OT: Can I please get your Christmas breakfast casserole recipe?

[Elmo888]

We do quiche, too. I'm vegetarian, and I found this Mediterranean Quiche from Emeril...

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_19035,00.html

I love it. I could eat the veggie mixture by itself (but mixing it with cheese and half and half makes it better!) I make the veggie mixture the day before and just assemble the quiche in the morning.

I buy a deep dish pie crust, and I use feta instead of goat cheese (not a fan of goat cheese).

Enjoy!

 

[4pixies]

You make it the night before. Can also be made ahead and frozen............
Farmer's Casserole

3 Cups frozen shredded hash brown potatoes
3/4 cup shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup diced ham or bacon(I used both)
1/4 cup sliced green onions
4 beaten eggs
1-12 oz can evaporated milk
salt and pepper

Grease a 2 quart square baking dish. Arrange potatoes evenly in the bottom of dish. Sprinkle with cheese, meat, and onion. In a mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Pour egg mixture over potato mixture in dish. *If not freezing, cover and chill overnight and then follow serving day instructions. Freeze using plastic wrap and foil method.

Serving day instructions

Thaw completely. Bake uncovered in a 350 degree oven for 40-45 minutes or until center appears set. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

 

[aes74]

hope you don't mind if I resurrect this thread again!!!

 

[becca011906]

hope you don't mind if I resurrect this thread again!!!

I'm glad you did i missed it the first go round!

 

[mousefanmichelle]

Thanks I just copied down 4 of these yummy babies!!!!

Happy Holidays!!!
Michelle

 

[Tricia1972]

This recipe is kind of a pain and pretty time consuming but, I promise, oh so worth it!!

Here you go...

French Toast Casserole

1 1/12 loaves of bread
13 eggs
1 stick magarine, melted and then cooled to room temp.
1 cup Marple syrup (or plain pancake syrup works fine)
2 1/2 cups half and half
1 8oz block of cream cheese

spread the bread slices out so that they dry out, I usually do this Christmas Eve morning on the dining room table and turn on the ceiling fan, flip the slices so that both sides get dry. Once dry, cut each slice into 9 cubes. Place bread cubes into greased 9X13 pan. (they are usually piled pretty high in the pan, this is normal) Cut the block of cream cheese into pieces about 3/4 of tsp. (these don't need to exact, I try for slightly bigger than a marble) Dot cream cheese all over bread cubes. Mix well remaining ingredients. Pour egg mixture all over the bread. You want all off the bread to be completely saturated. (at times, I've had to add a little extra by just mixing another egg or two and some extra half and half) You'll have to use your hands to sort of pack down your casserole. You should have a very full pan of saturated bread cubes. Chill over night.

Preheat oven to 350, bake covered approx. 75 to 90 mins. Remove cover the last 15 mins or so to lightly brown the top. Serve with syrup.


HINT: I've ruined my mixture twice by not allowing the margarine to cool and adding it to the cold eggs and half and half causing it to crystalize. Just to be on the safe side, I let my egss and half and half warm to room tempature and cool my magarine in an ice bath.

This is exactly my recipe except for mine adds 2 cups of fresh (or frozen) blueberries. It's delicious!

 

[Darcy03231]

Here are mine:

Peaches 'n Cream French Toast (6 servings)

Ingredients
• 10 to 12 slices white bread
• crusts removed
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups half & half
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Filling:
• 8 ounces cream cheese - softened (regular or light)
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 to 3 fresh peaches or one 16-ounce can of drained peach halves

Arrange half of bread in bottom of greased 11 x 7-inch glass baking dish.

In separate bowl, beat eggs, half & half, sugar, and vanilla. In another bowl, beat together all filling ingredients except for peaches and set aside.

Pour 1/2 of egg and half & half mixture on bread in bottom of dish.

Pour all of filling ingredients over bread, spreading evenly to sides of dish. Cut peach halves horizontally into 1/4-inch slices and place over filling.

Arrange remaining bread slices over filling and peaches. Pour remaining egg and half & half mixture over bread. Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate overnight.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Best to allow to stand at room temperature before baking for 30 minutes. Bake covered 30 minutes.

Uncover and bake 30 to 40 minutes longer or until puffy and golden. Serve with warm maple syrup if desired.

Southwestern Breakfast Casserole

Ingredients:

1 (8½-ounce) package corn muffin mix
3 Cups cubed (1/2 inch) Italian bread
8 ounces Italian sausage
1 Cup chopped onion
2 Cups milk
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 (10-ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chiles, undrained
4 eggs
2 Cups shredded Colby-Jack cheese, divided

Directions:

Prepare corn muffin mix according to package directions; cool. Crumble muffins into a large bowl and stir in bread. Set aside.

Remove casings from sausage and cook in large skillet with onion over medium heat until browned, stirring to crumble. Drain.

Combine milk, cumin, pepper, tomatoes, and eggs; stir until blended. Add sausage mixture; stir well. Stir into bread mixture. Spoon half of bread mixture into a 9x13 pan coated with cooking spray. Top with 1 cup cheese. Spoon remaining bread mixture over cheese, and then top with remaining cheese. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake 40 minutes or until set. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

 

[cmaee]

I make Paula Dean's French Toast Casserole all the time. We love it. I have started using Splenda Sugar and Splenda Brown Sugar and take out the corn syrup and it is just as good. It is my little way of justifying eating it...I always say that it's made with Splenda and it instantly makes it not so unhealthy!!

 

[jennyopenny]

Thank you so much!

I copied down one casserole and the gooey butter cake. Now my Christmas Day brunch menu is planned. YOU GUYS ROCK!!!

 

[tanyaandallie]

Thank you for bumping this one!!! Last year i made the French Toast casserole and the hashbrown casserole and I have been racking my brain trying to remember where I got them! It was here on dis!!!! Yay! My family will thank you on Christmas morning.

 

[koolaidmoms]

I haven't seen the one we do yet so here goes: Brunch Casserole (let sit overnight)

8 slices white bread
3/4 cup melted butter
2 cups of cubed cooked ham
2 cups of chopped, cooked broccoli
2 cups of shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
3 eggs
1 2/3 cups of milk
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper

Cube bread. Add melted butter and toss well.
In buttered 9x13 casserole layer ingredients in the following order: half bread, half cheese, half broccoli, all the ham, then rest of broccoli, rest of cheese and rest of bread cubes.
Beat eggs and milk thoroughly with salt and pepper.
Pour over top evenly.
Refrigerate overnight or at least 2 hours.
Bake - 350 for 1 hr. until puffy and brown

Easy! We make it the night before and I throw it in the oven when we get up.

 

[horseshowmom]

I'm glad you did i missed it the first go round!

Me too! I just came on to try to find something extra to fix for Christmas morning breakfast and found just what I needed here (actually two somethings! ). Breakfast is going to be great!

 

[Rootskate]

Here you go...

Hashbrown casserole

One large bag of frozen hashbrowns (I like the shredded kind)
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 lb. bacon, cooked
2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
1 cup milk
6 eggs, beaten
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp dry mustard

Spread hashbrowns in bottom of 9X13 baking dish, scatter onions on top of hashbrowns, tear bacon into bite size pieces and spread on top on hashbrowns, top with cheese. Mix remaining ingredients and pour mixture over casserole. Cover and refrigerate over night. Preheat oven to 350. Bake, uncovered aprrox 45 to 55 minutes.

I just put this one together for tomorrow morning. Thank you for the recipe! Im sure my husband will love it.

 

[LVSWL]

I just put this one together for tomorrow morning. Thank you for the recipe! Im sure my husband will love it.

Me too! Can't wait!!

 

[vettechick99]

Here you go...

Hashbrown casserole

One large bag of frozen hashbrowns (I like the shredded kind)
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 lb. bacon, cooked
2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
1 cup milk
6 eggs, beaten
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp dry mustard

Spread hashbrowns in bottom of 9X13 baking dish, scatter onions on top of hashbrowns, tear bacon into bite size pieces and spread on top on hashbrowns, top with cheese. Mix remaining ingredients and pour mixture over casserole. Cover and refrigerate over night. Preheat oven to 350. Bake, uncovered aprrox 45 to 55 minutes.

Thanks for posting this. I made it yesterday and we cooked it this morning. DH really liked it! However, I feel you need to season the hashbrowns some way - they are kinda bland as is. Even with the mixture soaked into it. Actually, I'd really love it if you could make the hashbrowns crispy - maybe put some on top?

Thanks again!

 

[LVSWL]

I agree vettechick99! We really enjoyed this casserole this morning, but I had to add salt at the table, and I think that next time I will save about 1/4 of the hashbrowns for the top to crisp. My DH wanted it to have more egg in it, so I may play around with that also. I think that a pinch of nutmeg would be good, just like you put in quiche. But I did enjoy being able to just put it in the oven and bake. Tomorrow I think I'll try the sausage braid. Merry Christmas everyone!!