Easy Sweet Potato Egg Casserole

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 55 minutes

Ingredients

1 lb Turkey sausage

3 Garlic cloves

1 Green bell pepper

5 cups Sweet potatoes

1 tsp Thyme, dried

1/2 Yellow onion, large

10 Eggs

2 tbsp Avocado oil

1/2 tsp Pepper

1 tsp Salt

1/2 cup Milk

1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese, grated

Directions

Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).

While the oven is heating, prepare your vegetables by chopping them all up.

Grease a 9×13-inch casserole dish to prevent the ingredients from sticking during baking.

In a Dutch oven or large saucepan, add a suitable amount of avocado oil and heat until hot.

Add the chopped onion, green pepper, and sweet potato to the pan and cook for 8-9 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables begin to soften.

In the last minute or two of cooking, add minced garlic and continue to sauté.

Once cooked, remove the vegetables from the pan and spread them evenly across the bottom of the prepared 9×13-inch dish.

Using the same Dutch oven, add the turkey sausage.

Sauté the sausage until it is completely cooked through.

Break it into small pieces as it cooks.

Once done, add the cooked sausage to the vegetables in the casserole dish and stir to combine everything well.

In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, fresh thyme, salt, pepper, and shredded cheese.

Ensure the ingredients are thoroughly mixed, resulting in a smooth egg mixture ready for baking.

Pour the whisked egg mixture over the vegetable and sausage mix in the casserole dish.

Stir gently to ensure the egg mixture is dispersed evenly throughout the vegetables and sausage.

Place the dish in your preheated oven and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until the center is firm to the touch.

If the top starts to brown too much halfway through baking, cover it loosely with foil to prevent burning.

Once the dish is baked and the center is firm, remove it from the oven and let it cool for about 15 minutes before serving.