Easy and Delicious Potato Brunch Casserole

No eggs in this, easy to put together and simply delicious! It even makes a wonderful dinner. The complete recipe may be cut in half and baked in an 8 x 8-inch dish. Try this, it is so good!

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2  lbs breakfast sausage (just use the small pork breakfast sausages for this, or use any kind of sausage!)
• 1⁄4 cup flour
• 3  cups full-fat milk or 3  cups half-and-half
• 2  tablespoons  grated parmesan cheese (optional)
• 2 (1 lb) packages frozen shredded hash browns
• 10 -12  green onions, chopped (or to taste)
• 3  cups  grated cheddar cheese (or to taste)
•  salt and pepper

Directions

1. Set oven to 350 degrees.
2. Butter a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
3. In a large skillet cook the sausages, breaking into pieces with back of the spoon (about 5 minutes).
4. Mix in flour, and cook for 1 minute.
5. Add in milk or half and half and Parmesan cheese; and cook until the mixture starts to boil and thicken (about 4-5 minutes).
6. Season with pepper to taste.
7. Pour the shredded hash brown potatoes in the prepared baking dish and toss with salt and pepper (I use seasoning salt for this) then spread out potatoes in the bottom of the dish.
8. Top with 1/3 of green onion, then 1-1/2 cups cheddar cheese, then 1/3 green onions, then sausage mixture, then top with remaining cheddar cheese.
9. Bake for about 45 minutes, or until potatoes are tender.
10. Sprinkle with remaining 1/3 green onions and serve.