This is not your same old, boring hash brown casserole that is served as a side. This tater-based dish is meaty and hearty enough to be a meal on its own.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 4 cups diced Conecuh Hickory Smoked Sausage
- 1 cup diced red bell pepper
- 1 cup diced yellow onion
- 2 tbsp chopped canned green chiles
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 4 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 cups whole milk
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 4 cups shredded Sharp Cheddar cheese divided
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 package (30-ounce) frozen hash browns thawed (about 10 cups)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 3-quart baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium-high heat until browned, about 5 minutes. Remove from pan with a slotted spoon, and set aside. Reserve rendered fat in pan.
- Add bell pepper, onion, and chiles to pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from pan. Set aside.
- Melt butter in pan. Add flour; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Gradually add milk and broth, stirring constantly. Bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 10 minutes. Add 3 cups cheese, stirring until melted. Stir in sour cream, salt, and pepper. Remove from heat.
- In a large bowl, stir together cheese mixture, pepper mixture, sausage, and hash browns until well combined. Spoon into prepared dish. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese.
- Bake until browned and bubbly, 45 to 50 minutes.
- Store, covered, in refrigerator up to 3 days.
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BEST HASH BROWN CASSEROLE I EVER HAD
I am so glad I saw this recipe everyone loved it. I am going to make it at every family gathering. And call it my own 😆
And I shall do the same 😂🙌🏼
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Love how simple this is.
This recipe had good flavor but it never firmed up and it was soupy. We ended up cooking it for an hour and 45 minutes
This is DELICIOUS and it makes a ton.
I made this for Christmas breakfast for nine people. I doubled the recipe, and shouldn’t have.
I had an entire casserole leftover, so I reheated it the next day and invited a bunch of friends in for brunch.
It reheats beautifully!
It is my new go to breakfast casserole
Make this one. You won’t be sorry.
First I must admit that I messed up and added the whole 4 cups of cheese to the sauce and then laid sliced cheese across the top to get the cheesy affect, so my review may not be appropriate. It did Seemed like there is not enough hash browns to go with sauce. It came out a little soupy but did firm up after cooling. I diced the sausage to much so next time I will cut the in half inch chunks. I will also not add as much salt, if any.. and instead of using all the grease to heat the pepper and onions, I will cut back on that. My casserole dish may have made the mixture too thick. My casserole dish is a a 3 quart and the mixture filled it to the brim. The good thing was only grease overflowed into the bottom of the oven. Feeds more than six so great for a large gathering.