Very yummy dish...but as usual I didn't have all the ingredients so I improvised. I omitted the meat and added sliced mushrooms and chopped onion. I didn't have grits so used polenta, and didn't have cheddar so used monterey jack cheese. I only used half the amount of eggs. I can tell this would be very good as written and will try it that way when I have all the ingredients.

My husband HATED grits, until I made this for him. Now he eats it all the time! I love this recipe. It's chock full of great southern flavor (fattening! ;)) and was a real hit at my house. I made a large batch of grits the day before for breakfast, so I just went ahead and used the saved grits for this meal (to lighten my load) and it still tasted superb! Great recipe!

GREAT Recipe...!

My husband is from the south and he loves grits. He usually only eats grits with a bit of cheese so I thought I'd surprise him by making this recipe for him. He absolutely loved it! I prepared all of the ingredients in the morning and let the casserole sit in the fridge until lunch time. My oven tends to cook things slightly faster and I found the casserole was good and brown in just 15 minutes. My husband gave this casserole his highest rating. This one is a keeper!

This was a huge hit at a recent gathering. I used hot sausage to give this a little extra kick. I will make this again. Thanks for the great and easy recipe!

Very good! Brought it to a Christmas party and was asked several times for the recipe. Will most likely make again and it is fairly easy to make. Thanks for a great recipe.

This recipe was a huge hit at a faculty breakfast. The trick is to season the grits with lots of salt and butter until the grits taste good before adding the remaining ingredients. After reading some of the reviews, I decided to use eight eggs, instead of (12). I will definitely serve this dish again and again.

I made this for a baby shower and it turned out great! Thanks for the recipe!

This is sooo yoummy! I just wanted to say to a previous reviewer that you are right when you say this dish is a bit time consumming. But in the south, a lot of times this is a dish that is normally made from leftovers. After a big breakfast of sausage, eggs and grits, and sometimes bacon, all is mixed up together and reheated as a casserole the next day. It is fantastic!

Even though the flavor of this dish is good,it was time consuming to make. After making the grits,sausage and scrambled eggs in pans separately,it seemed silly to mix together and dirty another dish,then wait for it to bake. Maybe I was just hungry.

I've made this recipe twice. The first time, I halved it, and used only 4 eggs based on other reviews. I added a lot of garlic salt and hot sauce, because I wouldn't make any other egg casserole with out adding some seasonings. Also, I used a really delicious sausage that has bacon in it. I'm from Iowa, and we love our pork! My husband begged me to make it again. The second time I used all the eggs, and we didn't like it as well. So, a very good recipe, but we liked it better with a few alterations. We enjoyed trying something different than our regular breakfast casserole!

Ella, you know I love this casserole. Thanks!

I made this for a family brunch, and while everybody ate it, nobody thought it was fantastic, or even really good. very bland!

I made this recipe as written to serve 16 and I barely had a full spoon of left overs. I was feeding only 10 people and had 3 other large dishes just in case this one didnt workout. I prepared the recipe as listed and next time I will take the advice of other reviewers and half the amount of eggs from 12 to 6 a little too eggy for my liking. I also want to add something spicy like cayenne or red pepper flakes for a little heat. The GREAT part is that I was feeding a bunch of southern grits eaters and the dish was a huge hit at Easter Brunch. Old dogs can learn new tricks.

For an easy potluck brunch dish, this is a winner. Got rave reviews and no leftovers! The key is to salt the boiling water before adding the grits. Once grits are cooked, you have to add tons of salt to get any flavor. Also, I accidently overscrambled the eggs, but adding a touch of milk to the casserole seemed to correct the problem

This was very good. I threw it all in the crockpot once combined and it turned out great. Made it again 2 weeks later and added crumbled bacon. I think that was better than the sausage.