easy potato bake
This easy potato bake is a cheesy, comforting casserole perfect for any meal. Featuring tender potatoes, savory sausage, and a creamy egg mixture, it's a guaranteed crowd-pleaser and a fantastic make-ahead option for breakfast or brunch!
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1 pound bulk breakfast sausage
- 16 ounces frozen hash browns thawed (about half a package)
- 1.5 cups cheddar cheese shredded
- 6 large Eggs
- 0.5 cup milk
- 0.5 teaspoon onion powder
- 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon pepper
- 0.25 teaspoon ground mustard
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Cook the sausage over medium heat in a large skillet until no longer pink, breaking it into bite-size pieces as it cooks. Drain any excess fat.
- Place the thawed hash browns evenly in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
- Sprinkle the cooked sausage over the top of the hash browns. Then, sprinkle the shredded cheese over the sausage layer.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and ground mustard. Pour this egg mixture evenly over the casserole in the pan. Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil.
- Bake for 40 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking for another 20-30 minutes, or until the casserole is set in the center and golden brown. Serve hot.
Notes
This casserole is fantastic for meal prep! You can assemble it the night before and bake it in the morning. For extra flavor, consider adding chopped bell peppers or a pinch of red pepper flakes to the egg mixture.