My Favorite Casserole

If you know me, chances are I've fed you this. It is my favorite breakfast casserole, and it is always a hit at baby showers, office breakfast meetings, or for dinner. This past Friday I decided to take this to the office on Friday morning. We were closing the office to take a 33 ft RV down to the track for Carb Day (part of the Indy 500 festival for you non-Indiana people). Seeing as I knew the rest of the day would involve consuming mass quantities of beer and booze, I figured the more food in our stomachs, the better!




Crista's Favorite Breakfast Casserole

1 pound breakfast sausage (I like hot)
3 cups hashbrowns (thawed if frozen - the refrigerated Simply Potatoes brand are the perfect amount)
1/4 cup butter, melted
12 ounces Cheddar cheese, shredded (I like sharp cheddar)
1/2 cup onion, diced
1 (16 ounce) container small curd cottage cheese
6 jumbo eggs, lightly beaten

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. Dice the onion and place onion and sausage in a large skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain and set aside. In the prepared baking dish, stir together the shredded potatoes and butter. Line the bottom and sides of the baking dish with the mixture. In a bowl, mix the sausage, Cheddar cheese,  cottage cheese, and eggs. Pour over the potato mixture. Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the casserole comes out clean. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Source: Adapted from Allrecipes.com