Easter Brunch Casserole
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
10
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Ingredients for - Easter Brunch Casserole

1. Bacon - 1 pound
2. Bulk pork sausage - 1 pound
3. Bacon drippings - ¼ cup
4. Sweet onion, chopped - 1 large
5. Chopped garlic - ¼ cup
6. Diced green chile peppers, divided - 2 (4.5 ounce) cans
7. Eggs - 6
8. Liquid smoke flavoring - 2 dashes
9. Hot pepper sauce (such as Cholula®) - ½ teaspoon
10. Seasoned salt (such as LAWRY'S®) - ½ teaspoon
11. White pepper - ⅛ teaspoon
12. Dried parsley - 1 tablespoon
13. Dried basil - 1 teaspoon
14. Frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed - 3 pounds
15. Salt and black pepper to taste - 3 pounds
16. Shredded pepper jack cheese - 1 cup
17. Shredded Monterey Jack cheese - 1 cup
18. Shredded Cheddar cheese - 1 cup
19. Chopped black olives - 1 (4 ounce) can

How to cook deliciously - Easter Brunch Casserole

1. Stage

Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate. Place sausage into the bacon grease, and cook until crumbly and brown, about 10 minutes. Place the sausage on the plate with the bacon, and pour off all but 1/4 cup of the bacon drippings.

2. Stage

Reduce heat to medium, and stir in the onion, garlic, and one can of green chiles. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, beat the eggs in a large mixing bowl with the liquid smoke, hot pepper sauce, seasoned salt, white pepper, parsley, and basil until smooth. Crumble the bacon, and stir bacon and sausage into the eggs with the remaining can of green chiles, hash browns, and cooked onions. Season to taste with salt and black pepper, and stir until evenly mixed.

3. Stage

Prepare a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Scoop the hash brown mixture into the prepared dish, and smooth the top. Cover with aluminum foil, and refrigerate overnight.

4. Stage

Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

5. Stage

Bake the covered dish in the preheated oven for 1 hour.

6. Stage

Remove the casserole from the oven, uncover, and sprinkle evenly with pepper Jack and Monterey Jack cheeses. Sprinkle the Cheddar cheese in the shape of a cross, and outline with the black olives. Return to the oven, and bake until the cheese is hot and bubbly, 20 to 30 minutes more.