Bacon & Sausage Breakfast Casserole

I've made a lot of breakfast casseroles in my day, and I've ate a lot too. :) This is one of my favorites.

• ½ pound bacon, cut into small strips
• ½ pound sausage
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 4 cups frozen shredded hash browns
• 1/2 small onion, finely diced
• 8 oz sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• 8 oz gruyere cheese, shredded
• 8 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 1/2 cups cottage cheese

Preheat oven to 350. Cook bacon and sausage over medium heat until cooked through. Remove to paper towel lined plate to drain off grease. In the same pan that you used to cook your bacon and sausage, saute your onion until tender. Set aside. In a large bowl combine potatoes, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Stir in cottage cheese and all but 1/4 cup of the cheeses. Stir in your cooked and crumbled meats. Stir in onions and eggs. Grease a 9x13 pan and pour into pan. Top with reserved cheeses. Bake casserole for 45-50 minutes or until set-up (not wobbly) in the middle. Allow to cool before cutting.

Freezer directions: Before baking pour into  freezer safe container (freezer bag, plastic container or aluminum pan) and freeze flat. Then when ready to bake just thaw and bake as directed above.

Recipe from:

http://centercutcook.com/amish-breakfast-casserole/