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Easy Breakfast Casserole with Sausage, Hashbrowns and Eggs
This easy sausage, egg and hash brown breakfast casserole is simple to make, and always a crowd-pleaser!
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage (hot, mild or sweet)
- 1 medium white onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, cored and diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (20 ounce) bag frozen diced hash brown potatoes*, thawed
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided
- 6 eggs
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt*
- a few generous twists of freshly-cracked black pepper
- toppings: thinly sliced green onions, sliced avocado and/or hot sauce
Instructions
- Prepare oven. Heat oven to 375°F.
- Brown the sausage. Cook over medium-high heat in a large sauté pan until browned, crumbling the sausage with a spoon as it cooks. Transfer sausage with a slotted spoon to a large mixing bowl. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the remaining sausage grease in the sauté, and discard the rest.
- Sauté veggies. Add onion and bell pepper to the pan and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened. Add garlic and sauté for an additional 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until fragrant. Transfer the vegetable mixture into the mixing bowl with the sausage. Add the thawed diced potatoes and 1 1/2 cups cheese to the mixing bowl with the sausage and veggies. Toss gently until evenly combined.
- Add the eggs. In a separate small bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt and black pepper until combined. Add the egg mixture to the potato mixture and toss gently to combine.
- Bake. Pour the mixture into a 9x13-inch* baking dish and top with the remaining 1/2 cup of shredded cheese. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 40 minutes. Remove the aluminum foil and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes until the potatoes in the center are cooked through. Transfer the baking dish to a wire rack.
- Serve. Serve warm, garnished with your favorite toppings, and enjoy!
Notes
Potatoes: If you don't have a bag of frozen diced hash brown potatoes, feel free to dice 20 ounces (nearly 2 pounds) of Yukon gold potatoes for this recipe.
Type of salt: I always cook and write my recipes with fine sea salt. But please note that if you are using iodized table salt, you only need to add about half as much.
Size of baking pan: This casserole will also fit in an 11 x 7-inch or 9 x 9-inch baking pan, if you prefer. It will likely just need an extra 5-10 minutes to cook.
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
This was a complete distaster. I did thaw the hash browns but after 40 minutes in the oven I finally had to put it in a frying pan to kick start the cooking. Put it back in the oven to finish cooking. Never again will I make this.
We’re so sorry to hear that, June! :(
Love this recipe! It is a staple in our family now! Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks, Dawn — we’re so glad to hear that!
Love the recipe! Made it several times already. :)
Made a few small changes to mix it up a bit. Chicken apple sausage, a little less cheese and added a handful of baby spinach to the veggies. Yum!!
Thanks, Valerie, we’re so glad you enjoy it!
Does this freeze well or keep for a week? Trying to meal prep
Hi Brandi! It will definitely keep in the fridge for a week, but we wouldn’t really recommend freezing.
I freeze mine cut into one serving size pieces. It warms great in the microwave for about one minute one high!
Can this be made in a crock pot; if so, how long to cook?
Hi Kim! We’ve never tried this in a crockpot, so that’s tough to say, but we feel it’s best made in the oven. We hope you can give it a try!
Hi there,
Great recipe! Can it be reheated in the microwave? I’d love to be able to take it to work with me but we only have microwaves no oven!
Thanks :)
Thanks, Parris, we hope you enjoy it! And yes, you can reheat this in the microwave.
Could this be prepared in a 3.1qt deep covered casserole dish?would I need to adjust the temp or baking time?
Hi Courtney! Yes, it can. And no, you don’t need to adjust the temp, and you shouldn’t have to adjust the bake time. We hope you enjoy!
Loved it, will definately make it again
Yay, I’m so glad to hear it!
I was disappointed there was no nutritional value.
Hello Barbara! The reason we currently are not publishing nutrition facts on the site is the nutrition calculators available are not 100% accurate, and we never want to publish anything that might be misleading. However, a lot of our readers love the My Fitness Pal nutrition calculator, so feel free to try that for an estimate. We hope that helps!
With so many eggs, why no salt?
Hi Allene! This makes a good size casserole, hence the 6 eggs. We found it doesn’t need salt because of all the cheese, but feel free to add some when you add the pepper!