Prepping for Tomorrow's Menu: Breakfast Pie

Saw this in the newspaper this week:  country star Scotty McCreery enjoy's his mama Judy’s famous breakfast pie

• Ingredients:
  6 eggs
  1 cup half & half (Or heavy cream) [or whole milk - it's what we have in the fridge]
  2 tablespoons chopped onions (optional) [omit]
  1 tablespoon chopped pimento for color (optional)  [omit]
  Coconut oil (solid) to grease pan [or spray Pam]
  Salt & pepper to taste
  6 slices thick toast (like Texas Toast) not yet toasted [using HEB bakery thin sliced bread]
  1 pound hot pork sausage
  1 cup grated cheese (cheddar/mozzarella/swiss or combo of your favorite cheeses) [using mozzarella because we have it and it's lower fat]

• Instructions:
  1. In small bowl, whip eggs until they loosen up. Add half & half, onions and pimento — set aside.
  2. Prepare sausage, discard grease; season with salt and pepper — put aside.
  3. Grease 12 x 10 inch baking dish. Line the pan with the thick toast, then sprinkle the toast with the cooked sausage and cheese.
  4. Pour the egg mixture over the entire dish. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
  
• Tomorrow I will
  5. preheat oven to 350 degrees. We cook ours covered for 25-35 minutes. Check oven several times to make sure egg mixture appears firm. Cook last couple minutes uncovered.
  
  *For a low carb option, simply delete the thick toast. Layer pan with sausage, cheese, egg mixture. It’s just as delicious without the bread.