I’m not a huge breakfast food fan. It’s not that I don’t like pancakes or waffles or omelettes. I just wouldn’t choose to eat them over lunch or dinner foods. But the one thing that I do love in the morning is a breakfast casserole. The combination of potatoes, ham or bacon and cheese. Oh yeah, I’ll eat that.
Again, I’m sorry for my pictures. We devoured this so quickly I barely had time to snap 2 pictures before it was gone. It was that good!
This casserole was wonderful! And it was a huge hit with my family. You can change it up any way you would like. We added ham (because that’s what I had) but you could add bacon or sausage, peppers, mushrooms, you name it.
It’s perfect for a family brunch on the weekend! I got a picture of it before we put it in the oven….
My friend sent me a link to this recipe awhile back but I lost it. Ugh. I was so happy to find it over on Bakerette. It was every bit as good as I thought it was going to be.
Ingredients
- 1 pound sliced bacon, diced (or ham)
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1-2 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 24 ounces frozen shredded hash browns, thawed
- 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
- 12 ounces (1 1/2 cups) small curd cottage cheese
- 1 1/4 cups Swiss cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare a 9 x 13-inch baking dish by lightly coating with cooking spray.
- Dice the bacon into bite-size pieces (before cooking). In a large skillet, combine the onion and bacon and cook until bacon is crisp. Drain. Return the skillet to the stove and add the minced garlic. Stir for about 1 minute. Remove from stove.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together the remaining ingredients. Stir in the bacon (ham) mixture. Transfer to the prepared baking dish and bake uncovered for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minute before serving.
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Wonderful! Thanks for sharing this! I pinned it! Love that it has cottage cheese in it!
This does sound good! More importantly, it sounds like something both my hubby AND I would like–not always easy to manage 🙂
Blessings,
Aimee