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a slice of venison breakfast casserole garnished with chopped green onion on a white plate with a white napkin.

Venison Breakfast Casserole

Meg Austin
This is just like everyone's favorite Farmer's Casserole, only it is made with venison sausage! Venison Breakfast Casserole is a quick and easy way to feed your family a hearty breakfast that will fuel them all day long!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, brunch
Cuisine American
Servings 8 people
Calories 537 kcal

Equipment

  • large mixing bowl
  • Skillet
  • 9X13 baking dish

Ingredients
  

  • 6 cups frozen hash browns
  • 2 cups cheese I like shredded Monterey Jack or Colby
  • 1 pound ground sausage any venison including deer or elk mixed with pork
  • ½ cup green onions sliced
  • 8 eggs large
  • 3 cups whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground pepper

Instructions
 

  • Grease a 3-quart rectangular baking dish. Brown the venison sausage and chop the green onions. Using the biggest mixing bowl you have, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt and pepper.
  • Add the frozen hash browns, shredded cheese and sausage. Stir it together until well combined and then pour it into the prepared baking dish. 
  • At this point, you can cover and refrigerate until ready to bake (several hours or overnight). When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°F. Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until the center appears set. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. If baking after casserole has been chilled, you will need to increase baking time to 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Notes

Can I substitute fresh potatoes for hash browns?
When you grate fresh potatoes, they will quickly begin to oxidize and turn a gray or brown color.  I don’t recommend using fresh potatoes for this recipe. Try to find high quality organic hash browns for venison sausage breakfast casserole.
What is breakfast casserole typically served with?
When I serve venison breakfast casserole, my family loves to eat it with a slice of toast with butter and jelly and fresh or frozen fruit.

Nutrition

Calories: 537kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 27gFat: 33gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 244mgSodium: 969mgPotassium: 828mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 774IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 363mgIron: 3mg
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