Recipes for Breakfast Casserole

Breakfast is the first and the most important meal of the day. In order to give your day a good start, you should treat your hungry stomach to some delicious and healthy breakfast recipes. This article will show you some recipes for breakfast casserole.

A healthy breakfast help in putting you into action for the long day ahead. It is very important to have a healthy and filling breakfast everyday. Just as we need some change in our daily lives, we need some difference in our daily breakfast recipes. We all have busy mornings and don't have enough time to prepare a full-fledged breakfast. The following recipes for breakfast casserole will help you prepare breakfast with ingredients stocked in our refrigerators. You can also use some leftover foods as ingredients and prepare a healthy casserole recipe. These deliciously healthy recipes for breakfast casserole, will prove to be a better option than those taste bud inhibiting, bland health foods.

Breakfast Casserole Recipes

Egg Breakfast Casserole Recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. sliced bacon, diced

1/2 lb. sliced dried beef, cut into small pieces

1-4 oz can sliced mushrooms, drained

1/8 tsp pepper

1/2 cup flour

4 cups milk

16 eggs

1 cup evaporated milk

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 cup butter

Method of Preparation

In a large skillet, sautй bacon till it is tender and crisp. Remove bacon and drain, discarding all but 1/4 cup of the drippings. Add beef, mushrooms, and pepper to a skillet and sprinkle flour. Stir thoroughly till well combined. Gradually add milk to the mixture and cook over low heat. Keep stirring constantly till it is thickened. Stir in bacon and set the sauce aside. In large bowl, beat eggs slightly, adding evaporated milk and salt. In another skillet, melt butter. Add the eggs. Cook and stir gently over medium heat until eggs are set. Place 1/2 of the eggs in a 9x13 dish and pour 1/2 the sauce over eggs. Add the remaining eggs and then remaining sauce again. This can be refrigerated over night. Cover and bake at 300 degrees F for 40-50 minutes. If refrigerated, bake for 1 hour. Garnish with parsley and serve this yummy breakfast egg recipe.

Number of Servings:12

Preparation Time: 1 hour and 30 minutes

Potato and Egg Breakfast Casserole Recipe

Ingredients

6 potatoes

8 eggs

seasoning salt to taste

1 cup margarine

1 can sour cream

Method of Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Add potatoes to salt water in a large pot and cook until tender but still firm, for about 15 minutes. Drain, cool, peel and slice the potatoes. Place eggs in a saucepan with cold water and bring water to a boil. Immediately remove from heat once the water is boiling. Cover and let the eggs stand in hot water for about 10 to 12 minutes. Remove the eggs and cool, peel and slice them. Now taking a 9x13 inch casserole dish, layer the potatoes and eggs, sprinkling each layer of eggs with seasoning salt and ending with potatoes. In a small saucepan, melt margarine with sour cream over low heat. Pour this sauce over potatoes and sprinkle lightly with seasoning salt. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Serve hot.

Number of Servings: 10

Preparation Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Sausage Breakfast Casserole Recipe

Ingredients

1 pound sage flavored breakfast sausage

3 cups shredded potatoes, drained and pressed

1/4 cup butter, melted

12 ounces mild Cheddar cheese, shredded

1/2 cup onion, shredded

1 container small curd cottage cheese

6 jumbo eggs

Method of Preparation

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Take a 9x13 inch square baking dish and grease it lightly. Place sausage in a large, deep skillet and cook over medium-high heat. Cook till the sausage is evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside the sausage. In the prepared baking dish, stir together shredded potatoes and butter. Line the bottom and sides of the baking dish with the potato and butter mixture. Mix the sausage, Cheddar cheese, onion, cottage cheese, and eggs in a bowl. Pour it over the potato mixture. Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven. You can check if it is cooked thoroughly by inserting a toothpick into the center of the casserole. Let the dish cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Number of Servings: 12

Preparation Time: 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Apple Sausage Breakfast Casserole

Ingredients

6 Veggie Sausage Patties

1 small cooking apple, cored and chopped

1 tablespoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

4 cups cubed, firm-textured multigrain bread

1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

6 eggs, beaten

1/3 cup sour cream

2 tablespoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups fat-free milk

Method of Preparation

Chop the sausage patties into bite-size pieces and set aside. In a small bowl, toss apple, 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon and set this aside too. Place half of the bread in 8x8x2 inch baking dish that is coated with nonstick cooking spray. Top the bread with half of the veggie patties, half of the apple mixture and half of the cheese. Repeat this step to make layers. In a bowl whisk together eggs and sour cream along with 2 tablespoons sugar, vanilla and salt. Add milk and continue to whisk until the mixture is well combined. Pour over the mixture in baking dish. Cover and refrigerate the dish for 2 to 24 hours. Bake the dish uncovered, at 325 degrees F for about 70 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the dish stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Number of Servings: 6

Preparation Time: 1 hour and 30 minutes.

I hope these recipes prove to be 'taste busters' and energizing. The best thing about recipes for breakfast casserole is that you can prepare the dish beforehand and cook it just before your breakfast. These recipes have health benefits that keep you strong and vitalized for a hard day's work. Enjoy these easy breakfast recipes and add some 'eggs'tra energy to your body.