Incredibly Easy Breakfast Bake

We had a surprise birthday party for my beautiful Mama this weekend, it was a lot of fun (congrats to my incredible Dad for pulling it off!). My mom has six sisters and only two weren't able to make it... Even my Aunt Kathy and Uncle Tim were able to make it out from Michigan which was awesome, and my Nana and Papa came up from the desert.

Anyways, the party was Saturday night so everyone decided to come over for breakfast the next morning, buttt because it was a surprise we had absolutely nothing to feed 20 people with.. Pinterest saved the day with this awesome breakfast bake.

I'm going to geek out for a minute because this was probably one of the best recipes I've tried yet... Not only was it delicious, but the preparation and everything was so so sooo perfect for such a big group of people. The original recipe served 12, so we doubled it and pretty much everything was gone by the time we finished eating (the following recipe includes the original proportions). The timing worked out perfectly as well. My mom and Nana went grocery shopping while I did some prep work, we threw everything together, cleaned up all the dishes while it was cooking, put out some plates and cinnamon rolls, and by the time everyone got there it was hot and ready, fresh out of the oven. It was soo much easier than trying to make eggs and bacon or pancakes or whatever, trying to keep stuff warm and coordinate cooking times. Everyone was able to eat at the same time, it got rave reviews, and clean-up was cake.

Incredibly Easy Breakfast Bake
Recipe adapted from Betty Crocker

Ingredients

• 2 packages (12 oz each) bulk pork sausage
• 1 medium bell pepper, chopped (1 cup)
• 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
• 3 cups frozen hash brown potatoes
• 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (8 oz)
• 1 cup Original Bisquick® mix
• 2 cups milk
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 eggs

Directions

Preheat oven to 400° F.

Grease a rectangular 13x9x2 inch baking dish.

Cook sausage, bell pepper and onion in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink. Drain.

Stir together sausage mixture, potatoes and 1.5 cups of the cheese in baking dish.

Stir Bisquick mix, milk, pepper and eggs until blended. Pour into baking dish.

Bake uncovered 40 to 45 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 1 to 2 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Cool 5 minutes.


The Betty Crocker Recipe suggested that this recipe served about 12 people, so it recommended (if you'd rather make a smaller recipe using a 9-inch pie plate), cut all ingredient amounts in half and bake 30 to 35 minutes.

Happy Birthday Mama!