Sausage Casserole

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sausage-Casserole/Detail.aspx?evt19=1&referringHubId=672&mxt=t06dda
Egg and Sausage Casserole

Recipe based on above link, but I made alterations:

1 lb ground pork sausage
8 large eggs
1/4 cup melted butter
4 cups shredded hashbrowns (thawed)
1 small onion, diced
1 bell pepper, diced
8 oz mild cheddar, shredded
16 oz container small curd cottage cheese
salt, pepper, and 1 tsp ground sage (or alternate fresh/whole)

Mix hashbrowns and melted butter, pat into bottom of 9x13 casserole dish.
Put directly into hot oven @ 375F.

While that is in the oven, chop up and then saute onion and bell pepper in a little oil until soft and pepper has lost some of its moisture. Then add pork sausage and brown it in the same pan.
While browning pork, mix in large separate bowl the cheddar, cottage cheese, eggs, salt, pepper, and sage.
Once sausage is cooked, pour off any extra grease. Then mix the sausage/onion/pepper into the cheese/eggs mixture.

Take the dish out of the oven. Pour mixture over potato crust. Then put back into oven for 40 minutes, or until eggs are fully set and top is golden. (pre-bake time approx 30 minutes)