Sausage Hash Brown Casserole Recipe

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Sausage Hash Brown Casserole is the breakfast recipe to feed a crowd you didn’t know you were missing! This egg bake is loaded with flavor featuring bulk pork sausage, fresh hash browns, eggs, Rotel diced tomatoes with green chilis and plenty of shredded cheese. This hearty brunch option will have everyone coming back for seconds. Try it for your next holiday like Easter, Mother’s Day, or Christmas breakfast!

Last spring I shared this bacon egg bake and it was such a hit that I wanted to try it with crumbled pork sausage and fresh eggs instead. It did not disappoint! We love casseroles with hash browns, including hamburger hash brown casserole. So easy and delicious!

Sausage Hash Brown Casserole Ingredients

To make this sausage breakfast casserole, you will need the following ingredients:

• fresh shredded hash brown potatoes
• bulk pork sausage roll (Jimmy Dean)
• eggs
• milk
• onion powder
• garlic powder
• salt
• pepper
• green onion, diced
• Rotel Original (drained well)
• finely shredded Mexican style cheese

I used Jimmy Dean bulk pork sausage because that is what I grew up on and have available locally. If you also love this style of sausage, I recommend trying these sausage bites as a warm appetizer! Rotel adds so much flavor to recipes like this taco casserole. You can use the hot variety for more heat or the mild variety to remove the spice from this recipe.

Can I use frozen hash browns?

While I haven’t personally tested it, most egg bake recipes like this one use thawed frozen hash browns. You could substitute frozen if that is what you have on hand or prefer as long as you thaw them ahead of time. I like the ease of fresh hash browns. They last a while in the fridge and I don’t have to remember to thaw them out.

How to Make Sausage Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole

To start, brown your bulk pork sausage.  Once your sausage crumbles are fully cooked, drain it well.

In a medium bowl, whisk your eggs, milk, salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder. Now you are ready to assemble!

Spray cooking spray over your 13×9 inch baking dish and spread your hash browns evenly over the bottom, pushing down gently.

Sprinkle 1 and 1/2 cups shredded cheese over the top of your shredded hash browns.

Pour your egg and milk mixtures over the top.

Sprinkle your well drained Rotel, sausage crumbles and green onion over the top. Reserve 2 tablespoons of green onion for garnish, if desired. Note: If you want the sausage to stand out, you can reserve a little of that as well and add it after it has cooked for an hour,  once you’ve sprinkled the remaining cheese on top.

Wouldn’t this egg bake the perfect for Christmas breakfast recipe with all that red and green??

Cover with aluminum foil and bake for about an hour, or until egg is set. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Cook for additional 5 to 10 minutes, or until the cheese is fully melted.

Sprinkle the remaining green onion over the top for a little color. Give your egg bake a chance to cool for 5 minutes before serving. It will be very hot!

This is really easy to serve up to a crowd and stays firmly together. It is absolutely amazing, trust me. So full of flavor!

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Sausage Hash Brown Casserole

Sausage Hash Brown Casserole is an easy brunch recipe! Great for feeding a crowd, this breakfast casserole recipe is perfect for Christmas, Easter or Mother's Day breakfast. Loaded with flavor, it will have everyone asking for seconds and tastes great reheated. Try it for meal prep!

Course Breakfast

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Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Resting Time 5 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes

Servings 12

Calories 295 kcal

Author Emilie at FindingZest.com

Ingredients

• 20 oz bag 20 oz fresh shredded hash brown potatoes
• 12 oz bulk pork sausage roll (I used Jimmy Dean)
• 10 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3 stalks green onion diced approx 1/2 cup, divided
• 10 oz can Rotel Original drained well (can also mild or hot)
• 3 cups finely shredded Mexican style cheese

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 13 x 9 inch baking dish with cooking spray.

2. In a medium skillet over medium heat, crumble and brown bulk sausage until fully cooked. Drain.

3. Place the hash brown potatoes in the bottom of the baking dish evenly, pressing down gently. Top with half of the shredded cheese.

4. In medium bowl, whisk eggs, milk, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper.
5. Pour over hash browns and cheese.

6. Top with Rotel , sausage and green onion. (Set aside 2 tablespoons green onion for garnish, if desired.)

7. Cover with aluminum foil.

8. Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes to 1 hour, or until egg is fully set.

9. Remove cover and top with remaining cheese.

10. Cook additional 5 to 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
11. Let stand for 5 minutes.
12. Top with remaining green onion if desired before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Sausage Hash Brown Casserole

Amount per Serving

Calories

295

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

20

g

31

%

Saturated Fat

 

9

g

56

%

Trans Fat

 

1

g

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

2

g

Monounsaturated Fat

 

7

g

Cholesterol

 

186

mg

62

%

Sodium

 

520

mg

23

%

Potassium

 

365

mg

10

%

Carbohydrates

 

11

g

4

%

Fiber

 

1

g

4

%

Sugar

 

2

g

2

%

Protein

 

17

g

34

%

Vitamin A

 

495

IU

10

%

Vitamin C

 

7

mg

8

%

Calcium

 

247

mg

25

%

Iron

 

2

mg

11

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Can this egg bake be made in advance?

I have not yet tested this recipe to know if you can store it in the fridge overnight for the same results. However, you could easily cut down on most of the prep time by preparing your ingredients the day before and assembling it the following morning. If you cooked your sausage, cut your green onion and measured out your spices, you could easily have this assembled in the time it takes to preheat your oven.

Can I use this hash brown casserole for meal prep or leftovers?

Absolutely! Because this is a hearty casserole, my family of 5 has never finished it off in one sitting. The leftovers heat up great, making it an awesome meal prep recipe. It holds together well so you can easily bring it to work to heat up.

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Hash brown breakfast casserole has never been more flavorful than this hearty option! Feed a crowd with this easy sausage hash brown casserole guaranteed to please. What is not to love?