Easy Sausage Breakfast Casserole (Protein Packed)
Looking for an easy, crowd pleasing breakfast? Look no further because this easy sausage breakfast casserole has you covered! It is loaded with veggies, eggs, and potatoes and is totally customizable.
Servings: 8
Calories: 329kcal
Ingredients
- 1 red bell pepper finely diced
- 1 small red onion finely diced
- 1 bunch scallions chopped and green ends removed
- 8 oz mushrooms finely chopped
- 1 pound lean ground sausage or chicken sausage or turkey seasoned with fennel, sage, salt and pepper, garlic powder.
- 2 cups chopped spinach
- ½ cup mozz cheese
- 10 eggs whisked
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tsp EACH: garlic powder, salt and pepper
- 1 ½ cup shredded potatoes (toss in salt, pepper, and old bay seasoning to taste)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and grease a large casserole dish with cooking spray and oil.
- Add 1 tbsp olive oil to a pan. Add the bell pepper, onion, scallions and mushrooms. Sauté for 5-7 minutes until almost cooked. Add the mixture to the bottom of the casserole dish.
- Now add in the ground sausage to the pan (If your sausage is not seasoned add 1 tsp fennel seed, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp dried sage, 1/2 tsp salt and pepper.) Or you can add even if it is seasoned. Cook until browned and cooked through, stir in the spinach and cook 1 more minute. Now add to the bottom of a greased dish along with the veggies.
- In a large bowl whisk the eggs, milk, cheese and seasonings. Then add in the shredded potatoes. Whisk until combined. Pour the this mixture over veggies and browned sausage.
- Give the mixture a light stir to combine everything together.
- Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes or until the center is set and cooked through.
Nutrition
Calories: 329kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 250mg | Sodium: 801mg | Potassium: 582mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1590IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 141mg | Iron: 6mg