Company's Coming Breakfast Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 lb sausage (i use jimmy dean)
• 24 ounces frozen hash browns, with onion and peppers
• 6 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon ground mustard
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 tsp.black pepper
• 1 dash hot sauce (optional)
• 8 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded (more for the topping if desired)

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350°f.
• 2 brown the sausage, drain. i like to put it in a food processor and hit pulse a few times, i don't like the larger pieces but don't go so far as to make a paste!
• 3 whisk the eggs and seasonings in a bowl,.
• 4 add milk.
• 5 spray a 9x13" pan with cooking spray.
• 6 layer the ingredients as follows; all the sausage, then a layer of cheese, then half the bag of hash browns, then the cheese and the rest of the hash browns. pour the egg/milk/ seasonings mixture over all.
• 7 cover with foil bake for one hour, check for doneness, mine usually take a bit longer, but everyone's oven is different.
• 8 when done top with more shredded cheese and let rest for 10 minutes.
• 9 serve with fruit salad for a delightful brunch!