Overnight slow cooker breakfast casserole
Overnight slow cooker breakfast casserole is perfect for a delicious, hearty and super satisfying make-ahead breakfast or brunch dish!
Yield: 8 -10 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb. frozen bag hash brown potatoes (diced or shredded, see notes)
- 1 cup onion, diced small
- 1 ½ cups bell pepper (any color or a mix), diced small
- 1 lb. turkey sausage (hot or mild), cooked and crumbled (see notes)
- 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 12 large eggs
- ¾ cup milk of choice (see notes)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon ground mustard
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
Optional toppings:
- Extra shredded cheese, diced tomatoes or salsa, sour cream or Greek yogurt, diced avocado, chopped green onions, chopped fresh cilantro or parsley, hot sauce, etc.
Instructions
- Place the frozen hash brown potatoes in the bottom of your slow cooker. (I don’t use cooking spray or a liner bag, but you can if you’re worried yours might stick.)
- Place the chopped onion and peppers on top of the potatoes.
- Next, layer the cooked sausage in the crock pot and top with the shredded cheese.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs and remaining ingredients (but not the toppings).
- Pour the egg mixture over the other ingredients in the slow cooker.
- Put the lid on and cook for 8-9 hours on low.
- Serve with desired toppings and enjoy!
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Notes
I’ve used both but prefer the diced hash browns here, as they seem to hold up better in the slow cooker than the shredded ones. If you are using thawed hash brown potatoes, this will probably cook in 7-8 hours.
You can use turkey sausage like I do here — either hot or mild — or substitute pork sausage. You could even try it with diced ham or cooked, crumbled bacon.
You can switch up the cheese as well. Monterey Jack or Pepper Jack would be great instead of the cheddar.
I use skim or 2% milk, but you could use a milk substitute or use half-and-half for a richer dish.
Like it spicy? Feel free to add in some red pepper flakes or diced jalapeño.
And if you don’t want to be fussing with this much at night before bed, you can chop the veggies and cook the sausage earlier in the day. Then you just need to layer everything in the crock pot and turn it on!
The toppings are optional but really help make this casserole look gorgeous and bring a bright, fresh taste as well.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 453kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 288mg | Sodium: 1063mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g
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