Breakfast Casserole with Sausage, Hash Browns, Peppers

Breakfast casserole with sausage, hash browns, peppers and cheese is perfect for a family brunch, and we love making it during the holidays.

I love how simple this recipe is. Bonus points: if you have any family members that need to avoid gluten, this recipe happens to be gluten free. We don’t have that issue in our home, thankfully. And we still love it! Gluten or not, if it’s tasty, we eat it. 😉👊🏻

We usually make breakfast casserole when we are together for Christmas as a family. There is just something about lazy mornings when you stay in your pajamas a little longer, sip coffee without being in a rush to get somewhere. And really I love the (rare) opportunity to just BE with the ones I love. That is what this breakfast casserole reminds me of.❤️

I love serving it with some simple slide up fruit and coffee. Something easy works best, especially on Christmas morning, where the focus is on being together, not slaving away in the kitchen.

I hope y’all enjoy this recipe as much as we have. ❤️🤗

Tools Used to Make Breakfast Casserole

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• Mixing Bowl
• Liquid measuring cup
• Measuring cups and spoons
• Knife and cutting board
• Large skillet – for browning sausage
• Casserole dish – I used this 4 quart Corningware one, but a standard 9 x 13 casserole dish works too

Breakfast Casserole with Sausage, Hash Browns and Peppers Recipe

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Breakfast Casserole with Sausage, Hash Browns and Pepper

Breakfast casserole with sausage, hash browns, peppers and cheese is perfect for a family brunch, and we love making it during the holidays.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword breakfast casserole

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 50 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes

Servings 8

Calories 483 kcal

Author Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy

Ingredients

• 3 cups frozen hash browns, thawed*
• 1 pound ground pork breakfast sausage (turkey sausage will work too)
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded (it melts better if you shred your own from a block of cheddar)
• 1/2 green bell pepper, diced
• 12 eggs, beaten
• 2 cups milk (I used 2%)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat the over to 350.

2. Brown the sausage until fully cooked (mine took about 8 minutes), and drain the fat.

3. Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray.

4. Add the hash browns (thawed) to the bottom of the dish.

5. Layer the cooked sausage, then the shredded cheese, and then the diced peppers.

6. Beat the eggs, milk, salt and hot sauce together in a large mixing bowl.

   

7. Pour the egg mixture into the casserole dish, over the other ingredients.

8. Bake until fully cooked through the center, about 50 minutes.

Recipe Notes

*I always forget to thaw my hash browns.😬🙈 So prior to browning my sausage, I just brown them in the same skillet (with a little cooking spray), and then put them in the bottom of the casserole dish. The I lightly wipe out the pan again before browning the sausage.

Nutrition Facts

Breakfast Casserole with Sausage, Hash Browns and Pepper

Amount Per Serving

Calories 483 Calories from Fat 297

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 33g 51%

Saturated Fat 14g 70%

Cholesterol 322mg 107%

Sodium 825mg 34%

Potassium 577mg 16%

Total Carbohydrates 18g 6%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 3g

Protein 27g 54%

Vitamin A 16.2%

Vitamin C 15.8%

Calcium 32.3%

Iron 15.4%

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