because it’s filling, easy to serve, crazy delicious, and fast to whip up in the morning. Anytime you’re serving a crowd, whip up this impressive breakfast and watch as everyone fights over the last piece.

This budget friendly breakfast casserole is made with just 4 cheap and basic ingredients that come together like magic to make a breakfast that your family and friends are going to love! Serve alone or with avocado, diced tomatoes, hot sauce, or anything else you'd like. We also like to serve with a colorful side of fresh fruit to make the breakfast more nutritious.

Helpful Tips

  • Serve this savory breakfast casserole alone or with a side of avocado, freshly diced tomatoes,  your favorite condiments, or a colorful side of fruit.
  • If you want to add some veggies, try sautéing diced bell peppers, onions, and maybe even some zucchini with the sausage mixture. Raw spinach could even be added in after the sausage layer.
  • The Jimmy Dean sausage if packed full of flavor so you really don’t need much seasoning in your eggs, if any at all. Go easy on the salt as the sausage and crescent dough are both loaded with it.
  • If you want to make this ahead of time, you can brown and chop the sausage the night before and reheat it in the microwave to save a bit of time. The rest seriously takes less than 5 minutes to prepare!

How to make the best cheesy sausage and egg breakfast casserole with a tube of Pillsbury Crescent Rolls! This easy breakfast is fun to make in a large baking dish by simply layering the ingredients and then baking until hot and gooey.

If you’re looking for breakfast ideas to feed your picky family, this simple and delicious sausage recipe never disappoints. We make it often especially in the winter when we want something comforting and warm to eat. It’s perfect for sleepovers! My picky kids and their friends can’t get enough of it.

Delicious and comforting breakfast casserole made with a tube of refrigerated crescent dough, ground sausage, eggs, and shredded cheese. This breakfast only takes about 10 minutes to prepare and then the oven does all the work for you. Perfect for feeding a crowd at breakfast!

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Crescent Dough Sausage Breakfast Casserole

Quick and easy morning comfort food! Serve this yummy breakfast casserole the next time you have family or friends staying the night. It's fast to whip up in the morning with just a few cheap ingredients.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Keyword: cheesy, crescent rolls, easy breakfast, eggs, ground sausage, pillsbury
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 1 (8oz) tube crescent dough
  • 1 pound breakfast sausage
  • 6 large eggs (blended & seasoned)
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° F and grease a 9x13 baking dish.
  • Brown and chop the sausage in a skillet over medium-high heat. Remove any excess grease.
  • Place the crescent dough in a single layer onto the bottom of your greased dish and press the seams together with your fingers.
  • Top the dough with your browned sausage and then pour the blended eggs over top. Evenly sprinkle on the shredded cheese.
  • Bake in the center rack of your oven for about 30 minutes, or until the eggs are cooked through and the cheese starts to brown.

Notes

  • If you prefer for your cheese to be more gooey and less toasty, you can lightly cover the dish with foil for part of the baking time.
  • The Jimmy Dean sausage if packed full of flavor so you really don't need much seasoning in your eggs, if any at all. Go easy on the salt as the sausage and crescent dough are both loaded with it.
  • Serve this savory breakfast casserole alone or with a side of avocado, freshly diced tomatoes,  your favorite condiments, or a colorful side of fruit.
  • If you want to add some veggies, try sautéing diced bell peppers, onions, and maybe even some zucchini with the sausage mixture. Raw spinach could even be added in after the sausage layer.
  • You can brown and chop the sausage the night before and reheat it in the microwave to save a bit of time in the morning. The rest seriously takes less than 5 minutes to prepare!
  • I originally posted this recipe on my other blog The Lazy Dish, where you will find a whole lot of crazy easy recipes just like this. 

Are you looking for easy breakfast casserole recipes? This Sausage and Egg breakfast bake is made with a layer of Pillsbury crescent rolls and lots of cheese to make a yummy meal your family will love, including your picky kids! It's fast to make with just a few cheap ingredients, making it perfect for a casual breakfast at home, sleepovers, and holiday gatherings. The ultimate morning comfort food!

Easy Crescent Roll Sausage Breakfast Casserole made with just 4 ingredients! A tube of Pillsbury Crescent Dough, one pound of sausage, 6 large eggs, and 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese. Super fast to make, budget friendly, and a crowd pleaser for sleepovers and holidays. Your picky family is going to go bonkers for this delicious breakfast casserole. My kids always go back for seconds! That's how I know I have a winner. Looking for super easy breakfast ideas to feed a crowd? This sausage and crescent roll breakfast casserole is quick to make with cheap ingredients! My family with kids absolutely loves this simple and tasty recipe. We make it often for a casual Sunday breakfast as well as holiday gatherings such as Christmas or Thanksgiving!If you've got family coming to town and staying the night at your house, you're going to love this quick and easy sausage breakfast casserole! It feeds 8 people, is super filling, and always a crowd pleaser. It only takes 10 minutes to prepare with just a few budget friendly ingredients including crescent dough and sausage!This yummy breakfast casserole is made with just 4 ingredients including Pillsbury crescent rolls, Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage, eggs, and cheddar cheese! The end result is a mouth watering breakfast casserole that feeds a large family. 10 minutes to prepare and then bake it in the oven for the ultimate comfort food.This fast and easy sausage breakfast casserole is perfect for a large family with kids! Make it for a casual day at home, sleepovers, or anytime you have extended family coming to stay the night. It's made with just 4 cheap and basic ingredients, is fast to throw together, and even your picky eaters will get a belly full.

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