Cooks while you sleep! Some fun variations of this recipe: before cooking (during prep) you can add chunks of sourdough bread, diced chiles, salsa, and/or diced green onions. You can use sage or regular sausage in place of the maple sausage, if desired.
Prep Time::15 mins
Cook Time:: 6 hrs 5 mins
Total Time:: 6 hrs 20 mins
Servings::8
Yield::8 servings
Ingredients
cooking spray
1 (26 ounce) package frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed
12 eggs, beaten
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon ground mustard
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 (16 ounce) package maple-flavored sausage
1 (16 ounce) package shredded Cheddar cheese
Directions
Spray the crock of a slow cooker with cooking spray. Spread hash browns to cover the bottom of the slow cooker crock.
Whisk eggs, milk, mustard, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl.
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Spread sausage over hash browns and spread Cheddar cheese over sausage. Pour egg mixture over cheese.
Cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours.