Description
This Cheesy Sausage Hashbrown Breakfast Bake is a hearty and delicious dish perfect for a family breakfast or brunch. It combines crispy hashbrowns, savory ground pork sausage, colorful bell peppers, and a creamy cheese and egg mixture baked to golden perfection. Easy to prepare ahead and bake, it makes an ideal make-ahead breakfast that everyone will love.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 20 ounces shredded hash browns, thawed
- 1 pound ground pork sausage, cooked, crumbled, and drained
- ¼ cup finely diced onion
- ½ red bell pepper, diced
- ½ green bell pepper, diced
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 8 eggs
- 12 ounces evaporated milk (1 can) or 1 â…“ cups milk
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning or preferred herbs/spices (optional)
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt, or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking pan or a 3-quart baking dish to prevent sticking.
- Cook Sausage: In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground pork sausage until it is no longer pink. Drain the excess fat thoroughly and set the cooked sausage aside.
- Assemble Hashbrown Mixture: In the prepared baking dish, evenly combine the thawed shredded hash browns, crumbled cooked sausage, finely diced onion, diced red and green bell peppers, and 1½ cups of the shredded cheddar cheese.
- Mix Egg Mixture: In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, evaporated milk (or regular milk if preferred), Kosher salt, black pepper, and Italian seasoning until fully blended.
- Combine and Top: Pour the egg mixture evenly over the hash brown and sausage mixture in the baking dish. Then evenly sprinkle the remaining ½ cup of shredded cheddar cheese on top.
- Bake: Cover the dish with foil if refrigerating overnight to allow flavors to meld. When ready to bake, remove foil and place the dish uncovered in the preheated oven. Bake for 55 to 65 minutes until the eggs are set and the top is golden and bubbly.
Notes
- For best texture, thaw hash browns completely and drain any excess liquid.
- This dish can be assembled the night before and baked in the morning for convenience.
- Feel free to substitute ground turkey sausage for a leaner option.
- Additional vegetables like mushrooms or spinach can be added for variety.
- Use evaporated milk for creamier texture; regular milk also works but may be less rich.
