Country Breakfast Bake from Ann W.

Country Breakfast Bake

¼ cup green onions with tops, chopped
¼ cup red bell pepper, chopped
3 cups frozen Southern-style hash brown potatoes
4 slices bacon, partially cooked and cut up
3 Tblspn vegetable oil or bacon drippings
4 eggs
Salt and ground pepper to taster
2 oz Colby and Monterey Jack cheese blend, shredded, ~½ cup

Preheat oven to 450⁰. Chop onions and bell pepper and place in 9” square pan. Add potatoes, bacon, and oil. Mix well and spread evenly over bottom of pan. Bake 20 mintues, stirring potato mixture after 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 325⁰. Remove pan from oven and make 4 impressions in potato mixture with back of a spoon. Break an egg into each impression. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Return to oven and bake 15 mintues or until eggs are set. Remove from oven and sprinkle with cheese.

Breakfast Casserole from Lisa A.

"Here is my favorite breakfast casserole. I make it for Christmas breakfast, but it is easy enough to do any time. It is pretty healthy too, no creamed soups required. It serves about 8 people."--Lisa A.

Breakfast Casserole

4 slices whole wheat bread (I use Ezekiel)
1 lb turkey sausage, cooked and crumbled
6 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups grated cheddar cheese

Butter the bottom of a 9x13 pan. Spread broken pieces of bread on the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle sausage over bread. Mix the eggs and milk; pour over the sausage. Salt and pepper the mixture and spread the cheese on top. Bake for 35 minutes at 350 degrees.

Make Ahead Breakfast Casserole from Karen A.

Make Ahead Breakfast Casserole

1 loaf of sandwich bread
2 c. shredded cheese (favorite type)
1 lb. cooked bacon or breakfast sausage
8 eggs
2 c. milkdash nutmeg
1/2 t. saltbutter

Butter a 9"x13" baking dish. Line with pieces of white or wheat bread. Layer with shredded cheese and crumbled cooked sausage or bacon. Add two more layers of buttered bread, cheese and sausage. Beat together 8 eggs and 2 cups of milk with a dash of nutmeg and 1/2 t. salt. pour over the bread layers to cover top of casserole. Let sit overnight in fridge. In the morning, bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes, or until eggs set. Cut into squares and serve with fresh fruit, orange juice and hot coffee -- yum!