Sausage, Apple & Cheddar Breakfast Skillet

🧂 Ingredients

• 6 BAYS Original English Muffins

  split and halved
• 8 large eggs
• 2 ½ cups milk
• ¼ teaspoon paprika
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter

  divided
• 10 ounces sweet Italian sausage

  removed from the casing
• 1 medium red onion

  chopped
• ½ teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 2 Gala apples

  peeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inch thick slices
• 2 cups shredded sharp white cheddar cheese

Instructions

• 1 Beat the eggs, milk, paprika, nutmeg and salt together in a large bowl until
  well blended.
• 2 Add the muffins and stir gently to coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and
  let stand at room temperature for 1 hour. Alternatively, refrigerate the mixture
  for several hours or overnight.
• 3 Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a 12-inch oven-safe skillet (such as
  stainless steel or a well-seasoned cast iron pan) over medium-high heat. Add the
  sausage and cook, breaking into smaller pieces with a spoon, until browned,
  about 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer sausage to a bowl with a slotted spoon.Melt 1
  tablespoon of the remaining butter in the skillet and add the onion and poultry
  seasoning. Sauté, stirring occasionally, until the
• 4 onion has softened slightly, about 4 minutes. Stir in the apples and sauté until
  they are
• 5 crisp-tender, about 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer apple mixture to the bowl with the
  sausage
• 6 and mix well. (This step may be done and refrigerated overnight if desired).
• 7 Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• 8 Wipe out the skillet and brush it with the remaining 1 tablespoon butter.
  Arrange half of
• 9 the muffin pieces in the bottom of the skillet. Spoon the sausage mixture over
  the
• 10 muffins in an even layer then sprinkle with 1 1/4 cups of the cheese. Top with
  the
• 11 remaining muffin pieces and pour the remaining egg mixture into the skillet.
• 12 Bake until puffy, lightly browned and the eggs are set, about 45 minutes.
  Sprinkle the
• 13 top with the remaining 3/4 cup cheese and bake until melted, about 5 minutes
  longer.
• 14 Remove from the oven and let cool 5 to 10 minutes before cutting into wedges.

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