Sausage and Cream Cheese Breakfast Casserole

 

Sausage and Cream Cheese Breakfast Casserole

(8-12 servings)

 

 Ingredients:

2 lb. Breakfast Sausage

2 pkg. (8 oz.) Cream Cheese, room temperature

1 pkg. (30 oz.) Frozen Shredded Hash Browns

1 tsp. Salt

½ tsp. Black Pepper

¼ tsp. Garlic Powder

¼ tsp. Onion Powder

2 cups Cheddar Cheese, shredded

8 large Fresh Eggs

2 cups Milk

Directions:

In a large skillet, cook sausage until done, crumbling as you cook it.  Drain any fat.  Stir together cooked sausage and creamed cheese and set aside.  Add hash browns to skillet and cook until lightly browned.  Place hash browns in bottom of lightly greased 9x13 baking dish.  Top with sausage mixture and then cheese.  In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and milk.  Pour over hash brown mixture.  Place baking dish in a pre-heated 350-degree oven uncovered for 40-50 minutes.  Let sit 10-15 minutes before serving. 

Notes:              Casserole can be made ahead of time.  Cover and refrigerate until ready to bake.  Overnight works well.  You can also freeze for another time.  In freezing, thaw completely before putting it in the oven.

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