Day-Old Croissant and Sausage “Bread Pudding” – Garden & Gun

Ingredients

• 8 cups torn or cubed 1- or 2-day-old croissants
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 12 oz. spicy breakfast sausage, crumbled, or smoked link sausage, thinly sliced
• 1½ cups finely diced yellow onion
• ¾ cup diced celery
• 1 tbsp. minced garlic
• 10 eggs
• 2½ cups milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• ½ cup butter, melted
• ½ cup chopped fresh chives
• ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. black pepper
• ½ cup grated Parmesan
• ½ cup grated cheddar