Sausage Potato Casserole with Pepper Jack Cheese

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Sausage Potato Casserole with Pepper Jack Cheese
A breakfast/brunch  casserole loaded with veggies, sausage, eggs and hash browns. Spices and Pepper Jack cheese punch up the flavor. It's a hearty dish to warm you up on a chilly day. No need to thaw hash browns. 

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. Italian sausage (spicy or mild)
• 1 TB. olive oil
• 1 cup sweet onions, diced
• 1 cup sweet mini red and yellow peppers, diced
• 3/4 cup button mushrooms, diced
• 6 large eggs
• 2/3 cups 2 % milk
• 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
• 1/2 tsp. parsley flakes
• 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
• Optional dash of red pepper flakes  
• 4-1/2 cups frozen hash browns, cubed
• 2-1/2 cups Pepper Jack Cheese, divided

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cook sausage, crumble and set aside.  Wipe pan clean and saute onions, peppers and mushrooms.
• In a blender add eggs, milk, spices and mustard. Mix well. 
• In a large bowl add sausage,  frozen hash browns, egg mixture and 1-1/4 cups of cheese.
• Mix well and place in a greased 9 x 9 pan. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top. 
• Bake uncovered 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted from the center comes out clean. 

• Let casserole set 10 minutes before serving.