Biscuit and Gravy Breakfast Lasagna

So I'm sure many of you have scanned Pintrest, or other sites on ideas for a new breakfast item, that is not only simple, but you can make with  some of the things that you have on hand (that is if you keep breakfast items handy). I have done this myself many a morning! I am always looking for a new spin on breakfast, and I came up with a brilliant idea to feed a few people; wait for it..... Breakfast lasagna! It sounds a bit weird but it was the best term i could use for "breakfast casserole with specific layers" The first thought that I had was "what could I do without the noodles, noodles would be weird in breakfast, but I want to make a lasagna type creation" so I considered a spin on biscuits since I could layer them (but after trail and error I ended up using croissants). My husband is one of those guys who appreciates a hearty meal... and also appreciates his meat, especially bacon, so I also figured out a way to include that into his breakfast, and vola! The biscuit and gravy breakfast lasagna was born! I am going to say that at first glance this recipe will look difficult because of all of the working parts and steps, but if you manage your cooking time wisely, you can cook all of the items intermittently, but if you're uncomfortable with that, I did use the term "pre made" on several of the ingredients so you can make them before hand, the gravy can also be made before. I hope that you enjoy this recipe, and if you do please like and comment; But if you come up with any improvements of you're own feel free to let me know!

I started with a glass casserole dish sprayed with cooking spray and laid down a layer of prepackaged croissants.

After that I used some good quality melted butter and brushed it over the first layer. (any butter will do though)

After the butter brushing, I put the croissant layer into a preheated oven at 350 degrees for about 7 minutes, just to get the dough cooking a bit before it was smothered in other ingredients.

when it comes out it should look slightly puffy and a light amber color.

Next came half of the layers of most peoples favorite breakfast meat.... crispy BACON!

Then came the roux (flour and oil starter for gravy, you can use the grease from the breakfast sausage as substitute)

After I added the milk and salt and pepper and let it thicken, I had a beautiful gravy. (In the background you can see that I had already started the hash browns and I have some extra bacon set aside for another layer!)

Then came browning of the breakfast sausage for the country gravy (you can do this first if you don't want to use oil).

 
Then you add the sausage to the gravy, look at all that meaty-creamy breakfast goodness!

The next big step was a few fried eggs, I prefer over easy, but my husband prefers over hard, what can I say, he's spoiled and that's what we ended up with, over hard eggs.

Add half those eggs on top of you bacon for an already appetizing looking meal! (yes I know one is over easy.. I cant spoil him that much) and I did add a about a 1/4 of the cheese before the eggs.

Then add a layer of that delicious homemade gravy! about a half inch. After that you add all of your previous layers in order again, (except for a second layer of biscuits)  just like a lasagna!

After the second portion of layering has been added, here's where those hash browns in the gravy photo make an appearance, add those crispy morsels right on top of your gravy layer!

and then add cheese.... LOTS OF CHEESE! I hope you saw this coming, and I apologize in advance to those of you who are lactose intolerant, but I cook with cheese... a bunch of it!

Bake in your preheated oven for 20 minutes or until your cheese is melted and the croissants on the bottom are browned.

And there you go! A delicious... not so healthy breakfast for those of you who appreciate meaty, cheesey, and a creamy gravy breakfast with a bit of a hash brown crunch on top!

Ingredients:
-Cooking spray, butter, or crisco, something to "grease" the casserole dish with
-1 packages of premade croissants (may need more depending on the size of your dish)
-1 Tbsp melted butter
-14-15 pieces of premade bacon
-2 or so cups country gravy (recipe follows)
-1 lb pre cooked breakfast sausage (you can make you're own, or buy premade from the store)
-8 eggs cooked how you like them (pre made) (over easy, over hard, or im sure you could even use scrambled)
- Hash browns (pre made and crispy) (I'm somewhat unsure on how to measure these, I just make a single layer on a medium size skillet)
-1/2 cup cheddar cheese (shredded)
-1/2 cup Monterrey jack cheese (shredded)

Gravy Ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp oil, I use either corn or vegetable (you can also use the fat from the breakfast sausage)
- 2 Tbsp flour
-1/4 tsp seasoned salt ( I use Lawry's) or you can use regular table salt.
-1/4 tsp fine fresh ground pepper (I use a bit more since my husband loves pepper)

Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
-"Grease" a 9x8 casserole dish.
- Lay down a layer of pre packaged croissants ( I did use food grade scissors on a few pieces that wouldn't fit, don't be afraid to improvise) It should be around 1 package with a bit extra.
- Melt 2 Tbsp of butter in a small dish.
-Brush half of the melted butter on top of the first layer of croissants.
-Bake in the pre heated oven for 7-10 minutes until the croissants are puffy and a light amber color.
-Start the gravy while the croissant starter is in the oven.

-For the gravy add 2 Tbsp of oil to a skillet over med-high heat until hot.
-Add the flour and whisk constantly until a light golden brown color.
-When the roux is golden brown add the milk and whisk constantly until bubbly and thick (if it's too thick you can add a Tbsp of milk at a time and stir until you reach the desired consistency).
-When the gravy is finished add the breakfast sausage to the mix.

 -Add half of the cooked bacon on top of the pre cooked croissants when they are out of the oven.
-Add about a 1/4 of the cheese.
-Then add half of the pre cooked eggs to the bacon and croissants mix.
-Layer about a half inch of the gravy mix on top of the eggs.

-After the first layer of gravy is laid, repeat the layers of the rest of the ingredients that we've used so far: bacon, 1/4 of the cheese, eggs, and gravy.

-When the layers have been doubled add the crispy hash browns on top of the second layer of gravy.
 -After the hash browns add the rest of the shredded cheese.
-Put the "lasagna" into the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until the cheese on top is bubbly and the croissants on the bottom (if you're using a clear dish) are browned.
-If you have any gravy left over a nice drizzle over the top when it's out oven never hurt!
-And the last step: ENJOY!!!

Disclaimer: I haven't made this recipe in almost a year, I had all of the photos saved, but not the recipe I made, so if any of the cooking times or measurements are off please let me know (the gravy shouldn't be as I make that quite often) I apologize for any inconveniences but you're feedback will help me correct anything that's off.