Sweet Potato Sausage Breakfast Casserole

I originally was introduced to this recipe by my friend Megan. She served it for breakfast when I was visiting. It was so good, I went home and made it right away. I’ve made it at least a half dozen times since then. You can find the original recipe and photo here (I’ll take photos next time): https://www.chewoutloud.com/sweet-potato-sausage-breakfast-casserole/

Ingredients  

• 4 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 lb sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2″ cubes
• ½ cup onion, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ cup diced red bell peppers
• 1 lb ground breakfast sausage
• 2 cups kale or spinach leaves, chopped
• 12 large eggs
• ½ cup milk of your choice, almond, coconut, etc.
• kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Optional: sprinkle top with shredded cheese of choice.

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400F with rack on lower middle position. Lightly grease a 9×13 baking dish and set aside.
• On a large baking sheet, combine sweet potatoes with 2 TB olive oil, 1/2 tsp kosher salt, and 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper; toss to coat well. Bake in a single, even layer for 20 minutes until soft. Remove sweet potatoes from oven. (You can leave oven on if baking casserole right away.)
• Meanwhile, heat remaining 2 Tbsp olive oil on a large skillet over medium high heat. Add onions and garlic and stir 2-3 minutes or until translucent. Add peppers and stir 1 more minute. Transfer mixture to prepared 9×13 baking dish.
• In the same skillet over medium high heat, cook and break apart sausage with spatula until cooked through. Drain and add to baking dish with veggie mixture. Add roasted sweet potatoes, and chopped kale to the mixture in baking dish. Gently toss to combine all ingredients well.
• In a bowl, gently whisk together the eggs, 1/2 cup milk of your choice, 1 tsp kosher salt, and 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper until well combined. Pour evenly over the sausage/potato mixture in baking dish. Bake uncovered about 25-30 minutes or just until eggs are set in center.
  May prepare the night before but bake for 1 hour. If top starts to brown after 45 minutes, can loosely cover with foil for the remaining 15 minutes.