Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole

• 1 lb ground sausage ("hot" or "sage" flavored)
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 2 1/2 cups frozen cubed hash brown potatoes
• 5 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 8 ounces shredded sharp cheddar cheese (2 cups)
• 1 3/4 cups milk
• 1 cup baking mix
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

1. Cook sausage and onion in large frying pan over medium-high heat for 5 minutes or until meat crumbles.
2. Stir in hash browns, and cook for 5 to 7 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink and hash browns are lightly browned.
3. Drain mixture well on paper towels.
4. Spoon mixture into a lightly greased 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
5. A stoneware baking dish works really well.
6. Stir together the lightly beaten eggs, shredded cheese, milk, baking mix, salt and pepper.
7. Pour evenly over sausage/hashbrown mixture.
8. Stir well.
9. Cover and chill for 8 hours.
10. Bake covered with foil at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
11. Uncover and bake 10 to 15 more minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
12. Remove from the oven and let stand for 5 minutes.
13. You can also keep the casserole warm until you are ready to eat by covering it with foil and putting it in a 200 degree oven.
14. Optional toppings: sour cream, favorite sauce of your choice (picante, hot sauce) You can also garnish it with parsley.

ground sausage, onion, potatoes, eggs, cheddar cheese, milk, baking mix, salt, pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hash-brown-breakfast-casserole-108283 (may not work)