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This Easy Breakfast Casserole recipe comes together in no time for a weekend breakfast! Combine eggs with sausage, frozen hashbrown potatoes, and cheese for an easy breakfast or brunch casserole!
Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day! Give me all the waffles, pancakes, and biscuits and I’m one happy lady!
Breakfast Casserole Recipe
Breakfast Casserole isn’t a stranger around All Things Mamma! Our Overnight Breakfast Casserole has been a favorite for years.
But, If you’re anything like me, sometimes you don’t know the day before what you want to eat the next morning. I mean, I am human…right?! haha! So, this Easy Breakfast Casserole gives you all the goodness faster! Really, the only difference is that you’re leaving off the crust from the overnight casserole AND you’re not chilling it the night before.
Why This Recipe The BEST
A delicious and hearty breakfast casserole that is the BEST ever and super simple to make!! have several breakfast casserole recipes here on All Things Mamma but this recipe is consistently #1. And not just the #1 casserole – the #1 recipe on the entire site! WOW!! Everyone loves this casserole because it’s
- Easy and cheap
- Hearty and full of delicious breakfast goodness!
- Can be made ahead or the morning of
This classic breakfast casserole always turns out. Promise. Packed full of hash browns, eggs, sausage, and cheese it explodes with flavor!
Your family will love this breakfast casserole for Christmas morning, a weekend brunch, or even a weekday treat! It is perfect for baking ahead of time or making it the morning of.
(This Crockpot Cheesy Potatoes recipe is always a hit too!)
The Best Easy Breakfast Casserole Recipe
You just need to keep a few simple ingredients on hand to whip this baby up anytime you need a dose of comfort! It’s also the perfect breakfast to whip up on Sunday and enjoy during the week with just a little microwave action.
NOTE: Updated baking times.
Recipe Ingredients:
For the entire recipe ingredients, see the recipe card below.
- Sausage – I like spicy breakfast sausage for this recipe, but mild is good if you have littles in your house.
- Eggs – whisked together
- Shredded Cheese – I like cheddar but you can use your favorite
- Frozen Hashbrowns – you can use hashbrown potatoes or shredded. (You’ll also love this Cheesy Hashbrown Egg Casserole!)
- Milk – whole milk is best.
Substitutions:
- Breakfast Meat: Ham, bacon, or turkey sausage would be perfect!
- Potatoes: tater tots or shredded hashbrowns would be fine to use.
- Cheese: Colby Jack, Pepper Jack, Swiss cheese, or Monterey Jack are good substitutions for the casserole.
- Milk: Mix it up! Add half and half or heavy cream in place of 1 cup of milk.
- Veggies: mix in mushrooms, bell peppers, onions, broccoli or spinach.
How To Make Breakfast Casserole:
- Prepare: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Brown the Sausage: Crumble sausage into a skillet on the stove and brown completely. Remove from heat.
- Whisk the Eggs: In a large bowl, mix eggs and milk together and whisk well.
- Add seasonings: Add salt and pepper to the egg mixture and stir.
- Mix ingredients all together: To a 9×13 dish sprayed with cooking spray, add frozen hashbrowns, sausage, and cheese.
- Add to the baking dish: Pour the egg/milk mixture into the dish.
- Bake: Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes – covered with foil.
- Rest: Remove the foil and bake for about 10-15 minutes more until the dish is bubbly and cheese is melted.
What to Serve with a Delicious Breakfast Casserole
Make this a complete meal is easy by adding a few breakfast favorites to your menu. This breakfast casserole is perfect alone but if you are looking for some side ideas, I’ve got you covered! Here are some ideas of what can go along with this breakfast casserole recipe during the holiday season.
- Fruit: Fruit Salad
- Bread: Biscuits
- Potatoes: tater tot casserole
- Meat: Bacon, sausage or ham
- Pancakes: fluffy pancakes or blueberry pancakes
- Waffles: homemade waffle recipe
- Muffins: blueberry muffins, Bisquick blueberry muffins
Breakfast Casserole Tips For Success
Make ahead: You can easily make this casserole the night before and bake in the morning. Just cover in the fridge and take out while your oven is preheating. You may need to increase the baking time by 10-15 minutes.
Baking Tip: This casserole is done when the edges are set and lightly brown and the center only jiggles slightly. Make sure there is no “watery” eggs in the center before removing from the oven.
Storage: Cover the entire casserole with foil or a lid to your baking dish and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
Reheat: Reheat in the microwave.
Freeze: This casserole can be frozen. First bake your breakfast casserole and once it has completely cooled, place in an airtight container or ziplock bag. When ready to warm up, place in oven and bake at 350 degrees until warmed through about 20 to 25 minutes.
Look at all that cheesy goodness! Doesn’t it make you want to have a piece right now?! Well, what are you waiting for?
Now is a GREAT time to make up this Easy Breakfast Casserole to enjoy with a side of fruit!
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Easy Breakfast Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound Sausage
- 6 Eggs
- 2 cups Milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 package Frozen Hashbrowns 15oz
- 2 cups Cheddar Cheese shredded – I like cheddar but you can use your favorite
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Crumble sausage into a skillet on the stove and brown completely. Remove from heat.1 pound Sausage
- In a large bowl, mix eggs and milk together and whisk well.6 Eggs, 2 cups Milk
- Add salt and pepper to this mixture and stir.1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- To a 9×13 dish, add frozen hashbrowns, sausage, and cheese – stir together in the dish1/2 package Frozen Hashbrowns, 2 cups Cheddar Cheese
- Pour the egg/milk mixture into the dish.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes – covered with foil. Remove the foil and bake for about 10-15 minutes more until the dish is bubbly and cheese is melted.
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I didn’t measure the milk and used refrigerated shredded hash browns, and it turned out perfectly. I would definitely make this again, very easy and tasty.
Thank you, Melea! We’re so glad it turned out well for you. 😊
We’re sorry you didn’t enjoy it, Sami!
I use 10 eggs and it turns out perfect. Not soupy at all!
Amazing! Thank you for letting us know!
Mine is like soup :(. Is there any way to save it ???? It’s already been in the oven an hour.
Sorry to hear this, Cait! You could try whisking in more hashbrowns.
Super easy to make and ohhhh so yummy!!
Thank you, Barb! We’re so glad you enjoyed it. 😊
My family really liked this. My husband who usually says no to second helpings had three! He added salsa. My family suggested adding spinach next time.
My only problem was the started prep time. The sausage alone took 15 minutes last night, and I spent at least that long again this morning. It was worth it, but I’m glad they slept late!
We’re so glad you enjoyed it, Lynn! Thank you for the feedback on the prep time as well. We hope your morning still went smoothly!
This has become one of our favorites & not just for breakfast! We love it!
We’re so happy to hear this, Marsha!
How can 6 eggs serve 12?
With the added ingredients, the casserole becomes quite filling. Of course, the serving size is just a suggestion, and you can adjust as you see fit!
I enjoyed this. I used pork chorizo instead of sausage and added 2 additional eggs. I cooked it about 10 minutes longer in a stone pan. Amazing!
Thank you for the feedback, Sharon! We’re so glad you enjoyed it. 😊
Can you use heavy cream
We haven’t tested it, but it should work!
Can you use sausage links diced up instead of sausage in a package you have to cook up?
Sure!
This casserole is very simple and delicious! I love that it can be made ahead, too. I’ve made it with both diced hash browns and shredded hash browns. Diced is far superior and I recommend only using diced.
Very tasty casserole & was a hit with the whole family!
Thank you, Maggie! We’re so glad you enjoyed it!
This would be great with a fresh sausage gravy over top when served, not baked in/on. Trying this tonight!
I used 1/2 of all ingredients (except eggs, I used 4) as there are only of us now. I also added a 1/4 cup each of green bell pepper and green onion to the sausage when it was almost done cooking and about a teaspoon of seasoned salt added to the egg mixture. I baked in a 9″ square casserole dish, covered for 30 minutes and uncovered for another 10 minutes. It turned out delicious and my husband and I ate the entire casserole. This will be going into my “My Favorite Recipes” binder.
We’re so glad you enjoyed it and were able to make it work for you, Michelle! Thank you for trying it out. 😊
Mine took longer to cook too but it could be my oven as this has happened with other egg bake recipes I’ve tried. I do think I’ll use a little less milk next time though and may cook at a higher temp. This tasted wonderful and the family liked it. I sautéed finely diced half of a small onion with the sausage. I also added fresh raw broccoli chopped small and it cooked nicely. Great recipe that is easy to mix up in different ways. Thank you!
Every oven cooks differently so that might be it! We’re so glad you enjoyed the recipe and were able to adjust it to suit your preferences. 😊
Recipe works. It’s fast and easy. Tasty. Can be prepped in advance.
We’re so glad you enjoyed it, Crys!
Made this for Christmas bunch today. It was delicious and got gobbled up! I did add 4 more eggs, as I was feeding 8 people and thought it could use a few more. I also sauted half an onion and a half of a sweet red pepper and added to the egg mixture. Big hit! I’ll use this recipe every year from now on!
Thank you, Sally! We’re so glad it was a hit!
This casserole came out perfect. I will certainly make it again. Next time I will change from sausage to bacon and try that.
Thank you, Anne!