English Muffin Breakfast Bake (2024)

This English muffin breakfast bake is a combination of all your favorite breakfast ingredients in one casserole dish. Grab your English muffins, sausage, and eggs and make this breakfast bake for the week or for a fun holiday morning.

Looking for other delicious breakfast bakes? Perhaps you’re looking for a sweeter breakfast bake. Try our overnight french toast bake to sweeten things up.

The Best Breakfast Bake

A good breakfast bake is made with soft bread, flavorful sausage, eggs, and a good balance of vegetables. This english muffin breakfast bake is one of the most delicious breakfast bakes because, well, who doesn’t love english muffins?

Ingredients You Need

Most of the ingredients for this easy breakfast casserole recipe are many different elements of our favorite breakfast recipes. Here is everything you need for this english muffin breakfast bake.

• English muffins- skip the bread and use english muffins! We love how buttery and textured english muffins are. They make the perfect breakfast bake bread with all of their nooks and crannies.
• Ground pork breakfast sausage- we prefer a flavorful ground pork breakfast sausage. We find that breakfast sausage with a bit of maple makes for the perfect sausage for this recipe.
• Large bell pepper- chop up a sweet bell pepper to add both flavor and crunch.
• White onion-don’t skip the onion, it adds that savory flavor that is a must.
• Fresh spinach– you cook down fresh spinach with onion and pepper to add a superfood to your breakfast bake.
• Sun dried tomatoes (the ones in oil)- sun dried tomatoes offer both flavor and texture to this recipe. We find that the sun dried tomatoes in oil offer the most flavor!
• Goat cheese- soft and creamy goat cheese takes this recipe up a notch.
• Large eggs-you use 12 large eggs in this delicious breakfast bake to create a fluffy and savory breakfast bake.
• Milk– we whisk 2% milk into the eggs for this breakfast bake.
• Salt + pepper- salt and pepper bring out all of the flavors in every ingredients.

How to Make an English Muffin Breakfast Bake

1. Lightly cook sausage + veggies. Before we pack everything into a baking dish we cook all the ingredients down a bit. Cook the sausage for a few minutes and then add the onion and pepper. Finally, add the fresh spinach and let it cook down until wilted.
2. Mix all the ingredients together in a casserole dish. Add the pieces of english muffin to a greased casserole dish and then add the sautéed veggies to the casserole dish along with the sun dried tomatoes. Toss all the ingredients together.
3. Add cheese. Dollop the goat cheese over the top of the breakfast bake and toss.
4. Whisk the eggs + milk. In a separate bowl, add all of the eggs and milk and whisk the two ingredients together until combined. Pour the eggs over the english muffins and veggies. Toss all the ingredients together and use a spatula to make sure the egg mixture soaks into the english muffin pieces.
5. Bake. Cover the breakfast bake and place it in the oven and bake at 350ºF for 60 minutes, removing the cover for the last 15 minutes so the top becomes golden brown and crunchy.
6. Top. Remove the breakfast bake from the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes. Top with fresh thyme and optional fresh goat cheese crumbles.

The Key to a Delicious Breakfast Bake

This breakfast bake is delicious regardless of when you bake it. However, if you want to impress the brunch crowd, we highly suggest making the breakfast bake ahead of time and letting it sit in the refrigerator over night!

Ingredient Swap Ideas

This delicious breakfast bake is the perfect combination of all of our favorite breakfast ingredients. If you don’t have something that the recipe calls for or you just want to use something different, go for it. Below are some great ingredient swaps for this recipe.

English muffins–> chunks of sourdough bread

Breakfast sausage–> ground turkey sausage or sofrita breakfast crumbles

Spinach–> your favorite green

Goat cheese–> feta cheese

2% milk–> almond milk

Storage ‘

After you have baked this breakfast bake, let it cool completely and store it in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

Can I freeze this Breakfast Casserole?

Yes, you can freeze this breakfast casserole. We recommend baking the casserole fully, letting it cool, and then cover it with plastic wrap and then aluminum foil and place it in the freezer for up to 3 months.

To reheat this breakfast casserole from frozen, bake it from frozen at 325ºF for 30-45 minutes.