Cheesy Sausage and Croissant Casserole

Active Time: 20 minutes Chill Time: 8 hours Total Time: 9 hours 15 mins

1 lb hot ground pork sausage (such as Jimmy Dean)

1 ¼ cups (5 oz) shredded Parmesan cheese

1 tsp table salt

6 green onions, sliced

1 (13.22 oz) package mini croissants (about 24), torn

vegetable cooking spray

3 cups milk

1 cup heavy cream

5 large eggs, lightly beaten

2 cups shredded Gruyere cheese (about 8 oz)

1. Cook sausage about 8 minutes in a skillet over medium-high heat, stirring to crumble. Toss together sausage, Parmesan cheese, and next 3 ingredients; arrange mixture in a 13x9 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
2. Whisk together milk and next 2 ingredients; pour over the sausage mixture. Cover and chill dish for 8 hours.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Uncover casserole, and sprinkle with Gruyere cheese. Bake 45 minutes or until golden. Let stand 10 minutes.