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Overnight Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole

An overnight slow-cooker breakfast casserole layered with frozen potatoes, ground turkey sausage, bell peppers, onion, cheddar, and an egg-milk mixture.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time8 hours
Total Time8 hours 15 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 poundsfrozen potatoesdiced or shredded
  • 1 poundground turkey sausagecooked into small pieces
  • 1/2 cupred bell pepperdiced
  • 1/2 cuporange bell pepperdiced
  • 1 cupyellow oniondiced
  • 1 1/2 cupslow-fat cheddar cheese
  • 12 eggs
  • 3/4 cupskim milk
  • 1 teaspoonkosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoonground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoondijon mustard

Instructions

Instructions

  • Cook the 1 pound ground turkey sausage in a skillet over medium heat, breaking it into small pieces, until fully cooked and no pink remains. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
  • Place half of the frozen potatoes into the slow cooker. Top with half the cooked sausage, half the 1/2 cup red bell pepper, half the 1/2 cup orange bell pepper, half the 1 cup yellow onion, and half of the 1 1/2 cup slow-fat cheddar cheese.
  • Repeat the layering with the remaining potatoes, the remaining cooked sausage, the remaining red and orange bell pepper, the remaining yellow onion, and the remaining slow-fat cheddar cheese.
  • In a mixing bowl, whisk together the 12 eggs, 3/4 cup skim milk, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, and 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard until well combined.
  • Pour the egg mixture evenly over the layered ingredients in the slow cooker. Gently press down so the liquid reaches the lower layers.
  • Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 8 1/2 hours, until the eggs are fully set in the center.
  • Serve hot.

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker
  • Skillet
  • Mixing Bowl

Notes

Notes
Cooking this recipe on high is not recommended. The eggs are likely to burn when cooked at a higher temperature.