Sausage Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole will have you excited for the morning. This tasty recipe comes together in no time and feeds a crowd with just a few ingredients including Jimmy Dean Sausage and Ore Ida Potatoes! Make and bake immediately, or refrigerate overnight and bake in the morning.
130 ounce bagfrozen shredded hash brownslike Ore Ida
2cupsshredded cheddar cheese, divided
6large eggs
2cupsmilk
1 ½teaspoonskosher salt, divided
¼teaspoonpepper
¼teaspoonmustard powder
chopped green onions for serving, optional
Instructions
In a large non-stick skillet over medium high heat, brown the pork sausage breaking up with a spoon while it cooks, about 6 minutes. Remove sausage with a slotted spoon and set aside.
In the same skillet over medium high heat, add in the oil and and sprinkle on the hash browns and ½ a teaspoon of salt. Cook until potatoes are soft, lightly browned, and cooked through.
In a large casserole dish or 9 x 13 baking pan, toss together the hash browns, sausage, and 1½ cups of cheese. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, 1 teaspoon of kosher salt, pepper, and mustard powder. Pour over the sausage hash brown mixture and sprinkle on remixing ½ cup of cheese.
When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake, uncovered, for 40-45 minutes until eggs are set. Serve with chopped green onions.
Notes
You can prepare this entire dish and refrigerate until ready to bake, making it the perfect holiday breakfast. Just cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Remove from fridge and let sit at room temperature for thirty minutes before baking.
Use your favorite breakfast sausage like turkey sausage or Italian sausage.
You can use shredded or diced frozen potatoes.
Store leftover egg casserole in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. Reheat covered in the microwave until hot and bubbly.