Cheesy Sausage, Egg & Potato Casserole

Eggs are very popular with my kids. I have modified a crockpot recipe that a friend gave me & come up with a casserole. It is perfect for a special breakfast or brunch. The ingredients can be put into the crockpot at night before bed & it will be ready to eat in the morning, or the more popular version at my house gets cooked in the oven in an 11X13 baking dish. This recipe can easily be halved & cooked in an 8X8 pan to feed 4 adults.

Ingredients

2 lbs ground breakfast sausage

2 lbs frozen diced hash browns

1 dozen eggs

1 1/2 cups milk (2 cups if cooking in crockpot)

1t dry mustard

salt & pepper

small chopped onion (optional)

4 cups grated cheddar cheese

Brown the sausage in a frying pan. Spray the 11X13 baking dish (or crockpot insert) with non-stick spray. Spread the frozen diced hash browns evenly in the bottom. Drain the grease off the cooked sausage. Spread Sausage over the frozen hash browns. In a medium size bowl, scramble the eggs, add milk (1 1/2 cups for baking dish, or 2 cups if using crockpot), spices & onion (optional), mix well. Pour over hash browns & sausage.

If cooking in baking dish, cover with foil, cook in oven at 400 for 50 minutes. Remove foil & add grated cheddar cheese over the top. Cook for an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is melted & golden brown. Let cool for 15 minutes before serving.

If cooking in crockpot, add cheese, cook on low for 8 to 10 hrs.

Menu Plan Monday

Monday...Penne Pasta w/Italian Sausage

Tuesday...Chicken & Rice Stir Fry

Wednesday...Steak & baked potatoes (My birthday)

Thursday...Red Beans & Rice w/smoked sausage

Friday...Hamburgers & Fried potatoes

Saturday...Chili & cornbread

Sunday...Baked Chicken & Roasted Red Potatoes

Roasted red potatoes

These are yummy & very easy.

Ingredients

1.5 to 2 lbs of small red potatoes (10 to 14)

lemon pepper or your favorite pepper based seasoning.

1/2 stick of butter

I use a glass loaf pan. Thoroughly wash the potatoes, then quarter them. Cover the bottom of the pan with a layer of potatoes, season, add another layer & season. Continue until all the potatoes are in the pan. Cover the pan with foil and bake @ 400 for 45 minutes. Leave the foil on until just before you are ready to serve them. Pour into a serving dish & top with the butter, stir the potatoes around in the dish to coat them all lightly.

Lots of Kids Kitchen Challenge for October

On a budget of $10, feed a family of 4 for a day or $15 for families with 4 or more children. The meals must include breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Breakfast and lunch can be one-dish, but dinner must include a main course and sides. You do not have to include drinks in your budget.

I am feeding 2 adults and 4 children

Breakfast $2.89
Scrambled Eggs--dozen eggs $1.19

Toast--loaf of bread $1.10

Butter--one stick .60

jelly

Lunch $4.46

Cheese Quesedillas

package of fajita size flour tortillas $1.79

2 cup package of grated cheddar $1.67

salsa

Dinner $7.94

pan fried strips--2 lbs boneless chicken breast $4

1.5 lbs roasted red potatoes $1.50

1 dozen biscuits from scratch $1.15

can of green beans .69

butter--one stick .60

My total for this day is $14.29