Dear Sausage, Potatoes, Eggs, and Cheese and that bake into something magical, ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡.
Friends, meet Six Ingredient Sausage Potato Pie. This beauty is sort of like an egg bake in the most delicious of all the ways, except 1) no bread, 2) no soaking overnight, 3) no cheese. *rolls on ground laughing* oh my gosh, that would be sooo funny.
But this is also like a pie because when you bake things in circle pans, even without a crust, then you can call them pie and life is more fun. PIE!
This very savory, very nummy Sausage Potato Pie has been THE SINGLE REASON I’ve been getting out of my warm, fluffy bed to brave our mean, cold, hardwood floors in the morning these last few weeks. And I wish I was kidding, but no. Gruyère cheese has me.
The fact that I like to eat this in the morning is actually saying a lot since savory breakfast and I don’t normally get along. This Sausage Potato Pie is my one exception. This and a few other things I can think of off the top of my head. Like that luscious avocado toast with poached eggs and, errr, well, lemme think.
Yeaaah – I think that about sums up my savory breakfast portfolio.
See the splashes of green up in that there Sausage Potato Pie? That’s kale. I know, I went there. Two reasons: 1) sometimes I just like to remind myself that there is vibrant plant life somewhere in the world, like, places that are growing green things that are alive and not frozen rock solid and completely buried in snow, and 2) five days of Thanksgiving leftovers. Five. That’s 1-2-3-4-5. So everyone just calm down. You can add the kale if you want it, or you can skip the kale, or you can stop debating it and just go get yourself a slice of that salty, savory heaven right this very second.
The first time I made this was when my friend and former co-worker Jakky (who is often seen here in the comments section as Jammy) came over for a little brunching one Saturday morning.
As these things usually go in my world, I was rushing around like a fool to “get brunch ready” because Bjork and I had taken our sweet time getting a coffee earlier that morning and then I realized 15 minutes before she came that I a) was not presentable in any sort of public fashion, and b) needed to go to the grocery store because I had, uhhmm, let’s see, NOTHING in the fridge.
So then “get brunch ready” became “get home from the grocery store before Jakky arrives to your house and finds it locked with no one there.” And it’s convenient that this all makes for a good story, but friends, this is my actual life. The struggle to act like an adult is real. Thankfully Jakky got a tiny bit lost, which is code for her saying, I came to your door and you weren’t there so I drove around and pretended to be lost so you wouldn’t feel bad about being irresponsibly late. My saintly friend Jakky.
But that’s the thing. When you know you’re having someone over who is like that – someone who will sit at your counter and shred your cheese and talk with you as you whip together a six ingredient Sausage Potato Pie and not judge your procrastinatory self even if you don’t have the groceries put away just yet – then you can be a little late and it will all be okay. It’s a twisted sort of reasoning that happens up there in my brain.
Even though this came together on a whim in the eleventh hour of our brunch that day, it could not have been more perfect. I was sort of taken aback by how much I liked it, being that I had just sort of scrapped everything together in an attempt to host a semi-presentable and very casual brunch.
It was so delicious without needing more than a few minutes of prep. No deep concentration required. And maybe you saw this coming, but it is now a daily brunch staple for us, because Minnesota is cold and we need warm, wintery food, and because the leftovers from this are cash money. Hard to believe, but Bjork is in love with it possibly even a little more than I am.
And KALE! so we’re basically the healthiest people alive right now. *flexing arm emoji*
Six ingredients, simple prep, totally adaptable, so so savory, warming, and delicious.
You and your winter self will love it something fierce.
Six Ingredient Sausage Potato Pie
Prep Time: 10 mins- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Total Time: 45 minutes
Yield: 6-8 (nutrition info is for 1 of 8 servings)
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This Six Ingredient Sausage Potato Pie is a simple way to make a hearty, homemade brunch. Savory and easily adaptable to whatever you hand on hand.
Ingredients
- 12 ounces ground sausage
- 6-8 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Herbes de Provence
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 pound raw shredded potatoes (shred your own potatoes or just buy refrigerated uncooked hashbrowns)
- 1 cup shredded cheese (I used Gruyère and highly recommend it)
- 2 cups shredded kale (you can sub other veggies or just omit it for an equally delicious combo)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a pie pan with parchment paper.
- Brown the sausage until completely cooked and crumbled. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
- Whisk the eggs, milk, herbes de provence, and salt and pepper.
- Add the hash browns, 2/3 cup cheese, kale, and sausage from step one. Mix until combined.
- Transfer to the pie pan and top with remaining cheese. Cover loosely with foil and bake for 30 minutes or until set (bake longer if you’re using shredded potatoes – hash browns will bake faster). Remove foil, turn heat to 400 or 450, and bake an additional 10 minutes until golden brown on top. Let stand for 10 minutes to allow excess moisture absorb. Cut into slices and serve.
Notes
I used 6 eggs in this particular version but I’ve used as many as 8 before. If you want more of a sturdy, almost fritatta-like texture, go for 8. Otherwise 6 should be enough!
Be aware that the veggies will weep moisture, so you may have a little extra moisture in the bottom of the pan and that’s normal. If you don’t want that, then I would suggest omitting the kale or any other veggies.
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Yummy! I have a major addiction to potatoes but hardly, ever, ever make them as I have no self control . LOL
Umm… Hi, everybody. It’s me, Jammy and I have just a few things to say.
1) This is the MOST incredible food I’ve put in my mouth for months. I still dream of it. Once you taste it, you’ll be hooked!
2) Don’t worry if the cheese smells like feet when you grate it. It bakes up into something altogether different! (Believe me, I was a little worried as I grated the cheese and strategized how I was going to avoid eating a dish that contained foot-smelling cheese…) The end result was really, really good.
3) If anyone is saintly, it ain’t me! All I had to do was show up and belly up to that gorgeous new countertop. I’m a lucky gal!
Jam Jammah Jammy. <3 <3 <3
Oh ummm hai you can come over tomorrow and make me this pie for breakfast, yes? I’ll make a gallon of coffee. We can wear PJs. Kthanksbye.
The Pajama Life. Someone has to live it.
I’m not sure what I like the most anymore: your pictures, the recipes, or your writing… Your posts have me “loling” like every two lines.
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hahahahah thanks Abs. Can I call you Abs?
We’ve been eating so much sausage the past month. I kinda thought I covered all you can do with it. But this is brilliant! PIE!! And CHEESE!! Yay! 😀
Oh lord. Now I’m super hungry!! This looks so wonderful Lindsay! 🙂
I would get out of bed in the morning for a slice of this!
Pork breakfast sausage is what you’re referring to or I assume ground Italian sausage would also work?
Yes – I think either would work. I used more like a breakfast sausage.
I have a hard time convincing myself to leave my bed too, but I’d do anything for gruyere. I’m envious that you have a grocery store 15 minutes away from your house! That sounds LUXURIOUS.
Yeah – we are lucky to live just close enough to several stores! I take advantage of it too much, though… I go almost every day.
This is perfect cold-weather food! yum.
C.
Question: what size pie pan did you use?
9 inch round pan!
what can i substitute for herbes de provence?
Any sort of seasoning you like will work here!
This looks so good!! Yummy, yummy!
My sister and I have been puzzling over the Jammy/Jakky mystery for some time, so thank you for satisfying our nosy curiosity and confirming our guess. ;P Jammy sounds like a pretty awesome friend!
So funny! hahah! She started using a secret name because of a commenting privacy issue and then it just stuck. 🙂
If even possible, this would be even better with italian sausage! And Romano cheese! Ooh, and some hot sauce! Oh God, now I’m gonna have to make this, like now!
Okay YES. Love those ideas!
I always dream of making something like this for a breakfast during the weekends. Typically I sleep in until noon and that’s way too late to make a breakfast. I dream to wake up earlier one day 🙂
this.is.so. my jam! i love baked things that are cheesy and naturally gluten-free + vegggiies!
This this would work with sweet potato? I looooove sweet potato sausage hash for breakfast and this would be a great spin on it!
Think* 😛
Yummm! yes – I love that idea!
Yum yum yum!! Lindsay this looks so delicious and that wet mess makes it more appealing!! I can so go for it right now for dinner!
I’m trying to lose weight. Oh well, there goes that plan. *preheating oven*
This is definitely a recipe I will be making tonight as I have all the ingredients on hand! Thanks for the delicious recipe and idea!
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I made this tonight and used frozen tator tots since I had those on hand and left out the kale. It was super yummy. Also switched out the seasoning for Lawry’s. Super good and will make again!
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That’s awesome! I’m so happy to hear that. Thanks so much Jenna!
do I cook the potatoes first or just shred them in raw?
Shredded raw!
I made a vegetarian version of this tonight and it was fantastic! I used soy-based sausages and added onions to the recipe. Used 1 cup kale and 1 cup baby spinach. It was fantastic!!! It reminded me of a zucchini and Gruyere cheese pie recipe I made from your site previously, which was also delicious! I will definitely be making this again!! Thanks so much for all your great recipes, Lindsay!
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Yum! Thanks Ali!
The flavor of this dish is good, but after making it I’d point out that store-bought hash browns and grated real potatoes are not interchangeable. I used real grated potatoes (and wrung out the liquid) and I would say it needs 45+ minutes to cook the real potatoes through, unless you like crunchy uncooked potatoes in the middle. The flavor is good but I just put it back in the oven to get the potatoes fully cooked. Next time I might pre-fry them in a separate frying pan while I’m cooking the sausage. With adjustments it can be a winner.
Also, 9 ingredients as written. So why tout it as 6? Like these 9 ingredients are so hard to come up with? Confused by that…..
Results as expected from a random Pinterest recipe, which is to say average, but not awful.
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I believe that most recipe creators do not count salt and pepper and similar items, like water, as an ingredient because that is something that everyone has on hand.
Hi Sandy, that’s good feedback about the shredded potatoes vs. refrigerated hashbrowns. I’ll make a note in the recipe about that. Thanks!
This looks amazing! Do you think this would freeze well?