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Christmas Breakfast Casserole

Layer hash browns, sausage, and cheese, then pour over beaten eggs for an easy breakfast that cooks while you sleep. Perfect for holiday mornings.

Ingredients

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  • 12 eggs.
  • 1 cup milk or half & half cream.
  • 2 pounds frozen hash brown potatoes.
  • 1 pound bulk breakfast sausage, cooked.
  • 1/2 cup onions, diced.
  • 1/2 cup red & green bell peppers, diced.
  • 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, freshly shredded.
  • 1 1/2 cups pepper jack cheese, freshly shredded.
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt.
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper.

Instructions

  1. Spray crockpot with cooking spray. Mix cheeses together in one bowl, combine cooked sausage with peppers and onions in another.
  2. Beat eggs well, then whisk in milk, salt and pepper.
  3. Put 1/3 of hash browns in crock, top with 1/3 sausage mixture, then 1 cup cheese.
  4. Repeat layers two more times, ending with remaining cheese.
  5. Pour egg mixture over everything.
  6. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.

Notes

Use freshly shredded cheese for best melting.
Don’t lift lid while cooking to avoid watery results.
Can be prepped night before, add eggs before cooking.

  • Author: Chef Stella

Nutrition

  • Calories: 440
  • Fat: 29 g
  • Carbohydrates: 19 g
  • Protein: 24 g