Cheese, Egg, & Potato Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 7 -8 potatoes, grated and squeezed of excess liquid
• 12 eggs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 16 ounces shredded cheddar cheese (tasty possibilities) or 16 ounces colby-monterey jack cheese (tasty possibilities) or 16 ounces mozzarella cheese (tasty possibilities)
• sliced black olives (optional)
• bacon (crumbled) (optional)
• diced ham (optional)
• sliced smoked sausage (optional)
• bulk lamb sausage (optional)
• bell pepper (optional)
• sliced mushrooms (optional)
• chopped yellow onions (optional) or onions, optional (optional) or red onion (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet at medium-high heat.
• 2 add the potatoes and use your spatula to make sure the potatoes are fairly evenly coated with oil.
• 3 lightly grease a 13 x 9 baking pan.
• 4 let the potatoes cook about 5-7 minutes. check the bottom. if the bottom of the potatoes is brown, turn the potatoes. leave the potatoes to cook another 5-7 minutes, and then recheck them. make sure you keep the turning to a minimum.
• 5 beat the 12 eggs in a large bowl. add the milk, salt, and pepper and beat together.
• 6 when the potatoes have been thoroughly cooked, remove them from the pan and arrange them evenly on the bottom of the 13 x 9 baking pan.
• 7 pour the egg mixture over the top.
• 8 add any of the optional ingredients.
• 9 cover with the cheese.
• 10 bake at 350 degrees f for 40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.