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Breads & Breakfasts • A family favorite

Sausage Breakfast Casserole

Recipe by Jesse’s recipe

Heat
375°F
Time
1 hr
Makes
One 9 × 13-inch casserole

Jesse’s breakfast casserole builds a buttery hash brown crust around sausage, cheddar, cottage cheese, and eggs—a full breakfast in one pan.

01

Ingredients

  • 1 lb sausage
  • 3 cups frozen hash browns, thawed
  • ¼ cup butter, melted
  • 12 oz cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1 (16 oz) container small-curd cottage cheese
  • 6 jumbo eggs or 8 large eggs

02

Method

  1. 01

    Heat the oven to 375°F. Cook the sausage in a large skillet until evenly browned. Drain, crumble, and set aside.

  2. 02

    In a greased 9 × 13-inch baking dish, stir together the hash browns and melted butter. Line the bottom and sides of the dish with the mixture.

  3. 03

    In a bowl, mix the sausage, cheddar, cottage cheese, and eggs.

  4. 04

    Pour the sausage mixture over the hash brown crust.

  5. 05

    Bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

  6. 06

    Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.