Southwest Hashbrown casserole

This morning we had a major dilemma for breakfast, sweet or savory?  Well, I settled on savory.  So I got my tell in the kitchen and started cooking.  Handy Hubby helped me out.  He grated cheese and potatoes for me as well as  went to get the eggs and other ingredients.  He also took a couple of pictures for me.  So if you see my hands doing something, he took those pictures.  These are only a smart part of the reason I call him Handy Hubby.  

With this recipe you could omit things or substitute frozen hash browns for fresh grated potatoes.  It is really simple for anybody to make.  You could even make the night before and bake in the morning, or even freeze it.   

Shred the potatoes but you can substitute frozen hash browns if you want.

Brown Sausage if it is still frozen just use a fork and scrap cooked meat off then turn and repeat until all the meat is cooked.

I love my antique egg beaters for beating eggs.  It takes less time than a mixer. 

Combine all the ingredients but 1/4 c cheese save that for the top.

When the sausage, peppers, onions, and garlic are done drain them on a paper towel to cut the grease and fat.

The sausage draining on a plate with 4 paper towels.  See all the yucky grease on the paper towel.

Mix and pour into the buttered casserole dish.

Add cheese and bake at 350 for about an hour.

Southwest Hash brown casserole

• 5-6 good sized potatoes  washed and grated (skin on or off) or one bag of frozen hash browns
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 5 cloves garlic minced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 8 oz breakfast sausage 
• 4 eggs beaten
• 1 can Rotel drained 
• 1 3/4 c shredded extra sharp cheddar cheese 
• 1/4 shredded cheddar cheese for top 
• 8 oz sour cream 
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp pepper
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp smoked paprika

Add  butter and a little bit of EVOO to a skillet, then add your onions, peppers, and garlic and cook on medium heat until they are almost translucent.  Then add the  sausage  and brown it, Then drain the mixture on a plate layered with paper towels. Then in a large mixing bowl combine everything but leave out  1/4 c of cheddar cheese and mix well.  Then use butter to grease a casserole dish and pour in the mixture and top with the 1/4 c of Cheddar and bake at 350 for about an hour.