American Breakfast Casserole

Breakfast Casserole - Breakfast and Brunch

Meat, potato, and cheese breakfast casserole. Serve for breakfast for dinner or Sunday brunch with mimosas and coffee. Try mozzarella or pepper jack cheese in place of the Cheddar, or colby-jack in place of the Swiss for variations.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 45 mins

Additional: 10 mins

Total: 1hr10 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 12 servings

American Breakfast Casserole

Ingredients

1 (1 pound) package bacon

diced

1 sweet onion

chopped

6 eggs

lightly beaten

4 cups frozen Southern-style hash brown potatoes

thawed

2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

1 ½ cups small curd cottage cheese

1 ¼ cups shredded Swiss cheese

1 cup chopped green bell pepper

or to taste

1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies

or to taste

Make-Ahead Breakfast Bars

Breakfast and Brunch

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Cook and stir bacon and onion in a skillet over medium heat until the bacon is crisp 10 to 15 minutes. Drain grease reserving the drippings.

Step 3

Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with the reserved bacon grease.

Step 4

Combine the cooked bacon and onion eggs hash brown potatoes Cheddar cheese cottage cheese Swiss cheese bell pepper and green chilies in the prepared baking dish; stir to combine.

Step 5

Bake in preheated oven until the eggs are set firm 35 to 40 minutes.

Step 6

Let casserole cool 10 minutes before cutting to serve.

Nutritional Information

American Breakfast Casserole

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 291.6

% Daily Value *

Protein: 19.6g 39%

Carbohydrates: 10.2g 3%

Dietary Fiber: 1g 4%

Sugars: 1.9g

Fat: 20.9g 32%

Saturated Fat: 10.2g 51%

Cholesterol: 117.3mg 39%

Vitamin A Iu: 577.5IU 12%

Niacin Equivalents: 5.1mg 39%

Vitamin B6: 0.2mg 11%

Vitamin C: 20.2mg 34%

Folate: 19.7mcg 5%

Calcium: 267.8mg 27%

Iron: 1mg 6%

Magnesium: 21.9mg 8%

Potassium: 358.3mg 10%

Sodium: 696mg 28%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 13%

Calories From Fat: 188.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.