Hungry Man's Breakfast Casserole

By barbgreenfield

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 1 lb. bulk breakfast sausage
• 3 C. shredded potatoes, drained and pressed
• 1/4 C. butter, melted
• 12 ounces mild Cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/2 C. onion, shredded
• 1/2 C. green pepper, chopped
• 1 pound small curd cottage cheese
• 6 jumbo eggs

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside. Stir together shredded potatoes and butter. Line bottom and sides of a medium glass baking dish with potato mixture. Combine sausage, cheddar cheese, onion, pepper, cottage cheese and eggs; pour mixture into baking dish. Bake for 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the

casserole comes out clean. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Yield: 8 servings