Breakfast Casserole Recipe

Y’all I made this breakfast casserole on Good Morning America, and it was a straight up hit. Plus it’s next level easy too. I love to pull this recipe out for entertaining because it has eggs, crispy bacon, hash browns, greens and cheese! It’s my brunch go-to.

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Breakfast bake recipe is cut into squares with a spatula ready to serve for brunch

How to Make Breakfast Casserole

  1. Prep: Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13 dish. Cook bacon until crispy, then chop. Sauté onion, peppers, and greens in bacon grease; let cool.
  2. Mix: Whisk eggs and milk. Add vegetables, hash browns, most bacon, and cheese. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. Bake: Pour into dish, add cheese. Bake 25 minutes, add remaining bacon, then bake 20-25 more minutes until set.
  4. Plan Ahead: Prepare casserole, refrigerate for up to 24 hours, and bake when needed. Perfect for easy mornings!
Breakfast bake recipe is cut into squares with a spatula ready to serve for brunch

Breakfast Casserole Recipe

I made this breakfast casserole recipe for Good Morning America, and it was a hit. It's got eggs, bacon, greens, hash browns and cheese.
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Servings: 10 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 lb bacon thinly diced
  • 1 onion finely diced
  • 1 1/2 cup greens I use collard greens or spinach, diced and blanched
  • 1/2 green bell pepper seeds removed and finely diced
  • 1/2 red pepper seeds removed and finely diced
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 12 large eggs
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 3 cups frozen hash browns (you don’t have to thaw these)
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese divided
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • chopped parsley for garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray or butter and set aside.
  • In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat, stirring occasionally to ensure they don’t stick. Cook until bacon is crispy and golden brown. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon leaving the bacon grease in the skillet and drain on a paper towel lined plate. Once drained, roughly chop the bacon and set aside.
  • Add the onion, red and green peppers and greens to the skillet with bacon grease and cook over medium heat until tender. Once tender, add garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes. Set aside and let cool for about 10 minutes.
  • In a large bowl, add eggs and milk and whisk together until well beaten and combined.  Stir in the cooked vegetables, hash browns, and 1 cup of cheddar cheese. Add the majority of bacon to eggs as well and stir together. Finally season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Pour the eggs into the baking dish and top with remaining cheese. Bake for 25 minutes so the eggs start to set up. Carefully add remaining chopped bacon to the top of the eggs. Bake for an additional 20-25 minutes or until the eggs are firm and the top is slightly golden brown. Let stand for 10 minutes.
  • To save time, Make Ahead!  Pour the egg mixture in the pan and refrigerate for up to 24 hours. Bake when ready to serve.

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Notes

For the greens, you can also use other greens like mustard greens or turnip greens.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 432kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 253mg | Sodium: 543mg | Potassium: 451mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 844IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 233mg | Iron: 2mg
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Recipe Help

Can you make this ahead?

Assemble the casserole according the instructions then cover the dish and refrigerate overnight. Before baking, let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. 

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Comments

  1. I will be making this dish for brunch this weekend and am sooo excited to do so! I love to cook and follow recipes all the time so thank you Jocelyn for sharing your wonderful recipe. I will let you know how it turns out.
    Thank you everyone for your comments and suggestions as well because it adds to my excitement!

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