You’ll love this recipe for a delicious crockpot breakfast casserole!
I’m on the parent teacher group at my son’s school and one of the first events that we hold at the beginning of the school year is a teacher appreciation breakfast. The teachers deserve it so much and I love being able to help provide something to start their school year off to a great start! This year, I decided that I wanted to bring a breakfast casserole and scrolled through Pinterest before deciding I would take all of my favorite ingredients and dump it into a crockpot making this easy overnight crockpot breakfast casserole!
Please excuse the dark and not so good pictures as this was taken with my phone at 10pm at night. That’s right, 10pm as I was making it to be ready to bring up to school at 7am. The only drawback to making this at night to bring somewhere else? I woke up at 5am to my house smelling absolutely delicious! I wanted to eat it right then and there! (Recipe below)
Below is a picture of our Teacher Appreciation Breakfast spread – we had some hot casseroles, donuts, muffins, fruit, bagels and cream cheese!
I even tried to get a little crafty by making these crayon cups for the utensils. I’m all about easy and this was super easy – just a cup, crayons and glue dots!
Crockpot Breakfast Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 pounds Ground Sausage
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese, 4 cups
- 1 Bag of Frozen Shredded Hash Browns
- 1 Bag of Frozen Diced Green Peppers, Red Peppers and Onions (or you can not be lazy like me and use fresh!)
- 1 Cup of Milk
- 18 Medium Eggs
- Salt and Pepper
Directions
- Cook ground sausage in skillet
- Spray crockpot with Pam.
- Fill the bottom of the crockpot with shredded hashbrowns.
- Add in the sausage, peppers, onions and cheese. Mix together.
- In a separate bowl, add the eggs and whisk together. Add the 1 cup of milk and salt and pepper. Whisk together again.
- Pour the egg mixture into the crockpot and mix together.
- Cook on low for 7-8 hours and serve in the morning!
So, seriously this crockpot breakfast casserole is SO easy! It’s perfect if you would want to surprise the teachers at your child’s school or it’s perfect for the weekend or a holiday morning. I’ll definitely be making this for my family soon. I also read somewhere who said they had warm tortillas to make breakfast burritos – my favorite, YUM! If you’re looking for another easy and delicious dish teachers would love, check out this recipe for Hawaiian fruit salad! This sounds so delicious!
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What’s your favorite easy breakfast recipe?
Looks so delicious! I am going to try this
This looks truly amazing! I wouldn’t mind waking up to this one bit. Pinned with much excitement!
That sounds awesome. I bet my boys would totally devour that.
I was thinking about our favorite breakfast foods, and they are all practically dessert. This sounds like a much better way to start the day.
I don’t have a breakfast recipe. I am a bacon and eggs kind of girl. These breakfast casseroles and breakfast bakes are peaking my interest though.
That teachers breakfast looks amazing. I’m gong to have to try this dish for my kids. It will be perfect as the weather cools down.
I love to cook meals overnight; so convenient. Your meal looks great, I would eat it throughout the day 🙂
oh my goodness I get invited to a buffet breakfast, I never know what to make, I”m always in a tizzy when I need to figure out what to bring. this is soo perfect! for home, for company, for bringing to an event.
This sounds like an easy delicious recipe. I love to use my crockpot. I will have to try this.
Wow, can’t wait to try this on the weekend. Looks yummy and easy !! Thanks
This is a perfect breakfast casserole and I will have to make this delicious recipe for my family on Sunday when everyone is home!
Wow this looks amazing!
How many does this feed
This looks great! Can I half it for a group of 4 people?
How many people will it feed
Probably about 10-12 people.
Can I just bake this breakfast casserole in the AM. How long and at what temp.
Absolutely delish! I made this last night for my company – easy & you’re right then smell lingers all night!
And by morning time it’s ready to eat!
Is it a 32 oz bag of hash browns? Recipe doesn’t specify. 😁
I’ve never had a breakfast casserole, but this has some of my favorite foods. Potatoes and cheese.
I see this feeds 10-12 can you tell me what is the serving size
I see this feeds 10 -12 people what’s the serving size
How much sausage?
I used 2 pounds.
Could I use 1 lb sausage and 1 lb bacon?
Do you pre-cook the sausage?
This looks delicious. Can you tell me how much sausage this needs? Thanks.
I used 2 pounds!
Yum! What size crock pot? Thanks!
What size bags of hash browns 16once or 32once ?
I used the 32 ounce.
I I have large eggs….will this mess up the recipe?
Nope, it shouldn’t! I have made it with large eggs too.
What size crock pot did you use? Also, have you ever tried to double the recipe? I need to double it and wasn’t sure whether it was possible to just double all ingredients in the same large crockpot, or if I would need to do two separate ones. Looks delicious! Can’t wait to try this! 🙂
My family would love this! Thanks for sharing.
What a delicious recipe! It looks so flavorful and filling!
this is so brilliant you know when you feel like i could do more tonight and then you wake up and go gees i dont want to do anything this is gona make my morning go so so better its so delicious looking and brillant idea
This looks like an awesome breakfast idea.
My mom makes something very similar but she bakes it the morning after she puts it all together. It is awesome too.
Hey there, how big was the crockpot you used for this? I was going to 1.5times the recipe and my crockpot is pretty big, but don’t want it to ruin the result!
This looks like a great breakfast.
Looks delicious.
Oh. My. Goodness! This is what I’ve been missing for breakfast! I’m definitely trying this while I’m off work! I know my husband would LOVE it!
How many cals do we think it is for one cup.
What size crockpot? Also do you mix the peppers/sausage together and place on top of potatoes or do you mix the peppers/sausage and potatoes all together? Thanks.
You don’t say in the recipe, but do you cook the sausage first, or put it in raw?
Actually it does say in the recipe. The very first thing under DIRECTIONS is cook the ground sausage
Made this today and mine turned out more like mush, not sure why, I followed all directions and cooked sausage first, will try again but maybe half it, makes a lot.
What can I do to prevent it from turning out like ‘mush’ like Barb ‘s did?
Ah, I’m not sure! I’ve made it multiple times and no mush has happened!
Can I make this without potatoes? On low carb diet. Thanks
Looking yummy
Thanks for the recipe! Can’t wait to try this!
Can you freeze after you make this? Thinking this would be good for busy mornings!
That is a great idea! I bet you could – would be good wrapped up in tortillas and then frozen.
Can this recipe be cut in half? If so, how long do you cook it for?
Would really love to try it but it is too much for just 4 of us.
I’m sure you could cut it in half! I would still cook for the whole time in the crockpot though. Maybe try this?
1 pound Ground Sausage
Shredded Cheddar Cheese, 2 cups
1/2 Bag of Frozen Shredded Hash Browns
1/2 Bag of Frozen Diced Green Peppers, Red Peppers and Onions (or you can not be lazy like me and use fresh!)
1/2 Cup of Milk
9 Medium Eggs
Salt and Pepper
If you use frozen peppers and onions do you thaw and drain them first?
When using fresh peppers and onions, about how much do you use?
I have always used frozen and never have drained them. For fresh, I would think I would use 1 red pepper, one green pepper and half an onion.
I wonder about using the frozen “potatoes obrien”. They have the peppers and onions already mixed in.
Do you thaw the hash brown? Going to make this Christmas Eve and have it Christmas morning. Can’t wait !!!
I didn’t thaw them! I just threw them in there frozen!
This looks amazing. Just wondering if anyone made it with fresh potatoes? (Hash brown, diced) If so, what are your input less cooking time? More cooking time?
Wondering if you have tried cooking for shorter period of time on high temperature?
Can I put it in the crockpot in the morning on high for 4 hours instead of on low for 8?
I tried this for breakfast this Morning.We had company for the weekend and they loved it.
No hassle in the morning trying to cook something.It was done when we got up.I just made some toast to go with it Made more time to visit with company.Will definitely have this for Christmas brunch!
Serving Size?
Can you leave out the onions and peppers!? I don’t think my kiddos will like that part!!!
Yes, definitely!
Has anyone made this in a crockpot pressure cooker in less time?
My friend made this two years ago, it was so yummy I couldnt forget it! I am planing to make it for company tonight, do you think it’s ok to use frozen hash browns, frozen peppers and frozen Onions or is that too much excess frozen water for the recipe? Can’t wait to try it!
Definitely use frozen, I have before!
Can I mix all the ingredients and freeze it not cook and use the crockpot cooking it in a few days?
I just put it together tonight for a family reunion breakfast tomorrow. I will let you know how it turned out.
I’m making this for my Back to School potluck tomorrow. I want to try a southwest/mexican twist to this sometime and add some green chilies and frozen roasted corn. Maybe even with some spicy sausage.
I’m working on that now!! Used chorizo, onion, red bell pepper, poblano peppers, jalapeños, and black beans. Also swapped out cheddar for chihuahua! Anxiously awaiting!
What size crockpot did you use?
This casserole came out very mushy.
Could bacon be used instead of sausage? Most of my family prefer bacon.
I would try it!
Wonderful! I’ll let you know how it works out! It will all depend on family “reviews”. 😊
Can you do this in the oven as well? If so what temp and how long???
Do you have an industrial size Crock-Pot? To those thinking of making it I suggest doing half or having a massive crock pot. I have a large one and it didn’t fit I had to do 2 pot fulls
I tried this recipe for the first time tonight. I followed the ingredients list precisely. I have way too much potato/cheese/sausage/pepper mixture compared to the amount of 18 beaten eggs I poured over it. If I used all of the mixture it would have overflowed the crock pot and I have a huge slow cooker. Luckily, I removed some of the mixture before I poured the eggs over. I’m thinking in the morning after 7 hours it’s going to be overcooked.
How was it Nicole? Im making it this weekend in a ski weekend and would like to know!!
I was wondering the same thing and that would be a concern. i would like to make this for my family this weekend. I definitely would hate to have all this prepare just for it not to fit into my slow cooker.
I would love to make this for a school pot-luck but am unsure about timing. If I put it in the night before and kept it on warm do you think it would keep? Could it be reheated in the crockpot for an easy serving option?
Can I use regrigerated hashbrowns? Not frozen?
Just put this together for our Christmas morning breakfast tmrw. Cant wait to try it!!!
This recipe is wonderful I have made it several times. It makes so much food. I use the recipe to fill smaller tortillas and I make breakfast burritos and then freeze them for a quick on the go. This recipe has so many great flavors.
We made this for visiting my sister. There was 6 of us. Ooooh it turned out so good, all crunchy on the sides. We ate that for breakfast 3 mornings. Added salsa sometimes, more cheese another day. Perfect! Will definitely make again!
What about using an insta pot? Just put it on slow cook? Would the taller narrower pot make a difference vs a standard crockpot?
A bag? Bags are multiple sizes. So odd to not specify.
I make this every year to serve on Christmas morning and the whole family loves it!
Looking forward to Christmas Brunch. I am making this recipe with fruit salad and baked apple fritters .
Love the recipe!
Thank you,,
Merry Christmas everyone,
Jan
I had a lot of condensation form on the lid and it steadily dripped back down the sides of the casserole so it came out watery. I think this is the “mush” people have mentioned. I wonder if it is the type of crock pot I used that caused this. I put it in the oven in casserole dishes to see if it will make the consistency better.