Easy Breakfast Casserole
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I’m so excited you decided to come over for the beginning of our Christmas Brunch!! I appreciate you taking time out of your final busy days of holiday preparations to join us.
I’m sure you don’t mind…I didn’t vacuum before you all came over. I figured we’d probably make a mess of the Vanilla Muffins with Cinnamon Crumb Topping anyway. I’ll have one of the boys sweep later. (It’s all a part of Our Chore System after all.) The Vanilla Muffin recipe will be coming up later on during our brunch, so be sure not to miss it. Today, we’ll be starting with an Easy Breakfast Casserole recipe.
I used to think that making a Breakfast Casserole was a big deal, difficult, complicated and tricky. It seems that the recipes I found called for ingredients I never had and they always overwhelmed me.
One day a few weeks ago, I had an abundance of eggs and a few leftover ingredients from other meals so I decided to experiment. What do you know? You can build an egg casserole with just about anything. Quickly. Inexpensively. Without difficulty. I am very excited.
Here’s the beauty of this recipe: You can build your breakfast casserole however you want. This recipe has a few “base ingredients”, then you stir in whatever “add ins” you want…then you top it with cheese…then you bake it. It doesn’t get much easier than that! (And did I mention that this recipe is Gluten Free?!)
Easy Breakfast Casserole
8 eggs
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup shredded cheese (I use white cheddar, but you can use whatever cheese you want!)
Begin your casserole by whisking together the eggs, cream and salt. Pour the ingredients into a 9×13 inch casserole dish. Sprinkle in any “add in” ingredients you wish. Stir them around with a fork. Top casserole with cheese. Bake in a 350° oven for 30-40 minutes, or until the middle doesn’t jiggle.
Add In options:
Cooked sausage (I have a wonderful recipe for turkey sausage here.)
Chopped ham
Chopped and cooked bacon
Leftover baked potatoes, cut into chunks or shredded into hashbrowns
Sauteed veggies
Add anywhere from 1/2 cup to 2 cups of any of these “add ins”. You can use a different sized casserole dish, you’ll just need to adjust the bake time. The thicker your casserole, the longer it will take to bake.
Thanks again for coming over for our brunch! Remember to leave a comment so that you’ll be included in our giveaway for lots of wonderful presents! Please feel free to mingle for a while. I’ll soon be whipping up a Sucanat Powdered Sugar Frosting for our Gingerbread Cookies. You’re welcome to come into the kitchen and help if you want. I may even let you lick the beaters!
I love how simple this is! Thanks for posting!!!
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Yum!
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I like the idea for mixing in hashbrowns!
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Sounds yummy! I love b’fast casseroles–makes my morning go better when we do one.
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Looks so yummy and like the idea of adding in anything to my liking!
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I say this is what we call Easy Peasy… so quick and can bake while we are all showering and having coffee. Thanks for sharing!!
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Mmmmm! It’s been a while since I’ve made a breakfast casserole-but now I’m inspired! Thanks! :-D
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This looks easy and basic enough. Great for a healthy dinner too.
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We love breakfast casserole here!!
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Laura,
It has been a busy crazy day, I haven’t had time to check my e-mails, but I had to check out your site and see what you were serving. Delicious.
Thanks.
Can’t wait for the vanilla muffins and wondering if the recipe will work as a cake. I am needing a healthy white cake for my strawberry shortcake. Used Jiffy white cake mix for years and well it is full of white sugar. I know with Rapadura my cake won’t be white but maybe honey, can’t wait to taste your vanilla muffins.
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Laura Reply:
December 20th, 2010 at 9:38 pm
I’m not sure the muffin recipe will work for a cake BUT: http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/healthy-strawberry-shortcake I’ve gotcha covered. :)
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Oh pick me!! I just love all your recipes. You are know in our house as an expert.
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Excuse my typing…you are known in our house…
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That really does look awesome thanks for sharing.
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What flavours of tea do you have?
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Looks yummy and easy. Can’t wait to try it!
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Every one of your recipes that I have made has turned into a keeper. Thanks so much for sharing!
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Sounds good – it’s always nice to have a new breakfast recipe (or breakfast for supper recipe – this one sounds perfect for that!)
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Another chance to win. Yay!
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Looks sooooo good.
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I really wish I were’nt allergic to eggs, looks yummy. I can make it for my family though, while I enjoy a smoothie!
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what a great basic recipe. Thank you for sharing with us–looking forward to seeing the other recipes…
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Breakfast casserole is our Christmas morning tradition!
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Love this site. Can’t wait to try this. Our family loves the pizza pockets and the bonus points I get for serving apple/blueberry pies for breakfast. LOVE!
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The thing I don’t like about breakfast casseroles is all the time it takes to prepare. I like the idea of making it the night before, but still you have to get up at an un-Godly hour to let it come to room temp and THEN bake it for an hour! Sheesh!
Like this one much better. :)
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Thanks for simplifying this!
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thanks for the other ideas other than pork – I think potatoes sound yummy!!
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I have never made a breakfast casserole, so I think it might be time to adventure into this idea. Now to figure out what will please the majority of my family.
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My mom would always assemble her breakfast casserole the night before with bread cubes to soak in the eggs. Then bake fresh in the morning. Yum. Good memories.
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Ymmm! Thanks for inviting me over – I am so excited to hang out with you!!!!
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Just picked up an extra dozen eggs at the store for our Christmas brunch! Thanks.
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Yum! With cheese and meat, it’s often good without salt.
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A lovely serving of fruit on the side and a muffin and you have a wonderful Christmas breakfast. Thanks for the inspiration!
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I LOVE eggs!
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Okay, so I made this for dinner last night and it was great. I couldnot add the cream, as we were out of milk and DH didn’t bring it home until after I’d gotten this into the oven. So for a 9×13, I used 12 eggs for my family of 7. I added sauteed onions and spinach and some cut up Beeler’s Ham and it was really good. Thanks for such an easy quiche recipe that doesn’t include baking mix! Yay!
Oh, and my morning sickness is so bad I am not keeping anything down, but I kept yout quiche down so THANK YOU! It’s always nice to eat sometimes, LOL!
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As always, looks wonderful!
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Mmmmm, mmmmm, yummy!
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nice and easy…thanks
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Looks great – I have an overabundance of farm fresh eggs to use, and this will probably find its way to my table in the near future :-D
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I think you just planned our Christmas breakfast for me. Thanks. And, I’m gonna use your homemade vanilla, yum. – Dawn
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This is wonderful. We never do the traditional breakfast casseroles because they always have bread in them. Gonna have to try this!
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Can’t wait to see what all you have in store for “Brunch”…I always have a hard time putting menus together…Thanks for all of your help!
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Do you think it would taste right without the ham? Otherwise, it looks delicious!
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This casserole looks like it could also be described as a crustless quiche or a baked omelette. Yummy! I love that you can customize it to your family’s tastes and what you have on hand. I tend to do that anyway, but I love recipes that state up front that you can do it.
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It does look really easy! Thanks for the recipe!
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I am fixing Friday night to have for Saturday morning. Merry Christmas!
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My husband and I like breakfast casseroles, but my kids not so much. But they would love the muffins. So may need both.
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I love a good breakfast casserole. Thanks for the recipe.
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I am so going to make this! I may even add it to the dinner menu. I always keep at least 1 dozen eggs in my refrigerator as it is a cheap source of good protein! I may even pair it with those Cinnamon muffins! Will it work alright with whole (raw) milk?
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Just catching up today – Thanks for this easy recipe with normal – clean out the fridge/pantry ingredients! I agree, too many complicated recipes for breakfast casseroles! :) It’s morning I tell ya!
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When I’m out of heavy cream, I whirl cottage cheese in the blender or food processor. It works like a charm! I also LOVE the addition of mustard powder. That adds such depth and flavor.
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