Best Breakfast Casserole EVER

My dear friend Gaylen celebrated her birthday this past weekend with a lovely afternoon of pot-luck brunch and conversation at her home. We had so much fun chatting and chewing away that the afternoon passed right before my eyes. A big thanks to my mamma for taking care of little B while Daddy and I hit the town for birthday festivities! 

Loaded Breakfast Casserole 

Since we were spending the morning with our Realtor preparing to put our home on the market I needed to make sure my contribution to this event could be made  the night before. This breakfast casserole is my go-to brunch recipe for a crowd and can be assembled or even cooked the night before so of course this is what I went with.

1 loaf of cinnamon raisin bread (I use the Vermont Co wholewheat version available at Whole Foods)
1 dozen eggs
1 C whole milk
1 package of bacon
1 package of breakfast sausage
1 16 oz package of shredded cheddar
pepper

Grease a 9x13 baking dish. Cook the bacon in your normal fashion and crumble into bits. Cook sausage in a skillet and crumble. Cut or break loaf of bread into small bite sized pieces. In a large bowl scramble eggs, milk and pepper. Add ½ of the cheese, cooked meats and bread pieces making sure the mixture is even. Pour into a baking dish and top with the remainder of the cheese. You can either bake immediately or refrigerate overnight and cook in the morning. Bake for an hour at 400 degrees.