Easy Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 8 oz bacon

  diced
• 8 eggs
• 1 tsp salt and pepper
• 1 teaspoon Italian Season
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 3 cups frozen hash browns

  thawed
• 6 oz cheddar cheese

  shredded
• 4 oz Swiss

  Mozarella, or Gruyere cheese shredded
• 4 oz small curd cottage cheese

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish and set aside.
• 2 Dice bacon strips and cook in a skillet over medium heat until crisp. Drain on a
  paper towel and set aside.
• 3 In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, salt, pepper, Italian Seasoning, and red pepper
  flakes (if using).
• 4 To the bowl, add thawed hash browns, shredded cheese, cottage cheese, and bacon.
  Stir until combined.
• 5 Transfer the mixture into the prepared 9 x 13 baking pan. Bake for 30 to 40
  minutes, or until center is set. Let the breakfast casserole rest for 5 minutes
  before serving.
• 6 Top with snipped fresh chives and additional red pepper flakes, if desired.

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