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Slow Cooker Italian Breakfast Casserole

by Blair

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You’ll never look at brunch the same way again! With layers of hash brown potatoes, eggs, cheese, Italian sausage, herbs, and veggies, this Slow Cooker Italian Breakfast Casserole is full of hearty and flavorful ingredients. Best of all, it cooks in your Crock Pot overnight so that you can wake up to a satisfying and easy breakfast that’s waiting for you in the morning. No effort involved!

A slice of Italian breakfast casserole on a white plate

 

You guys. Today’s recipe is a TOTAL GAME CHANGER! I had heard about breakfast casseroles in the slow cooker, but I hadn’t been brave enough to try one until now, mostly because I was worried that the ingredients wouldn’t cook evenly or that the casserole wouldn’t have that crispy top that we all know and love.

Guess what? I’m hear to tell you that this Italian-flavored potato-and-egg dish is just as good (if not better) than its oven-baked counterparts!

A side shot of an Italian Breakfast Casserole on a plate

Whether you’re serving it as a special Sunday morning treat, or using it as a weeknight dinner, you will LOVE how easily this one-pot meal comes together. Just toss the ingredients into the slow cooker in advance and then forget about it until mealtime! And don’t worry…you won’t have to hand-grate any potatoes for this hash brown casserole!

An overhead shot of Italian Breakfast Casserole with a bag of shredded hash browns

With some help from Simply Potatoes Shredded Hash Browns, it was just a matter of layering my ingredients in the slow cooker…

A process shot of chopped ingredients to make an Italian Breakfast Casserole in a slow cooker

A close up of pouring eggs into an Italian Breakfast Casserole

setting the timer, and going to bed!

A close up of slow cooker italian breakfast casserole getting make and topped with cheese

The Crock Pot did the rest, and I woke up to this amazingly crispy, golden brown, and delicious feast!

A photo of a Slow Cooker Italian Breakfast Casserole, cooked and ready

Seriously, you have to try this! The Simply Potatoes make it quick and easy to prepare a delicious Crock Pot meal that you know everyone will love.

Are you familiar with these products? Simply Potatoes is a line of refrigerated, prepared potatoes made by the Crystal Farms Company. Crystal Farms is also known for great-tasting, high-quality cheese, eggs, butter and English muffins found in the dairy section. Simply Potatoes products are:

  • Fresh, never frozen
  • Located in the refrigerated dairy section
  • Easy to prepare and have on hand – no peeling/shredding required
  • Made with real ingredients

What’s not to love, right?

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Slow Cooker Italian Breakfast Casserole

A delicious and easy breakfast casserole made in the slow cooker.

Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword Italian casserole, slow cooker casserole
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 hours
Total Time 10 hours 20 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 445 kcal
Author The Seasoned Mom

Ingredients

  • 1 20 ounce package Simply Potatoes Shredded Hash Browns
  • 1 lb. Italian sausage casings removed, browned and drained
  • 1 onion diced
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 1 green bell pepper diced
  • 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 12 eggs beaten
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  1. Spray a 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
  2. Place half of the hash browns, sausage, onion, peppers, and cheese in the prepared slow cooker.
  3. Repeat layers, ending with cheese on top.
  4. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
  5. Pour egg mixture into the slow cooker.
  6. Cover and cook on low for 10 hours.
Nutrition Facts
Slow Cooker Italian Breakfast Casserole
Amount Per Serving
Calories 445 Calories from Fat 270
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 30g 46%
Saturated Fat 11g 55%
Cholesterol 308mg 103%
Sodium 961mg 40%
Potassium 578mg 17%
Total Carbohydrates 18g 6%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars 3g
Protein 23g 46%
Vitamin A 21.6%
Vitamin C 47.2%
Calcium 20.9%
Iron 16.6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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    • Thanks so much for stopping by, Amy! You’re right — it’s absolutely perfect for a holiday morning when you want something special but you don’t want to have to spend much time in the kitchen!

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        • Hi, Jennifer! Yep! In the list of ingredients, you will see that I call for the casings to be removed (you just want the inside of the sausage or “bulk” sausage as it’s sometimes sold), and then you want to brown it in a skillet until it’s no longer pink. Drain off the fat, and use the cooked meat in the slow cooker. Enjoy! 🙂

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          • I want to make this for a brunch. If I start it overnight I won’t be serving it till around 11. Will I be ok that long or can I cook it on high that morning?

  6. I make a very similar breakfast casserole dish and it is so yummy. I like to add fresh avocado on top when it comes out of the crockpot

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  8. We love our crock pot. We aren’t adventurous enough to leave it on when we aren’t at home, but we usually set in in the late morning and have it ready for dinner.

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  13. The CROCK POT has been an essential tool in our family for over 40 years !! I’ve never tried a breakfast dish tho – this one looks fantastic.

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  16. I have tried this brand of potatoes, but never in a breakfast casserole. Your recipe will make a delicious breakfast for any busy morning. And, I love my Crockpots!

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  21. This looks fabulous! I never thought of doing this kind of thing in a crockpot. Thank you so much! And thanks for the chance to win.

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  22. Thanks for the opportunity! This looks delicious and even though it’s so easy, it looks so impressive. Will definitely try this for thanksgiving morning!

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  26. We make a breakfast casserole every year for Christmas, it’s very similar to yours…I even use the simply potatoes hash browns. I never thought to make it in my crock pot…..I think I’m going to have to give it a go though. I’m getting ready to have my 15th surgery, (this one on my shoulder) and I’m trying to get things prepared, lol…like that ever happens 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing this with all of us…..have a wonderful weekend!

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    • That’s great, Rita! I always make a similar breakfast casserole for Christmas too, so I’m with you — using the slow cooker will make it even easier. Now that I know it works, this will be my go-to method! Good luck with your surgery!

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  28. What a wonderful new way to use my crockpot. Who would of thought.. for beeakfast.. looks delicious. I just started following you’re recipes not long ago. This looks so good and easy it’s the first one I’ll be trying this weekend. GOD BLESS YOU.

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    • Hey, Matt! I have no idea about the cheese, since I have never experimented with non-dairy cheese products. I suppose you could leave it out, but it would just be missing that cheesy taste. 🙂

      The milk can easily be substituted with your favorite non-dairy milk. I like Almond Breeze Unsweetened Original Almondmilk as a nice alternative, but soy, cashew, or other similar options would also work!

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  45. Just reading the recipe I can smell it cooking and thinking of when I will make it and serve it next.
    I am looking forward to making it….. It makes me hungry right now.

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  49. Definitely making this. Love all of these ingredients. Also love the fact that I can eat it…it’s gluten free! Yay!!!

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  50. My 4 year old son wanted to make breakfast for his dad for Father’s day and my sister gave me this recipe and couldn’t remember the site name. It was easy to put together and he was thrilled to make this for his dad. Thanks for the wonderful recipe and the fantastic memories that it brought along with it.

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  52. Wow!! I soooo need this! I hatte to cook and don’t usually bother with a good breakfast. But this idea can work for me. Also yoour other breakfast slowcooker and other meal recipes. All i need is a slowcooker now. Hope I win this one; but I can always look for a bargan one on sale. My single-mom, low, disabled income has me streaching the budget into new dimentions already. Thank you for the time and energy saving healthy recipes for “I hate to cook” moms like me.

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  56. I just love the sound of this recipe. I don’t get to see my kids to offen.there mostly out of town. but when then do come, there’s a lot of them. and I no they would just enjoy them, the way they eat. normally when they come I’m having to take forever to cook for everyone, and I never get to visit much because they have to leave right after they eat. and when your alone on a small budget you have to make do.but If had a slow cooker I could plan ahead and make this for them, instead than spend the morning is instead of cooking. the ones iv fun in the past always stops working after the 1 or 2 time. anyone have any ideas on how to pick out good ones?

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    • Hey, Dawn! The good news is that you can get a really decent slow cooker without having to spend too much these days! There are a lot of brands available, and I often notice sales at places like Target. I hope that you (and your family) get to try this meal! 🙂

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  57. so, I don’t know if this will work this time.but we will see.I live alone now, but from time to time my kids come from out of town and they eat alot.they would love to have this. sometimes they only have time to have breakfast then go. I never seem to get to spend much time with because when there here. it takes so long to make their food, that by the time it dune cooking they have to go. so they leave right after they eat. and the whole time I’m making their breakfast, I’m losing perishes time that I could be spending with them, I can plan in advance.so instead of cooking .i can be spending my time with them, I had a crockpot in the past.but they only seem to work for 1 to 3 meals at the most before they stopped working.does anyone have any ideas of how to find a good crockpot? I’m on a set income, so, I can afford a lot, but I would still like to get one, for when my kids and grandkids come around theses recipes would be perfect for me to cook for the kids, the way they eat lol. Instead of spending the whole time in the kitchen, I can spend it with them.thank you for shearing.your great recipes.

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    • Hey, Peg! Maybe you have a slow cooker that runs at a hotter temperature? They’re all different, so if you think that yours looks done at this point, you can certainly turn it off early. 🙂

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