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Almost nothing is as good as a breakfast casserole made from cheese, cream of mushroom soup, and hashbrowns. This childhood throwback is a Christmas morning tradition in so many households, and for good reason; it’s rich, and it’s comfort food galore, just like my baked pork chops with cream of mushroom soup
Sausage Breakfast Casserole
Stop, drop, and make this cheese-loaded mushroom and sausage breakfast casserole for Christmas morning, Christmas Eve morning, Boxing Day morning, or any fall or winter weekend morning. This is the perfect large casserole to feed a crowd for a holiday breakfast, and it’s so easy to make!
The Wife Saver Casserole
This is also called a Wife Saver casserole, a name I’ve come to love and hate. I love the retro awesomeness of the name, yet I cringe a little bit when reading it. It SHOULD be called a Husband Saver because it uses so few dishes during the preparation process, so Mr. Magpie doesn’t have that much to clean when I’m done. 😉
Make This Ahead of Time
If you want to make this the evening before, prepare it according to the instructions on the recipe card, cover and place it in the refrigerator until the following day. Then you take it from the fridge and bake it according to the instructions.
If you want to freeze it, you must bake it first, cool the casserole completely, and then wrap it in aluminum foil to freeze for up to 3 months. Then, when ready to eat, you can reheat it in the oven from frozen.
How to Make This Breakfast Casserole
This casserole is so very easy.
- Fry the sausage until fully cooked and drain all the fat.
- Combine the remaining ingredients in a bowl, mix in the sausage, then spoon into a greased 9×13 baking dish.
- Once you bake up that casserole until it bubbles, you get this creamy, gorgeous, rich breakfast casserole.
What to Serve With This Casserole
I said that this is a rich breakfast dish and I mean it! I would serve it with a fruit platter and a brown sugar fruit dip or cream cheese fruit dip! This will serve up to 12 people if you add in some fruit on the side.
Happy cooking everyone! Let me know in the comments below if you tried the recipe!
Love,
Karlynn
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Cheesy Sausage Breakfast Casserole
Ingredients
- one 454 gram package ground breakfast sausage
- 1 medium onion diced finely
- 1 cup sour cream
- one 10 ounce can condensed cream of mushroom soup
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup melted butter
- one 1 kilogram package frozen shredded hash browns thawed
- 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×13 pan generously with butter.
- Cook the ground breakfast sausage in a frying pan until browned and cooked through completely. Drain well and set aside to cool.
- Place the diced onion into the frying pan and cook until translucent and soft. Remove from the heat.
- In a large bowl, combine the sour cream, soup, milk, and butter, whisking until smooth and the ingredients are fully incorporated. Add in the sausage, cooked onions, shredded cheese, and hashbrowns, combining until mixed thoroughly.
- Spoon into the prepared baking pan.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until the casserole is bubbling and the top is nicely browned. If the top starts to brown too soon, cover with aluminum foil and continue to bake.
- Remove and let sit for 15 minutes, then serve.
Notes
- Play around with the flavors of the breakfast sausage for a change!
Nutrition
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Jayel Gibson says
Lovely. I did use bacon instead of sausage since my husband prefers it.
Charlene Birston says
I’m sharing … Mmmmnm