Sausage, Cream Cheese, and Hash Brown Casserole

DIRECTIONS

• Saute sausage with celery and carrots.
• In a separate pan, saute ground beef with mushrooms, onions, and garlic.
• The point it to impart different flavors in the ground beef and sausage.
• Once the vegetables are tender and the meats are cooked, combine with softened cream cheese.
• Meanwhile, slice the potatoes into slices and blanch for 4-5 minutes, until just slightly soft.
• Layer the bottom of a casserole dish with the potato slices.
• Top with cream cheese/meat mixture.
• Repeat layers until all ingredients have been used.
• Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare the hash browns according to the bag on the skillet. You'll probably have to do two or more batches to do it all.
• Take the casserole out and top with hash browns and shredded cheeses.
• The hash browns will most likely be in a circle shape from your pan, so just break it up where need be to fit it on top of the casserole.
• Throw in the broiler for five minutes or until cheese has melted and hash browns have somewhat melded to the casserole.