Sausage and Hash Brown Breakfast Pie

Submitted by Nate From SoCal

"A great and hearty breakfast pie that is sure to please everyone. I've never had anyone not enjoy it or even suggest a way to make it better. You can add more bacon if you like. Sometimes the hash browns need to cook longer, so please keep that in mind. Prep time is probably off because I make it early in the morning. Cook time should be dead on."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 1 pie
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 4 1⁄2 cups of thawed hash browns
• 1⁄3 cup butter, melted
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons instant beef bouillon
• 1 lb bulk breakfast sausage
• 1⁄3 cup of chopped onion
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1⁄3 cup cheddar cheese
• 6 slices bacon

directions

1. Preheat oven too 400'F or 204'C.
2. In a medium bowl combine potatoes, melted butter, & bouillon. Mix well.
3. Place in a lightly greased pie pan.Press the potatoes down and gently up the sides to form the crust.
4. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the shell is golden brown and crispy.
5. Remove from oven and let cool.
6. Reduce oven heat to 350'F.
7. In a Large skillet Cook bacon until crisp, crumble it. Pour off fat.
8. In the same skillet cook sausage and onions break sausage up to look like ground meat.
9. Pour off fat. Stir in eggs, cottage cheese, cheddar cheese. Allow cheese to melt. Add some of the bacon if you like reserve the rest for topping.
10. Let filling cool down a little.
11. Pour in to the hash brown pie shell.
12. Cook at 350'f for 30-35 minutes or until filling has set. Add bacon when it comes out of the oven.
13. Let stand for 5 minutes then serve.