Favorite breakfast casserole?

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This is my MIL's recipe--I love it.

Spray a 9x13 pan. Mix together one bag of thawed hash browns (we use the simply potatoes kind), and 1/2 c butter. Bake at 350 for 35 min.

Wisk together 12 eggs and 1/4 c. Milk. Mix together toppings (sautéed onion, sausage, bacon, veggies, etc--we usually just do sausage and onion or broccoli and onion). When the potatoes are done, layer 1/3 toppings, 1/3 c. Cheese, 1/3 egg mixture. Continue doing this until all the toppings are gone. Top with more cheese. Bake at 350 for 35 min or until the center is set.

This recipe can easily be made a day ahead and reheated.

[dbsk8dance]

Smitten kitchen posted one yesterday.

[ladygrey]

My mom always made this one growing up and now it's our favorite Christmas morning brunch item:

Pines Plantation Inn Breakfast Casserole

1/4 stick butter
1 small onion — chopped
1 small green pepper — chopped
2 -3 medium tomatoes — chopped
12 eggs — beaten
1 24 oz bag frozen hash brown potatoes
1/2 to 1 pound spicy breakfast sausage
3 cups cheddar cheese — shredded

Melt butter and place in bottom of 13 x 9 glass baking pan. Spread potatoes (still frozen is okay) in bottom of pan. Sprinkle chopped veggies over potatoes Add salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle meat over potatoes and veggies At this point, you may continue or casserole may be refrigerated overnight.

Pour beaten eggs over potatoes. Bake at 350º for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle cheese evenly over top. Bake another 5-10 minutes or until cheese is hot and bubbly.

Remove from oven and let set for approximately 5 minutes. Cut into squares and serve with spatula.

[crashgizmo]

I make an eggs benedict casserole that is always a huge hit- it's a little different but people always love it.

www.chewoutloud.com/2012/12/28/eggs-benedict-casserole/

[orangeblossom]

I discovered this link after I made mine, but this might be helpful.

Mix and Match Brunch Casserole

www.foodnetwork.com/recipes-and-cooking/mix-and-match-brunch-casserole/index.html

I made one from Americas Test Kitcen Family Cookbook called the 24 hour omelette.

8 eggs
10 slices of hearty white bread (they recommend pepperidge farm hearty white bread)
3 tablespoons of butter for bread and extra for buttering pan - softened
One onion - grated
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon hot sauce
3 cups shredded cheese

1.Butter 13x9 pan.
2.Butter each slice of bread. Tear into one-inch pieces.
3. Layer bottom of pan with bread
4. Top with cheese
5. Repeat later
6. Whisk eggs, onions, seasonings, hot sauce
7. Pour over bread and cheese
8. Place in fridge for at least 8 hours. Can leave in there up to 36 hours
9. Preheat oven to 350. Cook uncovered for one hour

The above recipe is from memory. I'll double check accuracy when I get home.

[definitelyO]

Dec 21, 2013 15:01:58 GMT -5 @mrschicken said:

This is my MIL's recipe--I love it.

Spray a 9x13 pan. Mix together one bag of thawed hash browns (we use the simply potatoes kind), and 1/2 c butter. Bake at 350 for 35 min.

Wisk together 12 eggs and 1/4 c. Milk. Mix together toppings (sautéed onion, sausage, bacon, veggies, etc--we usually just do sausage and onion or broccoli and onion). When the potatoes are done, layer 1/3 toppings, 1/3 c. Cheese, 1/3 egg mixture. Continue doing this until all the toppings are gone. Top with more cheese. Bake at 350 for 35 min or until the center is set.

This recipe can easily be made a day ahead and reheated.

This sounds good!

question - if you layer the eggs and toppings - don't the toppings just fall through the eggs to the bottom?   could you just mix the eggs and toppings together and then pour?   I don't understand how raw eggs actually hold "layers"

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Dec 21, 2013 16:09:14 GMT -5 definitelyO said:

Dec 21, 2013 15:01:58 GMT -5 @mrschicken said:

This is my MIL's recipe--I love it.

Spray a 9x13 pan. Mix together one bag of thawed hash browns (we use the simply potatoes kind), and 1/2 c butter. Bake at 350 for 35 min.

Wisk together 12 eggs and 1/4 c. Milk. Mix together toppings (sautéed onion, sausage, bacon, veggies, etc--we usually just do sausage and onion or broccoli and onion). When the potatoes are done, layer 1/3 toppings, 1/3 c. Cheese, 1/3 egg mixture. Continue doing this until all the toppings are gone. Top with more cheese. Bake at 350 for 35 min or until the center is set.

This recipe can easily be made a day ahead and reheated.

This sounds good!

question - if you layer the eggs and toppings - don't the toppings just fall through the eggs to the bottom?   could you just mix the eggs and toppings together and then pour?   I don't understand how raw eggs actually hold "layers"

It's to avoid an all egg crater in the middle--if you mix and dump, all the toppings tend to get pushed to the edge.

That's MIL's explanation. I just blindly follow the delicious.

[Willis Jackson]

This frittata has become a favorite.

Chard & Chorizo Frittata

[AAM2012]

Dec 21, 2013 15:08:14 GMT -5 ladygrey said:

My mom always made this one growing up and now it's our favorite Christmas morning brunch item:

Pines Plantation Inn Breakfast Casserole

1/4 stick butter
1 small onion — chopped
1 small green pepper — chopped
2 -3 medium tomatoes — chopped
12 eggs — beaten
1 24 oz bag frozen hash brown potatoes
1/2 to 1 pound spicy breakfast sausage
3 cups cheddar cheese — shredded

Melt butter and place in bottom of 13 x 9 glass baking pan. Spread potatoes (still frozen is okay) in bottom of pan. Sprinkle chopped veggies over potatoes Add salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle meat over potatoes and veggies At this point, you may continue or casserole may be refrigerated overnight.

Pour beaten eggs over potatoes. Bake at 350º for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle cheese evenly over top. Bake another 5-10 minutes or until cheese is hot and bubbly.

Remove from oven and let set for approximately 5 minutes. Cut into squares and serve with spatula.

This sounds easy and good!