slow cooker breakfast casserole

Recipe by
Beth Pierce
Ofallon, MO

A tasty and easy crockpot breakfast casserole with sausage, onion, bell peppers, garlic, and hashbrowns with plenty of cheddar and pepper jack cheese. This dish is ideal for busy families with hearty appetites.
A customizable overnight breakfast casserole with sausage, hashbrowns, onions, bell peppers, cheddar cheese, and pepper jack cheese.

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yield 8 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 7 Hr
method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

Ingredients For slow cooker breakfast casserole

  • 12 lg
    eggs
  • 2/3 c
    whole or 2% milk
  • 1 Tbsp
    chopped fresh thyme divided
  • 1/2 tsp
    dried marjoram
  • 1/2 tsp
    kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp
    freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 slice
    uncooked bacon chopped
  • 1 lb
    ground breakfast sausage
  • 1 md
    yellow onion diced
  • 1 sm
    green bell pepper small diced
  • 1 sm
    red bell pepper small diced
  • 2 clove
    garlic minced
  • 30 oz
    frozen hash brown potatoes
  • 8 oz
    shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • 8 oz
    shredded pepper jack cheese

How To Make slow cooker breakfast casserole

  • 1
    Grease a 6-quart crock pot.
  • 2
    Whisk the eggs, milk, thyme, marjoram, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl and set it aside for a few minutes.
  • 3
    In a large skillet, brown the bacon and sausage while breaking it up. About halfway through the browning process, add the onion and bell peppers. Cook until the sausage is browned and the vegetables start to soften.
  • 4
    Reduce the heat to low and add the garlic, cooking for a minute while stirring.
  • 5
    Add 1/3 of the frozen hashbrowns to the bottom of the crockpot, followed by 1/3 of the baccon sausage mixture and 1/3 of the cheese. Repeat two more times, ending with the shredded cheese. Pour the egg mixture over the top.
  • 6
    Cook on low for 7-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours. Sprinkle the top with fresh thyme.

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