Breakfast Casserole

1: Butter the bread with the 3 tablespoons softened butter and set aside.

2: In a sauté pan, melt the 1/2 cup butter; brown the mushrooms and onions over medium heat for 5 to 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Set aside to cool.

3: Remove casings from sausage. In the same pan, cook the sausage, drain well and crumble into bite-sized pieces.

4: Grease a 13”x9” baking dish and layer half of the bread, mushroom mixture, sausage, and cheese.

5: Repeat the layers, ending with the cheese on top.

6: In a bowl, mix the eggs, milk, mustards, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.

7: Pour the egg mixture over the sausage and cheese casserole.

8: Cover the casserole with tinfoil and refrigerate overnight.

9: Heat oven to 350°. When ready to bake, sprinkle chopped parsley evenly over the top of the casserole.

10: Bake uncovered for 1 hour or until bubbly.

11: Serve Christmas morning and enjoy!!!