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Amish Breakfast Casserole

This is not your typical breakfast casserole, it's quite possibly the Best Breakfast Casserole ever! Made with frozen hash browns or shredded baked potatoes, sausage, bacon, and cheese, it's delicious yet versatile. You can add whatever ingredients that you'd like including spinach or other veggies. Simple, easy, and a great way to start your day!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Keyword: breakfast casserole

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb bacon
  • 1/2 lb breakfast sausage
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp hot sauce
  • 2 large baked potatoes cooled and shredded (about 4 cups) or 4 cups frozen shredded hash browns that have been completely thawed
  • 1 small onion finely diced
  • 8 oz shredded sharp cheddar cheese divided
  • 8 oz shredded swiss cheese divided
  • 6 eggs slightly beaten
  • 1 1/2 cups cottage cheese

Instructions

  • Begin by cooking the bacon and sausage. I like to cook my bacon in the oven. Just line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil and place the bacon on the tray making sure the pieces don’t touch. Put the tray of bacon in a COLD oven on a middle shelf. Turn the oven on to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and let the bacon cook for about 18-22 minutes, or until the bacon is nice and crisp.
  • While the bacon is cooking, sauté the sausage until it is cooked through. Remove from the skillet and set the sausage aside on a paper towel lined plate. Sauté the diced onion in the same skillet. You could also sauté any other veggies you want to include at this time (red or green bell peppers, zucchini, mushrooms, etc.).
  • When the bacon is cooked, carefully remove the pan from the oven, and transfer the bacon to a plate lined with paper towels. When the bacon has had a few minutes to drain, cut the bacon and sausage into small bite-sized pieces.
  • In a large bowl combine shredded potatoes with the salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and hot sauce. Stir in cottage cheese, and all but 1/4-1/2 cup each of the cheddar and Swiss cheese (you’ll use this for the top).
  • Stir in the bacon and sausage, but be sure to reserve 1/4 cup of each for the top.
  • Next, stir in any sautéed veggies.
  • Stir in 6 eggs that have been slightly beaten.
  • Grease a 9x13 inch pan, or two smaller pans if you want one casserole to eat now and one to freeze later. Spread the mixture in the pan(s). Top with the reserved cheese, bacon, and sausage.
  • At this point, if you are making this ahead, cover the casserole with foil and place it in the refrigerator. About 30 minutes before you bake it, remove it from the fridge so that it can start to come to room temperature.
  • If you plan to make it and bake it at the same time, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Bake the casserole for 35-40 minutes, or until all of the cheese is melted and bubbling and the casserole has set up in the middle. You can either remove the casserole from the oven at this time or turn on your broiler and broil the casserole for a few minutes to brown the cheese.
  • Allow the casserole to cool for a few minutes, then cut into pieces and serve.