Creamy Sausage Casserole With Biscuits

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (12 ounce) package ground lamb breakfast sausage
• 8 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 cups milk
• 1 (4 1/2 ounce) jar green giant sliced mushrooms, drained
• 1 (2 ounce) jar hormel real bacon bits
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 12 eggs
• 1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (12 ounce) can refrigerated buttermilk biscuits

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees f. lightly grease 13x9-inch glass baking dish. crumble sausage into large saucepan. cook over medium-high heat until sausage is browned and thoroughly cooked, stirring frequently. remove sausage from saucepan; drain. set aside.
• 2 in same large saucepan, melt 6 tablespoons of the butter. add flour; stir with wire whisk until smooth. cook over low heat for 1 minute, stirring constantly. gradually stir in milk. cook, stirring constantly until bubbly and thickened. add cooked sausage, mushrooms, bacon pieces and pepper; mix well. set aside.
• 3 in large bowl, beat eggs, evaporated milk and salt with wire whisk until well blended. melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in large skillet over medium heat. add egg mixture; cook, stirring occasionally, until firm but still moist.
• 4 pour 1/3 of sauce into greased baking dish. top with half of egg mixture. repeat layers. top with remaining sauce.
• 5 separate dough into 10 biscuits. cut each into quarters. place biscuit pieces, points up, over sauce.
• 6 bake at 350 degrees f. for 20 to 25 minutes or until mixture is thoroughly heated and biscuits are golden brown.