Jill Can Cook: Cheesy Potato Breakfast Casserole

Usually, Joe is out the door before the kids and I even wake up in the morning and the kids and I usually get up and go in a rush, so our weekday breakfasts usually consist of granola bars, frozen waffles, or cereal. And sometimes on the weekends, we're so busy as a family, we don't have time to make a big breakfast, so we revert to our weekday routine. But I really love the weekends that we have no schedule to keep, so we can do whatever we want, whenever we want. On those mornings, we like to put on a big breakfast of several of the following: sausage, bacon, eggs, toast, home fries, pancakes, home made waffles, etc.

Just to switch it up, I specifically sought out some breakfast recipes, to keep our lazy weekend mornings fresh. I found this recipe from Doughmesstic. Like usual, I had to cut this in half and change it slightly, due to the fact that I had some odd amounts of some of the ingredients.

 

Cheesy Potato Breakfast Casserole

No actual brand names. That's how cheap I am.

Ingredients

• 3/4  lb breakfast sausage, cooked (we used maple flavored!)
• 1/2 yellow onion, chopped, sauteed in sausage grease
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 10 ounce bag frozen diced hash browns
• 6 ounces grated mild cheddar cheese
• Salt & Pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.  Spray medium casserole dish (we used 9 x 13) with non-stick spray.  Set aside.
2. Prepare sausage and onions.
3. Set aside half the amount of cheese.
4. In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients, including sausage and onions.  Pour into prepared casserole dish. 
5. Bake for 35 minutes.  Remove from oven and top with reserved cheese.  Return to oven for 8 minutes.
6. Allow casserole to rest for 10-15 minutes.  Serve and enjoy!

I chose to cut the onions REALLY small because I hate onion texture even though I LOVE the flavor

All the ingredients before I mixed them together. It already looked very delicious.

Before it went in the oven.

And after it came out!! The house smelled really enticing!!

The best thing about this casserole is that it's so versatile. You can easily change out the breakfast sausage for ham or bacon, or maybe even a combo of both. Maybe you make twice the amount of casserole and make half of it with bacon and the other half with sausage. Maybe you prefer meatless and make it with veggies instead. Maybe you want it be a part of your dinner, so you use ground beef/chicken or hot sausage. Just think of all the possibilities!



Quinn approves!!

I also love how versatile it is on it's own. It can be it's own meal as it is, but I bet it would be great served as a side dish along with some yummy over easy eggs and toast. Or, as I hope to do next time I make it, throw a serving into tortillas so Joe can heat them up in the morning for a quick delicious on-the-go breakfast.



Mitchell approves, too!!

It's not tough to make, but there is a fairly decent amount of prep time involved, so to really make it worth it, I think I'll make a double batch from now on. I think we'd all benefit from having something a little heartier for breakfast other than granola bars.



Joe loved it!!



I loved it as evidenced by the very ladylike bite I took!!

Joe's first helping immediately followed by a second.

I know I have (and probably will a lot in the future) tell you guys to make this, but really, you should make it!  And when you make it, make it your own!! Whatever you do, let me know how it turns out! I'd love to hear other ways to make this more yummy!