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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By Kappa1
Washington, DC
on February 08, 2012
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WONDERFUL!!!! My staff cleared 4 dishes. I made one as is, second with turkey sausage, third with salmon, and the fourth with spinach. They loved it!
Just one hint, I used potato bread stuffing cubes.(Martins has it already cubed and baged for you Saved time and money on the bread.
By nonnie's
on January 30, 2012
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used chix sausage - 2nd that yummy below!
By Alyson G
on January 21, 2012
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Yummy!!! The second time I made it I did make more egg mixture because the bread was dry when I made it the first time or cut back on the amount of bread. I agree there is a bit too much mustard. Also I layered 1/2 the sausage between the potato and bread layer the rest on top of the bread layer. Turkey sausage works great as well. Try different cheeses to change it up, Jalepeno cheddar, smoked gouda, Italian Fontina. I have also made it with morningstar spicy blackbean patties instead of sausage for vegetarians and served with spicy salsa to top it with. I have made this 12 times or so and it is always a hit.
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