Country Breakfast Casserole

Ingredients:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease an 9x13 inch baking dish.

1 (16 ounce) package breakfast sausage
1 chopped green onion
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
10 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup water
1/2 cup milk
2 (2.64 ounce) packages country gravy mix
1 package hashbrowns
2 tablespoons melted butter (optional)
paprika to taste (optional)


Directions:

1. Brown sausage in a large skillet; drain fat.

2. Combine sausage with green onion and spread evenly across the bottom of the baking dish.

3. Top with shredded cheese. Layer hashbrowns over the top.

4. Whisk together eggs, water, milk, and gravy mix; add mixture to baking dish. If desired, drizzle melted butter over hashbrowns, and sprinkle with paprika.

5. Bake 45-60 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Set aside 10 minutes before serving.

Tips: The baking time has varied for me, but almost always is closer to the 60 minute mark. I have also put mushrooms or onions in this dish. I just layer them in on top of the sausage layer. If you want more sausage up to two packages, it still works.

**submitted by Alana O'Reilly**