Smart Choice Bacon Breakfast Casserole Recipes

BREAKFAST CASSEROLE WITH BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Crumble.
• Place Cheddar cheese into the bottom of the prepared dish and sprinkle with flour. Toss together with your fingers to distribute evenly. Sprinkle bacon evenly over the cheese.
• Beat eggs, milk, salt, pepper, seasoned salt, dry mustard, onion powder, garlic powder, and paprika in a bowl. Pour over the bacon and cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until the center is set and the top has browned, about 45 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting and serving.

EASY OVERNIGHT BREAKFAST CASSEROLE WITH BACON EGG & CHEESE

Steps:

• Cut strips of bacon into 1/2-inch pieces and cook over medium heat until crisp. Blot with paper towels and discard accumulate bacon fat. Remove crusts from bread, and reserve for another use. Cut bread slices into cubes, and set aside. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, cheese, and dry mustard together. Fold in bacon and cubed bread, and spoon mixture into a buttered 8x8-inch square baking dish. Cover tightly, and refrigerate overnight.* Remove from refrigerator and let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes. Bake, uncovered, at 325 degrees for 45 minutes or until a knife inserted midway between center and outer edge comes out clean.

BACON, EGG AND CHEESE BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cook bacon in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until crisp and the fat has rendered out, 8 to 10 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove from skillet, leaving fat behind.
• Add olive oil, potatoes and onion slices to the skillet. Season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally until the potatoes are tender and start to brown, and the onions are golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Return bacon to skillet and stir to combine so that everything is distributed evenly.
• In a large bowl, whisk eggs together and season with salt and pepper. Add cheese and whisk to blend. Transfer potato mixture to a 1 1/2- to 2-quart baking dish (any shape will work) and pour egg mixture over. Place in oven and bake until eggs are puffed around the edges and just set in the center, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let cool slightly before eating. Serve with hot sauce if you like.

OVERNIGHT BACON BRUNCH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Grease a 9x13-inch pan. Layer brioche cubes evenly in the prepared pan.
• Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until it is cooked through, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, including any rendered bacon fat, and allow to cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Heat a small amount of bacon fat in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion and bell pepper until soft, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Meanwhile, beat eggs in a large bowl. Mix milk, Cheddar cheese, mustard powder, pepper, and salt into the beaten eggs. Mix in bacon and onion-bell pepper mixture when done. Carefully pour the egg mixture over the brioche bread cubes and give it a gentle stir so everything is evenly distributed. Gently press the cubes into the egg mixture as needed, so all the bread cubes are sitting in the liquid. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours, to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven on the middle rack until set, the top is browned, and a toothpick inserted into the center of the casserole comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly before serving, 5 to 10 minutes.

BACON BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon in batches over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain., In a greased 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker, layer a third of each of the following: potatoes, reserved bacon and cheese. Repeat layers twice. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, salt and pepper; pour over top. Cook, covered, on low until eggs are set, 4-5 hours. Turn off slow cooker. Remove crock insert to a wire rack; let stand, uncovered, 30 minutes before serving. If desired, sprinkle with parsley.

BREAKFAST CASSEROLE WITH BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350˚F.
• In a large bowl, mix the eggs, heavy cream, 1/2 cup cheddar, salt and pepper together. Then pour the mixture in a greased 9x13" casserole dish.
• Drop the cubes of cream cheese evenly throughout the egg mixture.
• Bake for 35 minutes, then sprinkle the remaining cheddar cheese and bacon over the top of the casserole and then return to finish baking 10-20 minutes or until the center is just set and springs back when touched.

HOLIDAY BREAKFAST CASSEROLE WITH BISCUITS AND BACON

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add potatoes, season with salt and pepper, and saute until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Remove from the skillet.
• Add bacon to the same skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray.
• Cut each biscuit into 4 pieces and spread evenly across the bottom of the prepared baking pan. Layer evenly with potatoes, then bacon, then 2 cups Cheddar cheese. Whip eggs and milk together in a bowl and pour evenly over the Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining 3 cups Cheddar and return to the oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 10 minutes.