Delicious, cheesy, Egg Casserole, can be made the night before. Made with eggs, sausage, hashbrowns, and cheese, it’s the perfect holiday or weekend breakfast recipe.
Pro Tip: Assemble this egg bake the night before and refrigerate until it’s ready to bake in the morning.
This recipe was originally published in April 2011. The photos were updated in June 2020 and the recipe notes have been improved in May 2025.
Aimee’s Recipe Notes
Taste & Texture: Crispy hashbrown base with savory sausage and eggs, fresh spinache, and gooey cheese!
Budget Tip: Use frozen hash brown patties or tater tots instead of fresh shredded potatoes.
Prep Tip: Mix and match vegetables for added flavor and nutrition.
Ingredients: Feel free to swap meats and veggies to make your own unique casserole bake.
Top Tip: Assemble the night before, cover with foil, and refrigeratre. Bake in the morning for a hassle free meal.
How to Make Egg Casserole
- First decide if you will be using meat, veggies, or both! If using meat, make sure it is precooked. This is a great use for leftover ham during the holidays!
- Line the bottom of your casserole dish with hashbrown patties. If you can’t find them in the freezer section, you can substitute tator tots of the bottom layer!
- Next cover the hashbrowns with your meat, veggies and cheese!
- You’ll want to mix up the eggs with the remaining ingredients and pour this over your meat and cheese. Cover with foil and place in the refrigerator overnight.
- In the morning, pop the covered dish into the oven. It’s a hearty meal that takes nearly two hours to bake, so plan accordingly! If you’d like to eat this for a “breakfast for dinner” make it in the morning, refrigerate all day, then put it in the oven for dinner. ENJOY.
Substitution ideas
Whether you keep this meaty, or want a vegetarian dish, there are so many options available.
- MEAT: choose one or more of the following. Ham, bacon, chorizo, breakfast sausage, turkey bacon.
- VEGETABLES: spinach, tomatoes, mushroom, green pepper, kale, onion are all delicious options.
- POTATO: this recipe uses frozen hash brown patties. But you can also use shredded hashbrowns, cubed hash browns, and even tater tots!
Tips and Tricks
- Make this casserole ahead of time for easy breakfast or dinner. Assemble as written and refrigerate covered with foil for up to 24 hours.
- Store leftover casserole in refrigerator and enjoy within 3 days.
- Leftovers can be frozen for later and reheated in microwave. ENJOY.
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Egg Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 frozen toaster hash browns
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 ½ pounds cooked diced meat (ham, bacon, sausage)
- 6 large eggs beaten
- 2 ¼ cups milk
- 1 can cream of celery soup
- 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 8 drops Tabasco sauce
- may substitute in place of meat: spinach, tomato, mushroom, onion, green peppers, broccoli
Instructions
- Place frozen hash browns in bottom of 13×9 casserole dish. Cover with meat (or veggies) and cheese. Beat milk and eggs, add soup and spices.
- Pour over meat/cheese and top with additional cheese if desired.
- Cover and refrigerate overnight (or if making for dinner, refrigerate during the day to be cooked later).
- Bake covered 1 hour at 325 degrees, uncover and bake an additional 45-60 minutes.
Notes
- Make this casserole ahead of time for easy breakfast or dinner. Assemble as written and refrigerate covered with foil for up to 24 hours.
- Store leftover casserole in refrigerator and enjoy within 3 days.
- Leftovers can be frozen for later and reheated in microwave. ENJOY.
Nutrition
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Delicious, cheesy Egg Casserole, can be made the night before. Put in the oven in the morning and enjoy this hearty, breakfast bake!
Do you really cook this for 2 hours?
This looks delicious. Can this be made and cooked right away.
I haven’t noticed celery soup gluten free..what other soup could be used…thks
Great recipes
I really love to eat cheddar cheese and toaster hash browns. So delicious and healthy recipe. Will make it soon.
Just 1 question How come it takes so long on cooking of the meat is already cooked?
Everything has been refrigerated and comes out of the refrigerator cold.
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Thanks for linking up. My family would gobble this up. I will have to make it soon.
That just looks fantastic. What a great thing for an Easter brunch.
Love brunch food as well! That’s my favorite meal : ) I know my husband would love this (and me too!) Thanks!
This sounds like it would be delicius with the spinach and sausage. We love breakfast casseroles too (I also just posted one :)) Thanks for sharing yor recipe.
I have to be honest, I have never seen cream of celery soup in a egg casserole before – it intrigues me. Looks delicious too!
Hi. This looks so yummy. All i have left is Cheddar Cheese soup. Do you think that would work? Thanks!!
It will change the taste for sure, but I think it would still turn out 🙂
@ Carla- let me know if they like it!
@ Miz Helen- thanks for hosting and stopping by!
@ Kate- It’s perfect for Easter brunch, enjoy!
I love breakfast casseroles! This is a great on for an Easter brunch!
Hi Aimee,
Your Egg Casserole is a great dish for company and just looks delicious. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope to see you next week! I am your newest follower!
I plan on trying this very soon. My husband has a small group of men over for breakfast the last Saturday of the month and I will try it out on them. I can’t thank you enough! :
Carla