{"id":7745,"date":"2026-09-19T19:37:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T19:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=7745"},"modified":"2026-09-19T19:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T19:37:13","slug":"cracker-barrel-copycat-hashbrown-casserole-with-sausage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/19\/cracker-barrel-copycat-hashbrown-casserole-with-sausage\/","title":{"rendered":"Cracker Barrel Copycat Hashbrown Casserole with Sausage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Cracker Barrel Copycat Hashbrown Casserole with Sausage<\/h1>\n<p>A creamy, cheesy, and comforting hashbrown casserole loaded with savory sausage. This easy oven-baked dish is perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a hearty family dinner.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb breakfast sausage<\/li>\n<li>1 bag (30 oz) frozen shredded hash browns, thawed<\/li>\n<li>1 can (10.5 oz) cream of chicken soup<\/li>\n<li>2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided<\/li>\n<li>1 cup sour cream<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup finely chopped onion<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup milk<\/li>\n<li>4 tablespoons butter, melted<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon onion powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat the oven to <strong>350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C)<\/strong>. Grease a 9\u00d713-inch baking dish.<\/li>\n<li>In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the sausage until browned and fully cooked. Break it apart as it cooks, then drain any excess grease.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, combine the cream of chicken soup, sour cream, milk, melted butter, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the thawed hash browns, cooked sausage, chopped onion, and 1 1\/2 cups of the shredded cheddar cheese. Mix until everything is evenly combined.<\/li>\n<li>Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared baking dish.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle the remaining 1\/2 cup of cheddar cheese over the top.<\/li>\n<li>Cover with aluminum foil and bake for <strong>35 minutes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Remove the foil and continue baking for another <strong>15\u201320 minutes<\/strong>, until the casserole is hot, bubbly, and golden brown on top.<\/li>\n<li>Let it rest for about <strong>5\u201310 minutes<\/strong> before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Thaw and drain the hash browns well to prevent the casserole from becoming watery.<\/li>\n<li>You can use mild, hot, or maple breakfast sausage depending on your preference.<\/li>\n<li>For an extra crispy top, broil for 1\u20132 minutes at the end, watching carefully.<\/li>\n<li>Leftovers can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3\u20134 days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Serving<\/h2>\n<p>Serve warm as a hearty breakfast or brunch alongside eggs, fresh fruit, or biscuits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cracker Barrel Copycat Hashbrown Casserole with Sausage A creamy, cheesy, and comforting hashbrown casserole loaded with savory sausage. This easy&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7745"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7747,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7745\/revisions\/7747"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}