Instructions
1 pound breakfast sausage
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
Oil
4 cups frozen hash browns
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 16-ounce carton small-curd cottage cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
6 eggs
16 ounces shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
Pan-fry the sausage. Drain, crumble and place in large bowl. Sauté onion and peppers in a small amount of oil until slightly tender. Drain and add to sausage. Add hash browns, butter, cottage cheese, sour cream and 12 ounces of the Cheddar cheese to bowl. Whisk eggs and add to mixture and combine well. Pour mixture into a greased 9 x 13-inch baking dish. Bake, covered, at 375 degrees for 45 minutes. Remove cover, add remaining cheese and bake an additional 15 minutes.
