Breakfast Casserole in a Slow Cooker

Cooks while you sleep! Some fun variations of this recipe: before cooking (during prep) you can add chunks of sourdough bread, diced chiles, salsa, and/or diced green onions. You can use sage or regular sausage in place of the maple sausage, if desired.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 6 hr
• Total Time: 6 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 641 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon ground mustard
• 12 eggs, beaten
• 1 (16 ounce) package shredded Cheddar cheese
• cooking spray
• 1 (26 ounce) package frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed
• 1 (16 ounce) package maple-flavored sausage

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours.

Step 2

Spray the crock of a slow cooker with cooking spray. Spread hash browns to cover the bottom of the slow cooker crock.

Step 3

Whisk eggs, milk, mustard, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl.

Step 4

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Spread sausage over hash browns and spread Cheddar cheese over sausage. Pour egg mixture over cheese.