Overnight Crock Pot Breakfast Casserole
- 1 lb bulk breakfast sausage (your fave variety)
- 1 30-32 oz bag frozen shredded hash browns
- 1 dozen large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 cup shredded cheddar cheese - (option to divide)
- 1 salt and pepper to taste (1 tsp s, 1/4 tsp p for me)
- 1/2 tsp dry mustard (optional)
- Crumble and brown breakfast sausage in a skillet over medium heat until no pink remains.
- Transfer to a paper towel lined plate to absorb excess grease.
- Spray the inside of a 5 quart crock pot with nonstick cooking spray.
- Break apart hash brown shreds in package.
- Dump hash browns and sausage into crock pot.
- Don't worry about stirring yet.
- In a large bowl beat eggs together with milk, salt, pepper, garlic powder and dried mustard until completely combined.
- Add the egg mixture and shredded cheese to crock pot.
- Stir until completely incorporated.
- Level top.
- Cover with lid.
- NOTE: You can divide your cheese if desired.
- Add 1 cup now, top with remaining 1 cup 30 minutes before serving to melt all over the top.
- Set crock pot on low for 6-8 hours (7 hrs for me).
- Now, go to bed and rest your pretty head knowing breakfast will be waiting on you in the morning.
- SHORTCUT: Don't wanna cook breakfast sausage?
- Chop up 1lb of thawed, pre-cooked sausage links.
- OPTIONAL mix-ins: I like to jazz it up sometimes for Southwest flair!
- 1 small onion finely chopped, 1 medium bell pepper chopped (I prefer red), 1-2 jalapenos finely chopped, remove seeds for less heat.
- Up to 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper for even more heat if you're feeling adventurous.
- I like to cook the onion with the sausage.
- Just add bell pepper and jalapeno when you dump in the hash browns and sausage, add cayenne to the eggs.
- If you want to... Wrap it up in a flour tortilla with some salsa and sour cream and you've got a breakfast burrito on-the-go!
- ;-) With all the extra liquid from the veggies it may need the full 8 hours so it's not too wet or potentially mushy.
sausage, browns, eggs, milk, garlic, cheddar cheese, salt
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/349830-overnight-crock-pot-breakfast-casserole (may not work)