Easy Breakfast Casserole

This easy breakfast casserole fits the bill perfectly. It's loaded with eggs, hash browns, sausage, cheese, and veggies. A perfect for make-ahead breakfast!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword breakfast casseroles, breakfast sausage casseroles, hashbrown casseroles, make ahead breakfast recipes

Servings -12 servings

Calories 348kcal

Author Kathleen

Ingredients

1 30 (ounce) package frozen shredded hash browns,
1 pound breakfast sausage (like Jimmy Deen)
1 red bell pepper, ribs and seeds removed, chopped into 1/4 inch pieces
1/2 cup onion, chopped into 1/4 inch pieces
12 large eggs
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese
1 1/2 cups pepper jack cheese

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Spray a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
Add the frozen shredded potatoes (1 package) in a layer to the bottom of the pan.
In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, cook the sausage (1 pound), red bell pepper(1), and onion (1/2 cup), breaking the sausage up into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until the vegetables are soft and there is no longer any pink, about 6-8 minutes. Cool slightly.
Spread sausage and vegetable mixture evenly over hash brown layer.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs (12), heavy cream (1 1/2 cups), mustard (1 tablespoon), salt (1 teaspoon), black pepper (1/2 teaspoon), Italian seasoning (2 teaspoons), half the cheddar, and half the pepper jack cheese.
Pour egg mixture over the layers of potatoes and sausage.
Cover the baking dish with foil and bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes. Remove the foil and sprinkle the top with the remaining cheddar and jack cheese. Turn oven temperature up to 400°F (204°C). and continue to bake until the center of the casserole is set and lightly browned, about 10-15 minutes. Allow the casserole to rest for 10 minutes before serving.

Notes

I know it’s tempting to just kind of throw everything into the casserole dish – especially first thing in the morning. BUT it’s important to sauté your veggies while you’re cooking the meat. Sautéing veggies brings out their sweeter more mellow flavors and combats bitterness for a balanced profile.

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