Ingredients
Scale
- Butter or nonstick cooking spray for greasing
- 1 lb breakfast sausage such as Jimmy Dean
- 1 chopped red bell pepper
- 4 chopped green onions (white and green parts divided)
- 10 eggs
- 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 2 tsp hot sauce (optional)
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese (divided)
- 1 (30 oz) package frozen shredded hash browns (thawed)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 13×9-inch baking dish.
- Cook sausage in skillet until browned. Add bell pepper and white/light green onion parts. Cook 3 minutes. Transfer to plate.
- Whisk eggs, cream, mustard, hot sauce, salt, pepper, and half the green onions. Fold in 1 1/2 cups cheese, hash browns, and sausage mixture.
- Pour into baking dish. Cover and bake 50 minutes at 350°F.
- Uncover, add remaining cheese. Increase oven to 400°F and bake 10-15 more minutes until golden.
- Let rest 10 minutes. Garnish with remaining green onions before serving.
Notes
- Use thawed hash browns to prevent excess moisture
- Pre-cooking sausage ensures proper texture
- Letting it rest helps set the casserole
- Can be made ahead and refrigerated overnight
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 65 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Low Lactose
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 280mg