Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole | Easy Sausage, Egg & Cheese Bake

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: monterey jack cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while still providing flavor.

cooked sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Turkey sausage is leaner, while ground beef is often less expensive.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is lower in calories, while water can be used to reduce richness.

Prep the bell peppers by cutting off the tops and removing the seeds.

Dice the bell peppers into small pieces for flavor and larger pieces for texture.

Use a flexible knife to cut the bell peppers and save the seeds if desired.

Cut the onions and prepare them for cooking.

In a skillet, add the Italian sausage and cook until it forms a crust before breaking it up.

Add the diced bell peppers and onions to the skillet with the sausage and sauté until soft.

Season the mixture with black pepper and any additional seasonings to taste.

In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs and add the cooked sausage and vegetable mixture.

Layer the frozen tater tots in a baking dish.

Pour the egg and sausage mixture over the tater tots and top with grated cheddar cheese.

Bake in the oven until the casserole is set and the cheese is melted.

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