Savory Sausage Breakfast Braid Recipe for Breakfast or Dinner

This savory sausage breakfast braid is flaky, hearty, and packed with flavor 🥐. It works for brunch, dinner, or holidays and comes together fast with crescent dough and creamy sausage filling. Try it next time you want something extra satisfying but still simple to make.

Baked savory sausage breakfast braid with crisp, golden crescent dough and diagonal slits showing sausage and veggie filling inside.

The savory sausage breakfast braid is a delicious solution for those mornings when you want something more special than the usual bowl of cereal or quick-fried egg. Most weekdays, breakfast is a rushed affair, often eaten on the go as we head to school. But for Saturday mornings, holidays, or birthdays, I love preparing something more robust and memorable.

This savory sausage breakfast braid is one of our new family favorites! Not only is it the perfect brunch item, but we have eaten it for dinner, too!

How to Make the Perfect Sausage Breakfast Braid

Creating this delicious breakfast sausage breakfast braid is easier than you might think. Start by preparing the savory filling, which serves as the flavorful base of this dish.

Step 1: Chop the Vegetables

You will need to chop a small onion, 3 ribs of celery (about 1/4-1/3 cup), 2 green onions, and 1 green bell pepper.

Chopped onion, celery, green onion, and bell pepper neatly arranged on a cutting board for savory sausage breakfast braid prep.

Step 2: Brown the Sausage and Add Vegetables

In a large sauté pan, brown a pound of pork sausage. Throw in all the vegetables and sauté this mixture until it is no longer pink. It will take about 6-8 minutes.

If you want an even more flavorful filling, consider using spicy sausage or chorizo!

Pork sausage cooking with diced green peppers, onions, and celery in a skillet as part of the savory sausage breakfast braid filling.

Step 3: Drain Fat and Add Cream Cheese

When the filling of the sausage breakfast braid is browned, drain any excess fat. Turn the heat to low and add 4 oz of cream cheese and 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh parsley.

Fresh parsley is best, but you can substitute a tablespoon of dried parsley if fresh is not available.

Chopped green onions and cubed cream cheese added to browned sausage mixture to complete the savory sausage breakfast braid filling.

Step 4: Melt the Cream Cheese

Stir this gently until the cream cheese melts.

Step 5: Roll Out the Crescent Dough

Meanwhile, on a flat cookie sheet, you’ll want to roll out a tube of crescent dough. Use your fingers to pinch the perforated edges together, and then use a rolling pin to shape it into a 12 x 10 rectangle.

I find it best NOT to use the reduced-fat crescent dough in this recipe because it does not have enough fat to hold together well.

Crescent dough rolled out into a large rectangle on a baking sheet to begin assembling the savory sausage breakfast braid.

Step 6: Add the Sausage Filling

Once the sausage breakfast braid filling has cooled slightly, scoop it into the middle third of the rectangle. You will want to leave room on either side of the filling to wrap the pieces of your braid over the top.

Cooked sausage and veggie mixture being spooned down the center of crescent dough for savory sausage breakfast braid assembly.

Step 7: Cut Strips into the Dough

On each long side, cut 1-inch wide strips about 3 inches into the dough. Leave a little space between the end of your cut and the filling.

Strips are cut along both sides of the crescent dough with sausage mixture in the center, ready to braid into the breakfast dish.

Step 8: Fold and Braid

Fold alternating strips at an angle across the filling, creating a braid-like appearance.

Crescent dough strips are folded diagonally over sausage filling to start forming the savory sausage breakfast braid pattern.

Step 9: Seal the Ends

Use your fingers to press the ends of the sausage breakfast braid to seal it tightly.

Folded crescent dough strips pressed gently into place, securing the filling and finishing the shape of the savory sausage breakfast braid.

Step 10: Apply Egg Wash

Now beat an egg and then brush it lightly on top. This will help it brown nicely in the oven.

Beaten egg or melted butter is brushed on top of the braided dough to help the savory sausage breakfast braid brown in the oven.

Step 11: Bake Until Golden

Bake the sausage breakfast braid at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

I find it helpful to turn the braid halfway through so that all sides can brown evenly.

Freshly baked savory sausage breakfast braid served whole on a platter, perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a hearty dinner.

Serving Ideas for Your Sausage Breakfast Braid

I made this savory sausage breakfast braid for breakfast on Thanksgiving morning, and it was devoured within minutes! In fact, my family loved it so much that I made it for dinner the following week and my husband asked for it on his birthday!

Close-up of sliced savory sausage breakfast braid on a plate, showing flaky crust and hearty sausage filling.

Don’t forget to save this recipe for later by pinning it! If you enjoyed this savory sausage breakfast braid, you might also love trying my raspberry almond danish, extra fluffy homemade cinnamon rolls, cheesy ham and spinach quiche, or avocado and turkey bacon breakfast sandwich.

I’d love to know—what’s your favorite breakfast to make? Share your ideas in the comments below. Happy cooking, y’all!

Golden-brown savory sausage breakfast braid shown in close-up with text overlay and visible filling peeking through pastry slits.
Heidi Davison

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