Made together with your favourite veggies and protein, this breakfast casserole is a simple choice for meal prepping or feeding a crowd. You possibly can even make it prematurely! Recipe features a how-to video!
Straightforward Breakfast Casserole (Make-Forward Pleasant!)
As we speak’s breakfast casserole is what meal prepping desires are fabricated from! Not solely is it straightforward to make and (largely) hands-off, it makes fairly a couple of servings AND will be frozen for a fast and nutritious meal choice. Oh, and it’s completely customizable too!
Round right here, we prefer to serve this recipe for brunches and vacation breakfasts with a aspect of cinnamon rolls or buttered sourdough bread. It feeds our complete household (after which some), and any leftovers are loved all through the week.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Protein packed with some veggies too. I embrace directions for including extra veggies or eradicating the meat, in case you’d prefer to make it vegetarian.
- Makes 12 servings, however you possibly can simply double, triple, or quadruple (!) the recipe for much more (we often do that throughout the holidays!).
- Could be made prematurely, if you wish to prep the casserole sooner or later and bake it the following (or just bake and reheat).
- Bakes for 40-45 minutes, which supplies you sufficient time to organize a batch of buttermilk pancakes, French toast, or waffles too. Or, bake my French toast casserole on the similar time–it makes use of the identical temperature and takes the identical period of time!
This recipe could look much like my quiche lorraine recipe, however they’re only a bit totally different. The principle distinction between the 2 is that quiche is baked in a pie crust (ideally my straightforward pie crust recipe) and breakfast casserole shouldn’t be. Strive them each and see which you favor!
Components
I received’t evaluation each ingredient (the total record is under), however I do wish to spotlight a couple of you will have questions on.
- Breakfast sausage. You can substitute bacon for the sausage, however my style testers (and I) all most well-liked the sausage model. Alternatively, you may also make this breakfast casserole meat free; simply prepare dinner the veggies in 2 Tbsp of butter and begin checking the casserole sooner (round 35 minutes).
- Frozen hash browns. There isn’t a have to thaw the potatoes earlier than including them; they may reheat as they bake. You should use both shredded or cubed hash browns–both will work superb right here however I favor the cubed.
- Veggies. I keep on with simply peppers and onions, however be at liberty so as to add mushrooms, spinach, kale or related mushy veggies.
- Tabasco. This provides taste with out making the breakfast casserole too spicy. In case you are particularly delicate to spice although, you possibly can all the time go away it out.
- Shredded cheese. Whereas I exploit cheddar cheese, you possibly can actually use your favourite. Swiss, pepper jack, mozzarella, and monterey jack are all nice choices right here!
SAM’S TIP: Add a pinch of nutmeg! It provides such a beautiful taste prefer it does in my quiche (and fettuccine Alfredo).
Keep in mind, that is simply an summary of the substances I used and why. For the total recipe please scroll right down to the underside of the publish!
Easy methods to Make Breakfast Casserole
Earlier than we soar in, I simply wish to be aware that the pictures and directions under are simply meant to be useful, visible tips to accompany the written recipe (on the backside of the publish) and aren’t supposed so that you can attempt to bake from. I present these pictures and particulars as a result of I feel they’re useful, however for the total recipe in its entirety scroll right down to the recipe card.
- Add the hash browns to the underside of a greased baking dish, spreading them in a single even layer. Put aside.
- Prepare dinner the sausage in a skillet till browned and crumbly, then layer over the potatoes. I exploit a slotted spoon to do that so any grease stays within the skillet.
- Prepare dinner the peppers and onions in the identical pan till softened. Observe that in case you shouldn’t have any grease left within the pan out of your sausage, you possibly can add 2 tablespoons of butter for sautéing the veggies. Add the garlic and prepare dinner till aromatic, then spoon the veggies over the sausage layer.
- Add the cheese to the potatoes and sausage and stir till the combination is nicely mixed.
- Whisk the eggs very nicely and remaining substances collectively in a separate bowl till nicely mixed.
- Pour the egg combination into your baking dish.
- Bake till the perimeters are set and the middle jiggles barely, about 45 minutes.
- Let cool for 10 minutes or so earlier than slicing and serving.
SAM’S TIP: Ensure to offer your egg combination a very good and thorough whisk so every part is mixed. This additionally encourages fluffy eggs (identical to whenever you’re making scrambled eggs)!
Make This Recipe Work for You!
Make it forward: could prep the casserole and bake it one other day, or you possibly can bake the casserole, refrigerate/freeze, and reheat it earlier than serving. I present detailed directions for all of this within the recipe card under.
Customise your add-ins: get inventive together with your veggies, cheeses, and meats; simply attempt to maintain the add-ins below 8 cups and be aware of the kind of veggies you add, as some may have a bit longer to prepare dinner than others. Apart from that, this recipe may be very versatile! Some mixtures we like embrace spinach, onion, and feta; broccoli, ham, and cheddar; sun-dried tomato, basil, and mozzarella; and bacon, jalapeño, and Monterey jack (jogs my memory of bacon jalapeno popper dip!).
Make egg muffins: use this recipe to make egg muffins! To do that, divide all your veggies and cooked meats right into a evenly greased muffin pan (silicone would additionally work nicely for best elimination), then pour within the egg/cream combination. High with the cheese and bake at 350F for 20-25 minutes or till set. This recipe ought to make 15-18 egg muffins.
We love making this breakfast casserole throughout the holidays; I’ll typically make a couple of totally different flavors so everybody can select their favourite!
Observe: if brunches are a factor in your loved ones, undoubtedly take a look at my brunch recipes for extra recipes like this one!
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Breakfast Casserole
Servings: 12 servings
Energy: 345kcal
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Directions
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Preheat oven to 375F (190C) and evenly grease the perimeters and backside of a 13×9” (33x22cm) baking dish with butter.
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Unfold diced potatoes evenly over the underside of the ready dish, put aside.
2 cups (255 g) diced frozen hash browns
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In a skillet over medium/excessive warmth, prepare dinner sausage till browned, crumbling as you go. When cooked by, take away the sausage with a slotted spoon to the baking dish (to empty the oil from it) and layer over the potatoes.
1 lb (453 g) breakfast sausage
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Utilizing the identical skillet you cooked the sausage in (I don’t drain it except I’ve greater than a Tablespoon or two of grease remaining, conversely in case you don’t have any grease remaining add 2 Tablespoons of butter to the pan to prepare dinner the pepper and onion), prepare dinner pepper and onion over medium warmth, stirring steadily and cooking till softened (about 5 minutes).
1 (140 g) small onion, 1 (120 g) crimson bell pepper
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Add garlic and prepare dinner till aromatic, about 30 seconds. Add combination over the sausage.
2 teaspoons minced garlic
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Sprinkle cheese into the baking dish and gently stir every part collectively till substances are nicely dispersed.
8 oz (226 g) shredded cheddar cheese
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In a separate, giant mixing bowl, vigorously whisk the eggs till nicely mixed.
12 giant eggs
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Add milk, cream, tabasco, pepper, nutmeg, and salt into your eggs and till nicely mixed. Pour evenly into baking dish.
¾ cup (180 ml) heavy cream, ¼ cup (60 ml) complete milk, 5 dashes tabasco sauce, ½ teaspoon desk salt, ¼ teaspoon floor black pepper, ⅛ rounded teaspoon nutmeg
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Switch to heart rack of 375F (190C) preheated oven and bake for 40-45 minutes, till edges are set and the very heart is just barely jiggly. Enable to chill for 10 minutes earlier than serving.
Notes
Storing
Enable casserole to chill then cowl tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for as much as 3 days. It might even be frozen for as much as a month. Could also be reheated within the microwave (don’t over-cook it, warmth briefly bursts) or in a 350F (175C) preheated oven lined with foil till heated by.
Making prematurely
Put together the casserole by step 8. Cowl tightly and refrigerate in a single day. The subsequent day, enable it to sit down at room temperature for about half-hour whereas the oven heats to 375F (190C), gently stir, then bake as indicated in preheated oven. Observe that it could take a bit longer (5-10 minutes) to bake if the pan remains to be chilly.
To bake prematurely: Observe above directions for storing and, for greatest outcomes, reheat within the oven as indicated (this can probably take half-hour or so).
Vitamin
Serving: 1serving | Energy: 345kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 17g | Fats: 26g | Saturated Fats: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 3g | Monounsaturated Fats: 9g | Trans Fats: 0.1g | Ldl cholesterol: 227mg | Sodium: 549mg | Potassium: 328mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 994IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 185mg | Iron: 2mg
Dietary info relies on third-party calculations and needs to be thought-about an estimate solely. Precise dietary content material will fluctuate primarily based upon manufacturers used, measuring strategies, cooking technique, portion sizes, and extra.
