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Breakfast Casserole

This Breakfast Casserole is the perfect way to serve a crowd, or just your family this holiday season!  The holiday season can be such a crazy time of year- which is why it is my favorite season to make casseroles! They are easy, big, and create delicious leftovers! 

BREAKFAST CASSEROLE -- This easy to make breakfast casserole is perfect for holiday mornings, yet easy enough for everyday!

I don’t know what it is about breakfast, but sometimes I just can’t seem to get it together. Someone always needs something! This breakfast casserole is so good- and even better- so easy- that my mornings go a lot smoother! I have started making one on the weekends and saving the leftovers for the rest of the week. Everyone loves it so much that they don’t even mind it for dinner- I am definitely a fan of breakfast for dinner!

BREAKFAST CASSEROLE -- This easy to make breakfast casserole is perfect for holiday mornings, yet easy enough for everyday!

A lot of time my go to easy breakfasts are not too healthy or protein filled (oops…), but this breakfast casserole is filled with protein packed eggs, 2 types of meat, potatoes, vegetables, and even milk- it doesn’t get much more filling than that! There are so many ingredients that the little ones don’t even notice the veggies- they are two focused on the yummy cheese on top!

Make Ahead Breakfast Casserole

For the Cinnamon Roll Christmas Trees, we kept it super easy and used store bought Cinnamon Rolls. The kids will have fun decorating their own before breakfast.

Cinnamon Roll Christmas Trees

  1. Unroll each individual cinnamon roll
  2. On cookie sheet – form the strip of cinnamon roll into a tree by zig-zagging it back and forth
  3. Mix 1/2 cup powdered sugar with a very small amount of milk – just enough to make a thin glaze
  4. Color the glaze with green food coloring
  5. Bake Cinnamon Roll Christmas Trees according to the directions on the package
  6. Remove from oven and drizzle with glaze and immediately add sprinkles and yellow star at the top

BREAKFAST CASSEROLE -- This easy to make breakfast casserole is perfect for holiday mornings, yet easy enough for everyday!

This breakfast casserole is also great for a crowd- it is filling and feeds everyone! Plus you can cut up and cook the meats and veggies the night before- then in the morning add the eggs and pop it in the oven. In such a crazy time of year, do yourself a favor and whip up this breakfast casserole! Everyone will love it and you will love how easy it is!

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Breakfast Casserole

BREAKFAST CASSEROLE -- This easy to make breakfast casserole is perfect for holiday mornings, yet easy enough for everyday!

Breakfast Casserole

Yield: 6-8 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

This easy to make breakfast casserole is perfect for holiday mornings, yet easy enough for everyday!

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/3 cup red bell pepper, chopped finely
  • 1/2 cup green bell pepper, chopped finely
  • 1/2 cup onion, chopped finely
  • 4 pieces Fulled cooked Chicken Bacon, chopped
  • 4 Fulled cooked Chicken Sausage Links, chopped
  • 1 bag (20 oz) Simply Potatoes, diced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 12 eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 cup shredded cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Coat sides and bottom of 13x9 baking dish with butter, or spray with cooking spray
  3. In a large skillet, melt butter
  4. Add red and green peppers, and onions
  5. Saute until tender about 3-5 minutes
  6. Add chopped meat and saute 2-3 minutes
  7. Add potatoes, stir mixture well and cook 5 minutes or until well heated throughout
  8. Add seasonings and mix
  9. Transfer to baking dish
  10. In a large measuring cup or bowl, whisk together eggs and milk
  11. Pour over potato mixture
  12. Top with cheese
  13. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until cheese is melted and lighted browned
  14. Serve immediately
  15. Store leftovers in fridge

Notes

This casserole can be made ahead. Remove from fridge 20-30 minutes before cooking.

18 Comments

  1. Allyson Zea says:

    I love making breakfast casseroles! I can’t wait to put this in our weekly rotation!

    1. I hope you love the breakfast casserole! We did!
      -Liz

  2. What a perfect holiday brunch combo! The breakfast casserole looks so flavorful, and my kids would adore the cinnamon roll Christmas trees.

    1. The Christmas trees are so fun for the kids to make!
      -Liz

  3. Rachael Yerkes says:

    This is one of our favorite things to make during the holidays!

    1. So easy and hearty! Thanks Rachael!
      -Liz

    1. Thanks Jamielyn! I love making this breakfast casserole for brunch!
      -Liz

    1. I bet they would Katerina! Thanks for stopping by!
      -Liz

  4. Looks like a hearty way to kick of the day!

    1. Definitely a great start to the day!
      -Liz

  5. Yum! That looks and sounds delicious. I love to make a pan full of scallop potatoes for the family and for breakfast I make homemade cinnamon waffles with syrup and powdered sugar!

  6. Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies.

  7. Ashley Keinath says:

    Homemade sugar cookies and famous family recipe! And all decorated for Santa!!!

  8. Keri justice says:

    I love serving biscuits and gravy and homemade cinnamon rolls for holiday breakfast.

  9. Natalie Cesare says:

    Homemade cinnamon rolls!

  10. Baked Ham with hash brown potato casserole!!!1

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