Description: Hearty taters, cheese, and meat good for 1st or 2nd breakfast. If you can't get Gaffer to dig some taters, use frozen hashbrowns from the market.

Submitted by: Tamurile*Halfelven on 2003-02-12 13:52:38

Serves: 8 hungry hobbits

Prep Time: 10 min. setup, 50-60 min. baking

Difficulty: Easy

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Ingredients

32-oz. bag frozen cube-style hashbrowns, thawed
2 c. shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 c. diced cooked ham or crumbled sausage
2-3 tbsp. minced onion (or to taste)
8 eggs
2 c. milk
Shire seasonings (salt, pepper, garlic, paprika, or your fave combo) to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F.

In a large bowl combine taters, 1c. cheese and meat. Toss with seasonings of your choice. Pour into a greased 9" x 13" baking dish.

In same bowl, beat eggs and milk together. Pour over tater mixture in dish.

Bake for 50-60 min.till golden brown and knife comes clean in the middle.

Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Let set for about 5 min., then serve with your fave scones or hearty bread and fruit.

You can put this together the evening before, then cover and refrigerate. Let set at room temp for 30 min. before baking.

(This half-Elven lady had to learn to cook amply for my Hobbit husband and our 7 offspring.)