Sweet Potato Breakfast Casserole

This is a lighter twist on a delicious breakfast casserole for the carb-conscious and the vegetarians! Serve immediately or refrigerate overnight and serve the next day!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 268 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup butter, melted
• ½ cup finely chopped onion
• 1 (8 ounce) package vegetarian sausage links (such as Morningstar Farms®)
• ½ cup water, or more as needed
• 4 cups shredded sweet potatoes
• 1 cup finely sliced fresh spinach leaves
• 1 (16 ounce) container low-fat small curd cottage cheese
• 8 jumbo eggs

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 2

Place sausage in a large skillet and pour in about 1/4 inch of water; cook sausage over medium heat until water evaporates and sausages are evenly browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Crumble cooked sausages into a bowl.

Step 3

Mix sweet potatoes and butter together in a bowl; evenly spread into the bottom of the prepared 9x13-inch dish.

Step 4

Stir Cheddar-mozzarella cheese blend, onion, spinach, cottage cheese, eggs, and crumbled sausage together in a large bowl; spoon over sweet potato layer.

Step 5

Bake casserole in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and eggs are set, about 1 hour. Cool 5 minutes before serving.