Name: 3 Ingredient Sausage Breakfast Bites
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 pound ground breakfast sausage; 6 oz cream cheese; 2 packages crescent rolls

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A simple breakfast recipe is a must. These easy 3 Ingredient Sausage Breakfast Bites are easy to make and taste amazing. A breakfast my entire family loves.

3 Ingredient Sausage Cream Cheese Crescent Bake squares stacked on top of each other

Easy Breakfast Bites:
How to make 3 Ingredient Sausage Breakfast Bites:
3 Ingredient Sausage Breakfast Bites Recipe

Easy Breakfast Bites:

Mornings at my house are chaos, I’ve got three kids to get out the door and coffee is basically a food group for me by 7am.

That’s exactly why this 3 Ingredient Sausage Cream Cheese Crescent Bake has become one of my go-to breakfast recipes. It’s got all the cozy, savory flavor of my Cream Cheese Sausage Casserole and the same comforting vibe as a batch of Sausage Gravy, but baked into neat little squares you can grab straight out of the pan. No plates, no forks, no sitting down required.

Cut them up the night before, and everyone can grab one on their way out the door for a warm, filling breakfast that actually holds you over till lunch.

ingredients sitting on a white counter top

Ground Breakfast Sausage
Use a 1-pound roll of ground breakfast sausage, mild or spicy, whichever your family prefers.

Cream Cheese
One 8-ounce block, softened to room temperature so it blends smoothly into the warm sausage instead of leaving lumps.

Crescent Rolls
Two standard 8-count cans of refrigerated crescent roll dough, one for the bottom layer, one for the top.

Want me to add a short “easy add-ins” note too (shredded cheddar, garlic powder, a dash of Worcestershire, all things other versions of this recipe use), or keep it to just the core three?

Sausage Cream Cheese Crescent Bake cut into squares in a clear casserole dish

How to make 3 Ingredient Sausage Breakfast Bites:

Step one: Start by preheating your oven to 375 degrees F. Then prepare a 9×13 casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.

Step two: Next cook and crumble your ground sausage. Once cooked add cream cheese and mix together until cream cheese is melted.

sausage and cream cheese in a pot cooking

Step three: Roll out both crescent rolls. Place one on the bottom of your casserole dish and seal.

You can see in the above-left picture what your crescent base should look like. then spoon on cooked sausage and cream cheese.

Place the second crescent roll on top and seal shut.

Crescent roll dough pressed into a casserole dish topped with cooked sausage and cream cheese filling

Step four: Bake for 20 minutes. Your crescent rolls should be nice and golden brown and cooked all the way through. Cut into little squares and serve.

Second layer of crescent roll dough sealed over sausage and cream cheese and baked and sliced

Easy Add-Ins

This recipe is intentionally simple with just three ingredients, but if you want to switch it up, here are a few tasty options:

Shredded cheddar — stir a handful into the sausage and cream cheese mixture, or sprinkle it on top before the final layer of crescent dough goes on
Garlic powder or onion powder — a little of either adds extra savory depth to the filling without any extra chopping
Worcestershire sauce — just a splash stirred into the sausage mixture adds a nice tangy, savory kick
Red pepper flakes or hot sauce — for anyone who likes a little heat
Cooked, crumbled bacon — mix it in alongside the sausage for a smokier, meatier bite

Sausage Cream Cheese Crescent Bake cut into squares on a plate

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