Dee Anne's Breakfast Casseroles

Submitted by DeeAnneV

"Out of my desire to provide a protein-filled breakfast to guests and my family who was quickly growing from twin boys + one, I needed a quick make-ahead breakfast recipe. I found a few breakfast casserole recipes in my search and made them simpler and revised it so you can change them up depending upon the guests you may have. If you need a vegetarian casserole or have sausage on hand instead of bacon it's super simple to omit & replace with different ingredients that are sure to please! I make 2 kinds at the same time so everyone can pick their favorite!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 54mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 24 ounces frozen hash brown potatoes
• 10 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 8 ounces bacon or 8 ounces sausage
• 8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1⁄2 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper

directions

1. Cut bacon up in small pieces (or break sausage up) cook in pan, drain on paper towel & set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Grease 9x13 casserole dish.
4. Place a layer of potatoes on the bottom of the dish and sprinkle with salt, pepper, onion powder, & garlic powder. Add rest of the potatoes and repeat sprinkling -- Adjust amounts of seasoning to taste.
5. Place bacon (or sausage)**, and cheese on top of potatoes.
6. In a mixing bowl whisk eggs together, add milk and whisk until incorporated. Pour evenly over top of layers.
7. Bake uncovered for about 1 1/2 hours or more - until liquid is gone.

8. **To make a Veggie Version I omit the bacon (or sausage) & add:

9. Chopped Onion.
10. Chopped Red Pepper.
11. Chopped Mushrooms.
12. Make it ahead and cut into squares to place into zip lock bags to freeze.
13. For a quick breakfast microwave & Enjoy!

Reviews

[evanbusk5]

Baked for 1 hour, liquid was gone. The top and edges were very brown. So I took it out of the oven. Needless to say, the potatoes were slightly cold still :/ I made another one with veggies and was much more flavorful. Somewhat disappointed with my results.