Pioneer Woman Breakfast Casserole

Pioneer Woman breakfast casserole is loaded with sausage, hash browns, and cheese—all the comfort of a home-cooked breakfast in one easy-to-serve casserole.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword breakfast casserole recipes, breakfast sausage recipes, hashbrown casserole recipes, hashbrown recipes, Pioneer Woman recipes, sausage casserole recipes

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1 10

Total Time 1 25

Servings - 12 servings

Calories 525kcal

Author Kathleen

Ingredients

1 pound breakfast sausage
6 green onions chopped, white and green parts divided
1 red bell pepper, chopped
10 large eggs
1 1/4 cups heavy cream
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1-2 teaspoons Tabasco, optional
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
3 (12-ounce package) cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded and divided
1 ( 30 ounce) package frozen shredded hash browns, thawed

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, cook the sausage (1 pound), red bell pepper(1), white and light green parts of the green onions (6), breaking the sausage up into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until there is no longer any pink, about 6-8 minutes. Cool slightly.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs (10), heavy cream (1 1/4 cups), mustard (1 tablespoon), hot sauce (1-2 teaspoons), salt (1 ½ teaspoons), black pepper (1 teaspoon) and about one-half of the remaining green parts of the scallions (save the rest to sprinkle on top of the casserole once baked.)
Stir in 1 ½ cups of cheese, hash-browns (1 (30-ounce) package), and the cooled sausage mixture into the egg mixture. Pour the combined mixture into the prepared baking dish and smooth into an even layer.
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 1 ½ cup of cheese. Turn oven temperature up to 400°F. and continue to bake until the center of the casserole is set and lightly browned, about 10-15 minutes. Allow casserole to rest for 10 minutes, garnish the top with the remaining green parts of the scallions and serve.

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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