Slow Cooker Sausage Breakfast Casserole

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As I have mentioned before, one of our favorite meals is to have breakfast for dinner (a.k.a. “brinner”). I prepped this recipe one morning and the kids absolutely devoured for dinner. However, you could easily make this the night before, put it in your slow cooker and let it cook for 8 hours during the night, and wake up to an amazing breakfast! Have you ever cooked anything all night long? The hardest part is when you wake up in the night to the most amazing smell . . . you might not be able to wait until morning to enjoy it!

Serves: 8

Slow Cooker Sausage Breakfast Casserole

10 minPrep Time

4 hrCook Time

4 hr, 10 Total Time

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Ingredients

  • 1 (30 oz) package frozen shredded hash brown potatoes
  • 1 lb ground sausage (I used Italian sausage), browned and drained
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 green pepper, diced
  • 1 red pepper, diced
  • 12 eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Spray a 6 quart slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray (you cannot make this recipe in a smaller crock pot because it won't fit). Layer 1/2 of the potatoes on the bottom of slow cooker.
  2. Top with half of the sausage, cheddar and mozzarella cheese, onions, green peppers, and red peppers. Repeat the layers again.
  3. Beat eggs, milk, and salt and pepper in large bowl with a wire whisk until well blended. Pour egg mixture evenly over potato-sausage mixture.
  4. Cook on low setting for 8 hours or on high setting for 4 hours or until eggs are set.
  5. Top with green onions, salsa, tomatoes, mushrooms, avocado- whatever you like!
Cuisine: American | Recipe Type: Main Dish
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https://www.sixsistersstuff.com/recipe/slow-cooker-sausage-breakfast-casserole/

Recipe slightly adapted from Jimmy Dean

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71 Responses to “Slow Cooker Sausage Breakfast Casserole”

    • Six Sisters
      Freshly shredded hashbrowns have a lot of moisture and it could turn a little mushier. Frozen hashbrowns have a lot of the moisture removed from them. I would suggest squeezing out as much of the moisture as possible after shredding them and before putting them in the slow cooker. We would love to hear how they turn out, I'm sure others are curious about freshly shredded hashbrowns too. -The Six Sisters
      March 19, 2013 at 11:34 am
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      • Kristie
        I'm curious!! :-) We have a pile (like 7 milk crates) of potatoes from our garden this year and would rather use them than buy any more potatoes. Thanks for the advice about removing some of the moisture. I'm wondering if cutting back a little on the milk might work too?
        November 6, 2014 at 10:09 am
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  7. John
    I started this recipe at 11:00 PM to have it for breakfast tomorrow. I just went to check it after 3.5 hours and it is completely done. My wife and I just tried it and it is perfectly done already. What did I do wrong? It is on low.
    May 29, 2013 at 12:33 am
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  8. Rita
    Made this for my daughter's teacher's appreciation breakfast. They all appreciated it! Super easy and delicious. Watch your crockpot. Mine on low was done in less than 4 hours. Making this tomorrow for our church group.
    June 8, 2013 at 11:58 pm
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    • Cyd
      We have only made this recipe as directed above. I'm sure you could use frozen cubed sweet potatoes. That sounds delicious! You can add any veggies that you would like. We have added sliced mushrooms to some of our breakfast casseroles and that is yummy too. Best of luck to you! Cyd (mother of the Six Sisters)
      June 19, 2013 at 9:38 am
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    • Anna
      I would venture to guess that you could use frozen sweet potatoes. The veggies could absolutely be substituted and changed to suit your tastes. The mister loves mushrooms so we added those and onions with the peppers. I would think that any veggie would do. You could also sub out the meat all together for a vegetarian dinner!
      June 19, 2013 at 11:28 am
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    • Cyd
      Just click on the MAGIC button under the picture and then click on NUTRITION. It will give you the servings and all the nutritional value of the recipe. This is our new sister site - MyRecipeMagic.com. Hope you'll stop by and check it out. -The Six Sisters
      July 17, 2013 at 10:34 am
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  12. Heather Audrey Lapier
    Thank you for this recipe. At our office we all take turns making breakfast for our weekly Friday morning meeting and I am always looking for new breakfast recipes that will feed a crowd and are easy. I look forward to checking out more of your recipes.
    July 18, 2013 at 8:35 pm
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  19. Valerie stamper
    I made this for bosses day.....everybody loved it!! I did make it alittlle bit healthier by using turkey sausage and weight watchers Mexican shredded cheese....next I will try it with weight watchers egg whites!!!! Thanks for the yummy recipe!!!
    October 16, 2013 at 8:53 am
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    • Cyd
      Just cut back slightly on some of the ingredients so your 5 qt crock pot doesn't overflow. Be sure to cook it on low. If your crock pot is smaller and you have slightly less ingredients, it will probably cook a little faster. Be sure to check it during cooking.
      November 5, 2013 at 1:59 pm
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  25. Rue Mitchell
    Just made this for a Christmas party at work. I put it on low at 8 pm. When I got up at 3 it was way overdone. Having no alternative (my mistake) i turned it off until 8:30 am, then turned it on warm for my 9:30 party. It was awful. I was so embarrassed. Next time, i will not go to bed - i will just cook 4 hours or simply use the oven. Timing on this recipe is way off.
    December 21, 2013 at 6:43 am
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  28. Jan
    I have fixed this for the last 20 years but, I have put it together in a baking dish the night before, then baked it on 375 for 1 hr or until center is set. It's a fabulous breakfast and my family loves it. I would never put it in the crock pot overnight, it would be way overcooked.
    December 27, 2013 at 7:37 pm
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    • Carolyn
      I'll just add that the folks in my Sunday School class frequently bring this yummy dish. Nearly all use the same egg/cheese/sausage recipe with it baked in a 9"x13" pan or in a slowcooker. The baked ones always turn out well, but not always the slowcooker versions. Sometimes they are a bit greasy, the cheese seems to separate, or it's overcooked. For me, it's so much easier to fix it up the night before and bake it in the morning. I let the frozen potatoes thaw in the refrigerator first, or it will take much longer to bake. And season the egg mixture with seasoned salt and pepper, and the potatoes with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Be sure to brown and drain the sausage first or it will be swimming in grease. I also saute ( or microwave for a minute) the peppers and onions to sweeten them up. Makes me hungry just thinking about it!
      June 16, 2014 at 9:03 am
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    • Cyd
      I found this on Cook's Thesaurus: For egg whites (Substitute 2 egg whites for each whole egg. This substitution may make baked goods less tender. To compensate, try adding 1 teaspoon of oil per egg called for in recipe.) Hope this helps. We have only made the breakfast casserole as directed in the recipe.
      January 18, 2014 at 12:35 pm
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    • Cyd
      Hi Alyssa, just click on the MAGIC button under the picture. It will give you the servings and all the nutritional info on our recipes. This is our sister site - MyRecipeMagic.com. There are over 22,000 recipes and you can surely find something yummy to make!
      March 7, 2014 at 1:12 pm
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    • Cyd
      Hi Laurie, I would use a 16 ounce package of bacon. Just cook it up and crumble it. After reading all of the comments, a lot of viewers said 8 hours was way too long. I think every slow cooker varies in temperature. Be sure to check it after 4 hours just to be safe. You don't want it overcooked.
      April 30, 2014 at 9:16 pm
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  37. Sharon
    I made this cassarole for my Easter sunrise service at church. It was a hit!! I had people wanting the recipe. Followed the directions except used only cheddar cheese, and also used a bacon sausage, added seasoning to the eggs, also layered with a frozen mixed pepper and onion mix. Put in my crock pot the night before by 11:00 p.m. and it was ready the next morning. Will make again trying with different meat.
    April 30, 2014 at 7:07 am
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    • Cyd
      You can cook it on low for 8 hours. I wouldn't go any longer than that, so you will have to adjust the time. What time you want to eat breakfast in the morning and just turn it on 8 hours before that breakfast time.
      May 5, 2014 at 8:49 pm
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  41. Sherry
    couple things on this yummy recipe: 1.) you really have to know your crockpot. Mine is a Hamilton Beach programmable that automatically switches to warm after cooking time lapses. Mine, too, was done in half the time on low (I checked it at 2 am in the morning)--that 4-5 hrs plus that "warm" cycle is more than enough to cook this dish for me. 2.) I didn't have frozen hashbowns--I had the dehydrated kind that you add water to, drain, and then pan fry, which I did cook them until they were slightly brown before layering the dish--I just added them to the fry pan to brown after cooking the sausage. 3.) some people mentioned this was bland--not mine--we spicy-lovin' Texans thought it was great, however, I DID use hot pork sausage. I also did not have green and red peppers on hand, so I subbed a can (or two) of chopped green chiles (drained) and fresh chopped tomato as my layering vegetable. I also used sharp cheddar cheese. Not bland at all! We also put some inside a flour or corn tortilla with fresh salsa...It was a hit! Thanks for a great "keeper" recipe!
    December 25, 2014 at 5:48 am
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  44. Ashley
    I found this recipe on Pinterest. My husband and I don't care for many vegetables so we used diced frozen potatoes, fully cooked bacon AND Jimmy Dean Maple sausage. I cooked on low for 8 hours. Checked the Crock Pot this morning and found excess water/grease on the top of the food. I will say that I found it extremely moist and wonderfully flavored. I used garlic powder, onion powder and a dash of salt. I will most definitely be making this again, next time Id like to try shredded frozen potatoes.
    December 25, 2016 at 7:53 am
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