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Easy Eggless Breakfast Casserole

Learn how to make this easy eggless breakfast casserole, perfect for whenever you want a simple make-ahead breakfast without any eggs.
5 from 5 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 354 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 skillet
  • 1 large, non-metal mixing bowl
  • 1 medium, non-metal mixing bowl
  • 1 9 by 13-inch casserole dish

Ingredients
  

  • ½-1 pound ground breakfast sausage
  • 1 32-ounce bag frozen potatoes O’Brien
  • 1 and ½ sticks butter, divided (¾ cup)
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 cups freshly grated cheddar cheese
  • 1 can cream of chicken soup
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 2 cups crushed corn flakes

Instructions
 

  • Brown the sausage in the skillet and set aside.
  • If you are making this eggless breakfast casserole and serving it right away, turn the oven to 350 degrees. 
  • Grease a casserole dish.
  • Melt 1 stick of butter in the microwave in the large (nonmetal) mixing bowl. 
  • Mix in the cooked sausage, potatoes, sour cream, cheese, soup, salt and pepper. Spread the mixture into the greased casserole dish.
  • Crush 2 cups of corn flakes.
  • In the medium mixing bowl, melt the remaining 1/2 stick of butter in the microwave. Mix the crushed corn flakes with the melted butter.
  • Spread the buttery corn flakes over the top of the potatoes.
  • Cover and refrigerate overnight or until needed, if you wish. The casserole make also be baked right away.
  • Bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 to 1 and 1/2 hours. If the casserole has been in the refrigerator, the baking time will be closer to 1 and 1/2 hours.
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