Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb ground sausage (\"hot\" or \"sage\" flavored)
1/4 cup chopped onion
2 1/2 cups frozen cubed hash brown potatoes
5 large eggs, lightly beaten
8 ounces shredded sharp cheddar cheese (2 cups)
1 3/4 cups milk
1 cup baking mix
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Preparation

Cook sausage and onion in large frying pan over medium-high heat for 5 minutes or until meat crumbles.
Stir in hash browns, and cook for 5 to 7 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink and hash browns are lightly browned.
Drain mixture well on paper towels.
Spoon mixture into a lightly greased 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
A stoneware baking dish works really well.
Stir together the lightly beaten eggs, shredded cheese, milk, baking mix, salt and pepper.
Pour evenly over sausage/hashbrown mixture.
Stir well.
Cover and chill for 8 hours.
Bake covered with foil at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
Uncover and bake 10 to 15 more minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and let stand for 5 minutes.
You can also keep the casserole warm until you are ready to eat by covering it with foil and putting it in a 200 degree oven.
Optional toppings: sour cream, favorite sauce of your choice (picante, hot sauce) You can also garnish it with parsley.