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Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole
Frozen hashbrowns—trimmed to fit in the bottom of a large casserole dish—form a crispy-fluffy crust in this easy recipe for hashbrown breakfast bake.
👥 10 Servings👤 Kendra Vaculin📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●baking dish
- ●oven
- ●skillet
- ●bowl
- ●wooden spoon
- ●pan
- ●baking sheet
- ●whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 450°. Line the bottom of a 13x9" baking dish with one 20-oz. package frozen hash brown patties, trimming to fit. Bake until golden brown and crisp, 15–⏱️ 20 minutes. Remove from oven; reduce oven temperature to 350°.
20-oz. package frozen hash brown patties1
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Meanwhile, heat 2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Cook 1½ lb. bulk breakfast sausage, stirring and breaking up with a wooden spoon into marble-size pieces, until browned and just cooked through, 6–⏱️ 8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a small bowl.
. extra-virgin olive oil2 Tbsp½ lb. bulk breakfast sausage1
3
Add 1 large onion, finely chopped, to same pan and season with kosher salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened and starting to brown, about ⏱️ 3 minutes. Add 4 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped; cook, stirring often, until fragrant, about ⏱️ 1 minute. Add one 10-oz. package frozen chopped spinach, thawed in bag, and any water in bag (this will help deglaze the pan); cook, stirring occasionally and scraping up any browned bits, until dried out, about ⏱️ 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
large onion, finely chopped110-oz. package frozen chopped spinach, thawed in bag1
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Whisk 18 large eggs, 1 cup heavy cream, and ½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt in a large bowl; season generously with freshly ground black pepper. Stir in sausage, onion mixture, and 4 oz. extra-sharp cheddar cheese, coarsely grated; pour egg mixture over hash browns. Bake casserole until set and lightly browned on top, 40–⏱️ 50 minutes. Let cool slightly. Do Ahead: Hash brown breakfast casserole can be baked 1 month ahead. Cut into pieces; wrap individually in plastic wrap and freeze. Unwrap and reheat on a baking sheet in a 350° oven ⏱️ 15 minutes.
large eggs18heavy cream1 cupFreshly ground black pepperlarge onion, finely chopped1. extra-sharp cheddar cheese, coarsely grated4 oz
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