Sweet Potato Breakfast Casserole

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 70 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

This vegetarian sweet potato breakfast casserole recipe with eggs, cheese, vegetarian sausage, and buttery sweet potatoes makes a hearty breakfast.

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package vegetarian sausage links (such as Morningstar Farms®)
1/2 cup water, or more as needed
4 cups shredded sweet potatoes
1/4 cup butter, melted
8 jumbo eggs
1 (16 ounce) container low-fat small curd cottage cheese
1 1/2 (8 ounce) packages shredded, reduced-fat mild Cheddar-mozzarella cheese blend
1 cup finely sliced fresh spinach leaves
1/2 cup finely chopped onion

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2 Place sausage in a large skillet with ¼ inch water; cook over medium heat until water evaporates and sausages are evenly browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Crumble sausages. Set aside.
3 Combine sweet potatoes and butter in a bowl; spread into the prepared baking dish.
4 Whisk eggs in a large bowl. Fold in cottage cheese, Cheddar-mozzarella cheese, spinach, onion, and reserved sausages; spoon over sweet potatoes.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until eggs are set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool before serving for 5 minutes.