Sausage, Bacon, Egg and Cheese Casserole

Ingredients

• 12 ounces reduced-fat pork sausage
• 6 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 1 (3 ounce) package bacon bits
• 12 ounces reduced-fat cheddar cheese, shredded
• 16 ounces non fat small curd cottage cheese
• 1/4 cup light butter
• 1 (20 ounce) package refrigerated diced potatoes with onions
• 1 pint egg beaters southwestern egg substitute
• salt and pepper

Directions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 375 degrees.

2. 2

   Coat a 9x13 pan with Pam.

3. 3

   Melt butter and mix with the potatoes and onion, then line bottom of prepared pan.

4. 4

   Brown the sausage over medium-high heat, adding mushrooms about half way through.

5. 5

   Meanwhile, mix cheddar cheese and cottage cheese.

6. 6

   Layer 1/2 the cheese mixture, then sausage mixture and bacon bits, then the remaining cheese mixture over potatoes in the pan.

7. 7

   Pour egg beaters evenly over entire pan.

8. 8

   Bake for about an hour, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.