Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole

I wanted to switch it up from the sausage and vegetable breakfast strata I usually make for Christmas morning and I saw this recipe and adapted it a little.  I don’t usually use pre-made products but this recipe calls for frozen hash browns.  I decided to use the fresh hash browns in the dairy section which still have some preservatives in them, but wanted a quick cheat without having to cook potatoes and then grate them for the recipe (with all that is going on around Christmas!).  The night before, I sautéed some chicken sausage (trying to be healther!), onion and red pepper and added some fresh thyme and refrigerated it.  I cut some bread in cubes and let it sit overnight to get a little stale.  In the morning, I put the sausage layer on the bottom of a casserole dish, quickly sautéed the hash browns and put them over, sprinkled some feta cheese over that and sprinkled the cubed bread over.  I whisked the eggs and milk together and poured it over the top of the casserole, sprinkled cheese over and baked it.  It comes out really nicely browned and puffy with a great crispy bread topping and is a very hearty for breakfast or brunch.  Click here for the recipe….