Cheesy Bacon Ranch Breakfast Casserole
Cheese, sausage and ranch; 3 flavors come together in a stellar hash brown crust breakfast casserole. It’s a fantastic and scrumptious Christmas breakfast idea!!
A cheesy ranch hash brown crust is topped with a light and fluffy sausage, egg and cheese filling. It is magical. I am so excited to have partnered with Hidden Valley!
I have been completely hooked on Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Salad Dressing & Seasoning Mix ever since I created our Cheesy Bacon Ranch Pull Apart Bread. I came to realize all the possibilities of this seasoning mix and have been stuck on it ever since. I seriously buy the jumbo size at my wholesale club.
I was trying to narrow down what I wanted to share for this post and during development I also created an insane bread recipe that you are going to have to come back to see tomorrow. Trust me you will thank me. It is outrageous.
Making Cheesy Ranch Breakfast Casserole
Speaking of which, this breakfast casserole came together with almost no effort at all, it travels well, freezes well and tastes amazing! I split it into 2 – 6×9 pans and took one to the in-laws for brunch. Total hit! All members of the clean plate club. Not a scrap of food left.
This casserole is so easy, one bowl and barely any work. I created the hash brown crust with cheese, ranch seasoning, bacon bits and eggs. I pressed the mixture into the pan and baked it to give it some crispiness. Then topped it with and egg, sausage and cheese mixture. After the casserole baked until set, I topped it with more cheese. I mean, really can you ever have enough cheese?
So good we ate it for dinner too. I know you are going to love it too!
Enjoy!
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Cheesy Bacon Ranch Breakfast Casserole
Equipment
- measuring cups for liquids (the milk)
- measuring cups for dry ingredients (the cheeses)
Ingredients
Hash Brown Crust
- 20 ounces refrigerated hash browns
- 2 tablespoons ranch seasoning mix
- 1/4 cup cooked bacon, diced (about 4 strips), or bacon bits
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
Sausage Egg Filling
- 18 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, fresh ground
- 1 1/2 cups 2% milk
- 20 pre-cooked breakfast sausage links, cut into bite size pieces
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, or your favorite, divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F.Grease one 9×13 baking dish (or two 6×9 dishes) with butter or non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- To a large mixing bowl, add hash brown crust ingredients, and mix to combine. Pour into baking pan and gently press mixture onto the bottom and up the sides to create a crust. Place in the oven and bake for 15-18 minutes, or until the edges of the crust start to brown. *The longer it bakes, the crispier your crust will be.
- Meanwhile, in the large mixing bowl used for the crust, prepare the filling.Add eggs to the bowl and whisk until well beaten. Add milk, salt and pepper, and whisk to combine. Stir in sausage pieces and 1 cup shredded cheese.
- Place casserole in oven to bake for 30 minutes, then sprinkle remaining 1 cup cheese over the top. Bake an additional 15-20 minutes, until eggs are set (no longer wiggly).
- Remove from oven, serve while warm, and enjoy!
Donna’s Notes
Nutrition
All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe’s nutritional value will vary depending on the ingredients used, measuring methods, and portion sizes.
Originally published March 2014.
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Doubled this to take to my Dad’s and it turned out great.