How to make Breakfast Casserole - 2 ways

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: monterey jack

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while still providing flavor.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, while pork sausage can be more affordable.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water + cornstarch

Almond milk is lower in calories, while the water + cornstarch mix is budget-friendly.

bread

🥗Healthier: whole grain bread

💰Cheaper: white bread

Whole grain bread adds fiber, while white bread is often less expensive.

Add cooking spray to a cast iron skillet.

Brown 1/2 pound of pork sausage in the skillet until cooked through.

Drain the cooked pork sausage into a bowl lined with paper towels.

Re-oil the skillet and add 1/2 pound of turkey sausage to brown.

Drain the cooked turkey sausage into a bowl, ensuring there are no pink spots.

Prepare a layer of biscuit batter in two greased 8x8 baking pans, adding half the batter to each pan.

Sprinkle the cooked pork sausage, onions, and peppers over one of the pans.

Sprinkle the cooked turkey sausage, onions, and peppers over the other pan.

In a bowl, whisk together 2 whole eggs and 1 egg white for the pork casserole, and 2 egg whites and 1 whole egg for the turkey casserole.

Pour the egg mixtures over the respective casseroles.

Top both casseroles with 1/4 cup of fat-free cheddar cheese for the turkey and 1/4 cup of 2% milk reduced fat cheddar cheese for the pork.

Bake both casseroles at 350°F (175°C) for 25 to 30 minutes.

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