Ingredients: |
Ingredients: Ingredients: 1 pound Italian sausage (or ground beef cooked with Italian seasoning blend) 1 medium white onion, peeled and diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 bell pepper, cored and diced 6 eggs 1/3 cup milk 1 (20 ounce) bag frozen hash browns, thawed (I used the shredded Simply Potatoes brand) 2 cups shredded cheddar or mozzarella cheese 1/4 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper (optional topping: thinly sliced green onions)
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Directions: |
Directions: Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Add the meat to a medium saute pan. Cook over medium-high heat until browned, crumbling with a spoon as it cooks. Remove meat with a slotted spoon and transfer to a large mixing bowl. Add the onion and pepper to the saute pan, and saute for 5 minutes until cooked. Add the garlic and saute for an additional 2 minutes until fragrant. Pour the vegetable mixture into the mixing bowl with the sausage. Add the hash browns and 1 1/2 cups cheese to the mixing bowl with the meat and veggies. Stir to combine. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk and black pepper until combined. Then add them to the hashbrown mixture, and stir to combine. Pour the mixture into a 11x7-inch or a 9x9-inch baking dish (a 9x13-inch dish will also work), and top with the remaining 1/2 cup of shredded cheese. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 20-25 minutes. Then remove the aluminum foil and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes and the top of the potatoes begin to slightly brown. Remove and let the casserole rest for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with green onions and serve!
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