NEW YORK (PIX11) – Holiday meals are meant to be delicious, lovely and bring family and friends together – but they can also hijack your time and sanity.
Emmy-nominated food judge, chef and founder of Savory Experiments, Jessica Formicola, has shared quick recipes that won't eat up all your time in the kitchen.
Cinnamon Roll Casserole
Ingredients
- Unsalted Butter
- Refrigerated Cinnamon Rolls With Icing (This is the secret to making this dish super simple)
- Pecans Or Walnuts
- Eggs
- Heavy Cream
- Ground Cinnamon
- Vanilla Extract
- Coarse Sea Salt
- Ground Nutmeg
- Maple Syrup
- Cinnamon Sugar
Directions
- Preheat oven
- Prep the casserole dish - add butter
- Slice or cut the rolls into quarters
- Lay them out flat in an even single layer over top of the butter in the baking dish.
- Top with nuts
- In bowl - mix together eggs, heavy cream, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg, and salt
- Pour egg mixture onto roll
- Pour maple syrup over dish
- Bake in the oven
- Let rolls cool before icing + enjoy!
Sausage Cresent Rolls
Ingredients
- Eggs – You’ll need 4 large eggs to make enough scrambled eggs for these breakfast rolls.
- Whole Milk
- Salt + pepper
- Savory sausage links – Pick your favorite flavor- homestyle, maple or even pick up some turkey sausage links.
- Cheese- cheddar or clear out the cheese drawer!
- Refrigerated crescent dough – Just one roll is needed to make 8.
- Chives
Directions
- Preheat the oven
- Whisk eggs + milk + season
- Make sausage - 5-7 minutes until browned
- Add whisked eggs to same skillet
- Unravel crescent rolls + assemble
- Bake until golden brown + enjoy!