Loaded Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole
The Loaded Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole combines frozen hashbrowns with sautéed onions, red bell peppers, green chiles, and pork sausage or diced ham, all bound in a mixture of eggs, half and half, and cheese. Baking this blend results in a hearty dish with tender eggs and a mix of savory flavors, ideal for a filling breakfast or brunch.
Ingredients
- 20 ounce hashbrowns frozen, diced or shredded
- 1 white onion diced, or yellow onion
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 1 pound ground pork sausage , or 8 ounces diced ham
- 4 ounces diced green chiles drained (optional)
- 10 large egg
- 2 cups half and half
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease a 9x13 pan.
- Add frozen hashbrowns, onion, bell pepper, ham (or cooked sausage), and green chiles directly in the 9x13 pan and toss together.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk eggs. Pour in half and half and season with salt and pepper and whisk to combine. Stir in shredded cheese.
- Pour egg mixture on top of hashbrown mixture in the prepared pan.
- Cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 45-60 minutes until eggs are set.
Notes
- This casserole can be assembled the night before; cover tightly and refrigerate up to 12 hours before baking.
- Use either cooked ground pork sausage or diced ham according to preference; cook sausage fully before adding.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 351
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 351kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 215mg | 72% |
| Sodium | 556mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 407mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 907IU | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 19mg | 21% |
| Calcium | 214mg | 21% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.