Description
The crock pot does all the cooking for you while you sleep. This recipe is great to make on Sunday night so that you have breakfast leftovers all week long. It’s also great for feeding guests or a crowd.
Ingredients
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- 1 lb spicy pork sausage
- 30 ounce bag frozen, shredded hash browns , thawed
- 14.5 ounce can fire roasted diced tomatoes, with onions, peppers, and garlic
- 7 ounce can green chilies, diced
- 15 ounce can whole corn, drained
- 15 ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 3.8 ounce can sliced black olives, drained
- 8 ounces pepper jack cheese, shredded
- 8 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
- 12 eggs
- 1/2 cup plain, unsweetened almond milk (or sub cow’s milk)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- OPTIONS FOR SERVING:
- Salsa for serving
- Fresh cilantro, chopped
- sliced avocado
- hot sauce
Instructions
- Brown the sausage in a medium skillet, until no more pink remains, about 8 minutes. Drain if there is a lot of grease and allow to cool to room temperature.
- Grease a large crock pot.
- Layer the bottom of the crock pot with half of the hash browns, then half of the fire roasted tomatoes, green chilies, corn, black beans, black olives, cooked sausage, and half of both cheeses. Repeat the order for the second layer.
- In a medium mixing bowl whisk together the eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Pour the egg mixture over the assembled casserole.
- Cook on low for 7 to 8 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours. You will be able to see that the eggs are set and the casserole should start to pull away from the sides of the crock pot just a little.
- Serve immediately with the the toppings listed in the ingredients above.
- Store leftovers in airtight containers in the fridge for up to 1 week.
- UPDATE 9/21/16: The breakfast casserole freezes really well. Divide the casserole into smaller containers Store in the freezer for up to 3 months. When Ready to eat allow the casserole to defrost at room temperature or in the refrigerator, then reheat in the microwave! Even more food prep possibilities!
Notes
Cook time does not include the hands off time required for the crock pot to cook the recipe (4 to 8 hours).
Recipe inspired by and adatped fromIowa Girl Eat’s
