Breakfast for Dinner

who doesn't enjoy a good breakfast casserole?  With being so busy these days it is easier to do it as a dinner or you could have nice brunch with these lower calorie versions of the original recipes

Sausage and egg Casserole-

1 lb of turkey  breakfast sausage (at my grocery store this is in the freezer section so you will have to plan  ahead about a day so your turkey sausage can thaw out

3 Cups of  cubed white bread (about 6 slices)

2 cups skim milk

1 1/2 cups egg substitute

1/2 cup reduced fat cheddar cheese

vegetable oil spray

cook sausage in a skillet until cooked though- stirring to crumble drain when done

in another bowl combine the rest of your ingredients leaving the bread for last then add your sausage pour mixture into a 9x13 or other similar size baking dish coated with the cooking spray

Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes- it is done when you stick a toothpick in the center and it comes out clean

this recipe makes 9 servings and one serving is 157 calories

Hash brown Casserole-

1 cup reduced fat cheddar cheese

2 T butter

1/4 tsp pepper

1 32 oz pkg of  frozen shredded hash brown potatoes (thawed)*

1 16 oz container fat free sour cream

1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup- 98% fat free kind

cooking spray

combine all ingredients adding the potatoes last just so that everything mixes together more easily then put in a 9x13  or other similar sized baking dish coated in cooking spray and bake at 350 degrees for one hour or until it is bubbly around the edges

this makes 9 servings and it is 146 calories per serving it matches up perfectly with the sausage and egg casserole- you can have the whole meal for about 300 calories  I will sometimes even do a slice of whole wheat toast with this meal or some type of fresh fruit if I am using it more as a brunch menu

*make sure your potatoes are completely thawed otherwise it will not cook through very well and you will have crunchy potato bites not very yummy