Portions: 4 servings Calories: 889kcal |
This cheesy sausage and potato bake is sure to be a crowd-pleaser. Flavorful, with a melted cheese topping, it works for everyday meals and special occasions. Just perfection!
By - Revised . Original Oct 10, 2012.
Cheesy Sausage and Potato Casserole [Video+Recipe].
Why we ❤️ it
- A great advantage of this sausage and potato bake with melted cheese and tender vegetables is that you can leave it half prepared in a baking dish and just broil right before serving to melt the cheese to bubbly, golden perfection.
- The veggies keep very well for a couple of hours, even overnight, if covered with aluminum foil and refrigerated.
- This is perfect for Thanksgiving, holiday meals, brunch, cookouts, and potlucks.
Cheesy Sausage and Potato Casserole [Video+Recipe]
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Ingredients
- ¼ pound bacon, minced
- 4 pork sausage, or turkey sausage, diced
- 2 carrot, (large)
- 1 pound potato, Yukon gold, diced (about 3 cups)
- 1 white onion, (large), diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1½ teaspoon salt, (or to taste)
- 1½ cup shredded cheddar, and shredded Mozzarella mixed, grated
- ¼ cup chives, sliced
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Preparation
1. Browning
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the bacon. Cook stirring until the edges of the bacon have browned, and it has released some of its fat.Add the sausage and cook stirring until it has lightly browned.
2. Sautéeing vegetables
- Stir in the carrot and potato and cook stirring until they have heated through. Cover and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes. Stir and cook covered for another 5 minutes.Add onion and pepper to the potato and carrot mixture, and cook stirring until they have heated through. Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 5 minutes.Season with salt to taste and remove the pan from the heat
3. Baking
- Layer the mixture on the bottom of the baking dish. Layer with cheese.Broil until the cheese had melted and is bubbly with some golden brown spots. Remove from the oven.
4. Serving
- Sprinkle with the chives and serve hot.
Top tips
- Preparing beforehand: This casserole can be made some time in advance and broil right before serving.
- Servings: This dish serves 4 portions, of about 4 cups of vegetables each. Double the ingredients to serve larger or more servings.
- Other ingredients: If you want stronger flavors, add a few whole garlic cloves along with the onion. The garlic cloves will turn a milder flavor and pass it on to the other ingredients. For a milder garlic flavor, add half a tablespoon of garlic powder with the salt instead.
Add some parmesan cheese along with the cheddar and mozzarella mix for a crispier crust with a more robust flavor. Optionally, you can use only shredded cheddar cheese if you don't have the cheddar and mozzarella mix.
You can add more vegetables if you wish; green beans, cauliflower (chopped florets), and broccoli (chopped florets) go great with it.
Serving suggestions
Fork-tender but firm vegetables, robust flavors, and loads of melted cheese... no fuss. I make this dish as a standalone meal (with some leafy salad) or as a side dish for bigger meals. Who can resist that?
You can also serve it as a potato side dish alongside pork chops, turkey chops, Chicken in tomato sauce, or Air fryer chicken drumsticks.
You can optionally serve it alongside a small bowl of sour cream to top with.
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Nutrition
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Thanksgiving
It calls for too much oil...if you make this use a fraction of the oil called for because it ends up being potato scallops
Does this recipe really use 1 c of olive oil?
Yes! It's not a light recipe by any means (basically it's oven-fried potatoes), if you are not confortable with it, please feel free to reduce it. It may affect the texture, but not the flavor.
Would love to see this cut down as there is only 2 of us. Thanks
This recipe looks delicious and I would love to try it, but I'm not exactly sure what a "pack of bacon" is. Is it a whole pound of bacon?
Half a pound.
What is a "pack of bacon"? Is that a pound, or what?
That's comforting! I don't need any season in specific to enjoy potatoes specially when served so beautifully!
Your potato casserole looks so festive with all of those beautiful colours. You can't beat baked potato in my opinion. I adore your heart shaped casserole dish too.