Easy Breakfast Casserole Recipe- Butter Your Biscuit (2024)

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This casserole is packed with all the breakfast goodness you can imagine. Definitely, the ultimate morning breakfast to feed a hungry family you will also love myTater Tot Breakfast Casseroleor myBlueberry French Toast Casserole.If you like grab-and-go breakfasts try myBacon Egg and Cheese Biscuit,it's also perfect for the freezer like myBreakfast Quesadillas.

Hashbrown casserole is great for a holiday breakfast but simple enough to enjoy all year long like these Breakfast Sliders or Steak and Potato Breakfast Hash. This easy hashbrowns breakfast casserole is easy to customize so your entire family will love it.

Ingredients Needed

• Breakfast meat: bacon pieces and groundbreakfast sausage. You can subpork sausageforturkey sausage.
• Vegetables: onions, red peppers, andgreen onionsor chives for garnish
• Frozen shredded hash browns: Thawed
• Herbs and spices: granulated garlic orgarlic powder, salt,black pepper, andred pepperflakes (optional)
• Cheese: shreddedpepper jack cheeseand shreddedcheddar cheese
• Large eggs
• Milk: Whole milk or 2% is fine.

• Step 1: In a large oven-safe skillet, addsmall piecesof bacon and cook until crispy. Remove from pan and drain on paper towels.
• Step 2: Add ground sausage, onions, andbell peppersto thelarge skilletto cook.

Recipe Tips

• Use thick-cut baconfor the casserole.
• Use an oven-safe skilletI love thiscast-iron skillet, but any 12-inch oven-safe skillet or 9x13baking dishwill work.When you put thehash brownsinto the skilletit will look like a lot, but they will shrink down a bit after baking.
• If you don't have a lot of bacon grease,you can drizzle 2 tablespoons ofmelted butterover the hashbrowns.
• Use a combo of whatever cheeses you like.I love the flavors ofpepper jackand cheddar together.
• Substitute diced hamfor the bacon or sausage.Use whatever bell pepperyou like- green, orange, yellow, orred bell pepperall work.
• Make it spicyby using the optionalred pepperflakes and addhot sauceto thebreakfast bake.
• Serve thisdelicious breakfast casserolewithfresh fruitfor a complete breakfast.

Recipe Faq's

• 8 slices bacon cut into chunks
• 3/4 pound ground breakfast sausage
• 1/2 cup diced onions
• 1/4 cup diced red peppers
• 1 30 oz frozen shredded hash browns, thawed
• 1 teaspoon granulated garlic or garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon salt plus more to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
• 3 cups cheese, shredded I use pepper jack and cheddar
• 10 large eggs
• 1 cup milk
• Green onions or chives for garnish
• More salt and pepper to taste

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees

• Heat a large 12-inch oven-safe skillet on medium heat and add bacon and cook until crispy. Remove to a paper towel and set aside.

• Add sausage, onions, and red peppers to the skillet and cook until done about 8-10 minutes. Remove and set aside.

• Drain all but 2 tablespoons of grease from the skillet and add frozen hash browns, granulated garlic, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes if desired. (See note if cooking in a baking dish.

• In a small bowl whisk the eggs, and milk, until combined.

• Add the sausage, onions, peppers, and bacon on top of the hashbrowns.

• Sprinkle 2 cups of the cheese on top. Pour egg mixture all over.

• Place on the middle rack and bake for 40-45 minutes. (Just when the center is starting to set up and isn't wobbly) Remove the casserole and add the remaining cheese and return to the oven for 10-12 minutes.

• Garnish with sliced green onions or chives.

If you forget to thaw your hash browns place them in the oven and bake for 10 minutes before adding the rest of the casserole.

You can use a 9x13 baking dish instead of a skillet. Spray the dish with non-stick cooking spray. Drizzle 2 tablespoons of melted butter over the hash browns (in place of the bacon grease)

Any combination of cheese works.

Tent with a piece of aluminum foil if starting to brown too much.