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Solution68

Need a last minute recipe for Easter Breakfast? Here's egg casserole with make ahead option.

Ingredients:

  • 12 eggs
  • 3 slices of bread, cubed
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion (100g)
  • 1 1/2 cups milk (300 mL)
  • 6 oz shredded cheddar cheese (150g)
  • 6 oz shredded monterey jack cheese (150g)
  • 1 lb ham, diced (450g)
  • 1 lb bacon, cooked a chopped (450g)

Mix eggs, bread, onion, and milk. Scramble in a pan until the eggs are half cooked. Add cheese, bacon, and ham. Stir until the cheese is nearly melted. Bake in a greased pan at 350° (175° C) for 30 minutes, or refrigerate overnight then bake at 350° (175° C) for 45 minutes.

Edit: Added metric conversions. I think monterey jack is difficult to find outside the US, so another soft, mild cheese can be used.

Posted Apr 15, 2017, 1:09 PM UTC · edited

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rotll•

I'm confused as to why you cook the eggs before baking the casserole? The eggs would fully cook in 45 min in the oven.

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Solution68OP•

I think part of the reason is to make them fluffier and incorporate the other ingredients better, but the eggs are only partially cooked when you begin baking them. The casserole comes out several inches thick, so 30 minutes from warm / 45 minutes from cold is enough to finish the eggs off.

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daveinsf•

My family makes this every year during the holidays, but we always mix everything together the night before, refrigerate and then bake from cold for 45 minutes and it turns out perfectly without precooking the eggs.

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kctrem•

You should layer the pan either with bacon or maybe hash browns and that can be the crust of it.

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Vampeg•

Thanks a lot for your recipe! I was searching for anything like this! I will definitely cook it!

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KeisariFLANAGAN•

This is pretty similar to my mom's standby. She's a vegetarian and only uses sharp cheddar, but the only substantial difference for her is that she just puts it all in the fridge to soak the (stale) bread the night before and tosses it in for brunch or whatever.

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daveinsf•

Sausage works well, too (be sure to cook the sausage first, though).

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Asghoig•

What do you mean by Ham? Is there a specific cut you use ?

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Solution68OP•

My mom usually makes this using sliced ham from the deli, but pretty much any kind of cured, smoked ham could work.

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