Description
This Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole is an easy, make-ahead breakfast packed with sausage, ham, diced hash browns, eggs, and cheddar cheese. Perfect for busy mornings, it cooks overnight in your slow cooker, letting you wake up to a hearty, homemade breakfast ready to serve.
Ingredients
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Meat and Vegetables
- 1 pound cooked and crumbled breakfast sausage
- 8 ounces diced ham, about 1 cup
- 16 ounces frozen diced hashbrowns, roughly 2 heaping cups
- 1 cup diced onion, about 1/2 an onion
- 1 cup diced red bell pepper, about 1 pepper
- 1 cup diced green bell pepper, about 1 pepper
Dairy and Eggs
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 12 large eggs
- 1/2 cup half &; half
Seasonings and Garnish
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, more for garnish
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Prepare Slow Cooker: Spray the pot of a 4-quart or 6-quart slow cooker with pan spray and set aside.
- Combine Meat and Vegetables: In a large bowl, mix the cooked and crumbled breakfast sausage, diced ham, frozen diced hashbrowns, diced onion, diced red bell pepper, diced green bell pepper, and shredded cheddar cheese until well combined.
- Layer in Slow Cooker: Add the meat and potato mixture evenly into the prepared slow cooker pot to form the base layer.
- Make Egg Mixture: In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, half & half, chopped parsley, garlic powder, salt, and ground black pepper until smooth and thoroughly combined.
- Add Egg Mixture: Pour the whisked egg mixture evenly over the meat and potato mixture in the slow cooker, ensuring it seeps throughout.
- Cook: Place the pot on the slow cooker base, cover with the lid, and cook on LOW for 6 hours (or HIGH for 3 hours) until the casserole is set and cooked through.
- Serve: Garnish with freshly chopped parsley and serve the breakfast casserole warm.
Notes
- Use fully cooked sausage to save prep time and ensure safety.
- If you prefer, substitute half & half with milk or heavy cream for a different texture.
- You can add other vegetables like mushrooms or spinach for variation.
- For a spicier casserole, add chopped jalapeños or use pepper jack cheese.
- Leftovers can be refrigerated up to 3 days and reheated in the microwave or oven.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 520 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 20 g
- Cholesterol: 310 mg
