Hash Brown Casserole

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen, 2008

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Wake Up Call

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (46)

Cook Time:
1 hr 10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 to 8 servings

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 10 min
Total:: 1 hr 15 min

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Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
1 small yellow onion, chopped
4 cups frozen shredded hash browns
1 pound bulk sausage, mild, hot or sage
2 1/4 cups whole milk
8 large eggs
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
8 cups cubed French or Italian bread, crusts removed
2 cups (1/2 pound) grated Cheddar
2 cups (1/2 pound) freshly grated Parmesan

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Spray a deep 13 by 9-inch casserole dish with vegetable oil cooking spray.

Melt the butter in a large frying pan. Add the onion and saute over medium-low heat until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the hash browns and break apart. Saute until soft, about 5 minutes.

In a second frying pan, saute the sausage, breaking apart large clumps. When the sausage is cooked through, remove it from pan.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the milk, eggs, salt, pepper, nutmeg and mustard, briskly to blend.

To assemble, spread the onions and hash browns evenly at the bottom of the greased dish. Place the bread cubes evenly on top of hash browns. With a slotted spoon distribute sausage as the third layer. Pour the milk and egg mixture over these layers. Add Parmesan as the next layer, while then adding the Cheddar.

*Cook's Note: Save a few tablespoons of Cheddar for the last 10 minutes of baking, where you can add a fresh topping of melted Cheddar.

Bake the casserole, uncovered for 45 to 50 minutes, until puffed and golden brown.

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Allison Casselberry, FL 02-01-2010
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Yummy!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

My husband loved this! Its going on our weekend breakfast rotation!
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Karen Tulsa, OK 01-01-2010
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very easy and very good !
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I didn't use the bread but has brown where enough starch also what I love most is you really can change this receipe around... to fit what you have on had Read more
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Jeannie Sun Valley, CA 12-26-2009
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Forget the calories, it's Christmas!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was delicious and easy to make. For those that were worried about the calorie count of this dish...ITS CHRISTMAS! You... wont eat it everyday, and who wants to worry about calories one day a year. Maybe you should spend your time worried about spending money you don't have, on people you don't like for stuff they don't want anyway and enjoy this beautiful breakfast!Read more
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Roberta Port Richey, FL 12-25-2009
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I made this Christmas morning and it was awesome!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I changed the recipe a tad by adding one medium green pepper chopped to the onions when I sauteed them. It was fantastic!
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null null, null 12-25-2009
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Very Tasty
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Like most, I cooked the hash browns to a light golden brown (they absorb moisrture from the eggs). I also used Italian... Sausage and cooked the hash browns in 2-3 tablespoons of its drippings instead of butter. I also cut the bread in half and turned it in with the hash browns instead of layering - based on readers dislike of it as its own layer - and it turned out great. Since I was also making French Toast for this brunch I completely ommited the nutmeg. I went 3 to 1 Parm to Cheddar (I'm Italian)... It ended up being a very savory compliment to the french toast and other brunch dishes. Thanks PaulaRead more
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Mary Quincy, MA 12-21-2009
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Really good!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made a few substitutes and left out the bread and it was fabulous!