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With only 3 ingredients and minutes to prep, this sausage casserole is a savory favorite for feeding a crowd effortlessly!
It’s Even better than you think!
We LOVE breakfast recipes – especially if they are SIMPLE and QUICK. This sausage casserole is one of those!
It’s one of the easiest “casseroles” you’ll ever make, with literally 3 ingredients and preps in minutes. All you have to do is layer and bake!
You can use hot sausage, turkey sausage, maple sausage – practically any sausage you prefer. We use Jimmy Dean Pork Sausage crumbles since we always have them on hand for breakfast dishes (our kids love sausage).
That particular sausage is also already cooked, making the recipe even easier. It’s a breakfast win all around!
WHY WE LOVE IT:
Ingredients
PREP TIME: 5 minutes
COOK TIME: 20 minutes
- 2 (9.6-ounce) packages Jimmy Dean Pork Sausage Crumbles – Or cook 1½ lbs of pork sausage. Heat a large skillet and brown the sausage. Drain excess oil before adding the cream cheese. Use maple syrup breakfast sausage, mild sausage, or hot Italian sausage.
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 2 (8-ounce) packages crescent rolls
- optional variations – bacon bits, scrambled eggs, shredded cheese like Colby jack cheese, cheddar cheese, or pepper jack cheese, or add sauteed veggies like green chilies, onions, bell pepper, spinach, mushrooms, or jalapenos
- optional spices – Sprinkle on salt, black pepper, garlic powder, paprika, or red pepper flakes to taste.
How to Make Sausage Casserole
- PREP. Preheat oven to 375°F.
- SAUSAGE. Place 2 packages of cooked sausage crumbles and add 8 ounces of cream cheese in a medium pot and cook on low heat until combined and warm.
- CRESCENTS. Unroll a package of crescent roll dough onto a greased pan and pinch the seams together.
- LAYER. Pour the sausage and cream cheese mixture over the dough and spread it around. Unroll the second crescent roll dough, pinch the seams together, and place it over the top of the sausage.
- BAKE. Pinch the top layer to the bottom crescent roll dough sealing all around the edges. Bake for 14-16 minutes. Serve warm. ENJOY!
Use a Baking Dish
Follow the same steps but press it in a 9×13 pan. Add about 5 minutes to the bake time or until hot throughout.
Sausage Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 (9.6-ounce) packages Jimmy Dean Pork Sausage Crumbles, fully cooked
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 2 (8-ounce) packages crescent rolls
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Place sausage crumbles and cream cheese in a medium pot and cook on low heat until combined and warm.
- Unroll crescent roll dough onto a greased pan and pinch seams together.
- Pour the sausage and cream cheese mixture over the dough and spread it around.
- Unroll the second crescent roll dough and place it over the top of the sausage. Pinch seams together and pinch two crescent roll doughs together all around the edges.
- Bake for 14-16 minutes. Serve warm. ENJOY!
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe FAQ
Add the cooked sausage to the cream cheese and heat. Once done, allow it to cool before storing it in an airtight container in the fridge. Take the mixture out for about 30 minutes before assembling and baking.
Store leftovers in an airtight container(s) in the refrigerator for 3-4 days, or in the freezer for 2-3 months. Thaw if needed and reheat individual servings in the microwave or larger servings in the oven until warmed.
Recipe adapted from The Kitchen is My Playground
Couldn’t get easier! My husband likes spicier food so half spicy sausage and half mild makes a favorite the whole family.
Oh my goodness, I love biscuits and gravy, so I know I’m going to love this! Adding it to my must make a list!
My family loves this for breakfast and I love how easy it is!
Ummm… this is now a family favorite!! Especially my favorite because it was so easy and my picky kids raved about it!! Woo hoo! Thank you!
Yay!! That’s the greatest when you find a recipe that the kids enjoy too. So glad it’s a hit with your family now. 🙂
A very easy breakfast casserole that will feed plenty.
My kind of breakfast!! I love sausage! It reminds me of a biscuits & gravy, without the gravy, but just as yummy!
I am going to make this tonight for my super picky kids. They love cressant rolls and sausage, so this should be a huge hit! I make a variation of this usually with ground beef, taco seasoning and mexican shredded cheese. Thanks for this easy recipe idea! Sorry for the All caps.
I sure hope they like it! Some of mine are picky, but they love this! Thanks so much!
Very delicious and extreme easy to make. I made it with 1 sausage roll since I didn’t have the crumbles on hand. I looked it up and a bag is 10 oz. but feel the 16 oz. was sufficient in the roll.
Perfect!! I am happy you tried it! Thank you!
I had every ingredient needed and whipped it up quickly. Needless to say iy was a hit and very taStey.
Yay!! Love when that happens! Thank you for letting me know!
How much sausage would I need to cook if I do no have the sausage crumbles? 1lb ? 2lb?
Really, it is up to you. You can’t go wrong. If you like sausage, then I would add 2lbs, but if you want less, then, just do 1lb.