Company's Coming Breakfast Casserole

This can be made ahead and refrigerated overnight if you like, then baked the next day. Great for a weekend when you have lots of stuff going on!

• Ready In: 1 hr 45 mins
• Serves: 16

Ingredients

• 1  lb sausage (I use Jimmy Dean)
• 24  ounces frozen hash browns, with onion and peppers
• 6  eggs
• 2  cups milk
• 1  teaspoon ground mustard
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2  tsp.black pepper
• 1  dash  hot sauce (optional)
• 8  ounces cheddar cheese, shredded (more for the topping if desired)

Directions

1. Set oven to 350°F.
2. Brown the sausage, drain. I like to put it in a food processor and hit pulse a few times, I don't like the larger pieces but don't go so far as to make a paste!
3. Whisk the eggs and seasonings in a bowl,.
4. add milk.
5. Spray a 9x13" pan with cooking spray.
6. Layer the ingredients as follows; all the sausage, then a layer of cheese, then half the bag of hash browns, then the cheese and the rest of the hash browns. Pour the egg/milk/ seasonings mixture over all.
7. Cover with foil bake for one hour, check for doneness, mine usually take a bit longer, but everyone's oven is different.
8. When done top with more shredded cheese and let rest for 10 minutes.
9. Serve with fruit salad for a delightful brunch!