If you are looking for something wonderful to serve for breakfast this holiday….I do believe this might be the recipe for you!
This Breakfast Casserole can be put together the night before, then baked up warm and lovely in the morning while you are busy.
Busy unwrapping presents, or watching your kids shriek with gladness, or cuddling with your honey bun under the tree.
Don’t let the tree needles poke you in the eye while you are cuddling under the tree, now.
Come to think of it…just cuddle on the couch, hu?
Might be a bit safer.
This fabulous recipe is very hearty and filling.
Love that.
It’s tasty….oh so tasty and delicious.
A most important requirement.
Hope you make it..
Hope you love it….
Hope you get some smooching and
cuddlin’ this Christmas Season!
Breakfast Casserole with Potatoes, Ham, Eggs and Cheese
Time: 10 minutes prep + 90 minutes to bake
Yield: 12 servings
Recipe from the lovely Heather Peterson
24 oz frozen shredded potatoes
salt and pepper
12 eggs
2 C half and half
1 t season salt
1 1/2 C cheddar cheese, grated
1 1/2 C pepper jack cheese, grated
2 C chopped ham (you can substitute cooked sausage)
Gravy:
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/3 C sour cream
4-6 T milk
salt and pepper
1. Spray a 9×13 pan with cooking spray. Pour the frozen potatoes into the pan. Shake a little salt and pepper over the top.
2. In a large bowl whisk the eggs up. Add the half and half, season salt, cheeses and ham. Stir to mix it all together.
3. Pour it over the top of the potatoes. Cover with foil and let it hang out in the fridge while you finish wrapping gifts…
4. Bake at 350 for 90 minutes. Remove from the oven and let it sit for about 10 minutes before serving. This will help the pieces hold shape.
5. Mix all gravy ingredients in a medium sized sauce pan. Heat over medium heat until smooth and warmed through. Pour over the top of the casserole.
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Looks delicious! I'm making something similar for Christmas morning, but with bacon instead of ham.
Looks wonderful! For my family, I'd probably top it with some sausage gravy, just because that's a regional favorite, but these ingredients can't be beat. And anything you can make ahead of time during the holidays is a lifesaver.
This is just what I was looking for. Something special for Christmas morning. Just copied it,and can/t wait to dig in!!
I think I'll be making this too. Just half the recipe and it will be yummy~ thanks for sharing.
The perfect recipe for Christmas morning. I'll be baking this one up for sure! I think I'll opt for cuddling on the couch. I would have to fight off the dog and the 8 year old if I try to cuddle under the tree.
So glad you posted this! I'm supposed to bring a breakfast casserole to a Christmas breakfast on Saturday, and this will save me from having to search for a recipe! I know that since it is from you it will be delicious!
I just took a pan of the cream cheese walnut bars out of the oven. Can't wait until I can frost and taste them. They look spectacular and I think my neighbors will love them. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Renee'
The smell of this alone would be enough to wake anybody up on Christmas morning.
Hope you have your cardiologist on speed dial!!!
Looks yummy! I am looking for something new to make for Christmas morning.
I am so making this recipe this weekend!
Egg casserole is one of our Christmas morning traditions too. Yours looks delish!
Oh my! This would be a wonderful dish to serve on Christmas morning.
I have personally eaten this delish casserole from the lovely Heather Peterson herself, and I am always proud when her food makes the bolg! This casserole is a keeper! Hi sis!
Thanks so much for sharing this recipe! I made it last night and baked it this morning while we were opening presents. We LOVED it! I think this is going to be my Christmas morning meal every year from now on.
This is wonderful, this will no doubt help me get rid of the eggs I have. Can't wait to try it, especially after thanksgiving with leftover turkey.
So I really want to try this on Christmas morning, but with biscuits instead of potatoes, so that I can use country gravy with it… ( hubby LOVES biscuits and gravy) Do you this I would cook it the same (or what would I change temp/time wise)??? : )
The recipe looks so delicious. It will be great for Christmas morning when I have an extra 5 adults to make breakfast for and it will give them time to sleep in.Probably no gravy. We will have Pecan cinnamon rolls with it. Thank you and Merry Christmas/ Happy Holiday to all.
Do you cook it with the foil on or leave it uncovered? Thanks!
Leave the foil on while it cooks. Good luck!
~Jamie
Jamie, this looks dee-lish! I have a few questions. I know this makes me weird, but I'm not much of a gravy person. Do you think this casserole is tasty even without the gravy? Also, do you NOT thaw the frozen potatoes before preparing? And, can it be prepared the night before and then baked in the morning? I'm thinking about preparing this for company and want to make sure to do it just right!
Hi Jill,
Yes, the casserole is great even without the gravy. Some of my kids prefer it that way. No need to thaw the potatoes and yes, making it the night before works super well. Good luck! Hope it turns out well for you!
~Jamie
I am thinking about making this for Easter morning, but with 9 AM church, I am wondering if there's a way I could cook it faster than 90 min. Do you think if I defrosted the shredded potatoes it would decrease the time? How about halving the recipe? Thanks!
Made this for a mothers day brunch this morning. Used turkey sausage instead of ham and didn't make the gravy, and it was great!! Probably the best egg/breakfast casserole I've made. Thanks for posting this and I'll definitely be trying more of your recipes!
I made this last weekend and it was a hit. We made it in the night before so all we had to do was throw it in the oven the next day and warm up the gravy. I like how you can really customize this to whatever you’re in the mood for. I added sausage to the gravy; it was extremely tasty. The sausage gravy did mask the flavor of the casserole some though so I might not repeat adding it in the future. My brother (who considers himself a sausage gravy expert) thought it was the best sausage gravy he’s ever had. I’ll be using that again for sausage gravy and biscuits breakfasts for sure. Thanks for posting!
Great recipes! Thank you. Just planned my whole holiday meal on your site. Xoxo
Made this for Christmas breakfast and it was awesome!! I used 1lb cooked breakfast sausage in place of the ham. My shredded potatoes came in a 30 oz bag, so I used them all and added 3 eggs. Put it together yesterday afternoon and just had to throw it in the oven this morning. We’re not really gravy people so we went without it. Everyone thought it was delicious. Thanks so much for the recipe! This is now my go-to breakfast casserole.
can you brown the hashbrowns on stove top in a skillet a little before adding to the dish
Hi Alice,
Yep, that is actually a really great idea. It would give them a nice flavor. Good luck! Hope you love it.
~Jamie
Can you use fresh potatoes just grated instead of frozen?
Christina,
Fresh potatoes would work out fine. Good luck!
~Jamie
So I threw this together last night and put it in the fidge to be cooking in the morning. I cooked it for 105 minutes at 350 covered in foil and the center was completely raw and liquidy. I know my oven is off by maybe 5 degrees but it shouldn’t be that under cooked. Any idea how to get it to cook faster? Unfortunately it complete ruined my Mother’s Day Breakfast!
Hi Deb,
So sorry this recipe didn’t turn out well for you. It may help to take it out of the fridge for 20 minutes or so before you bake it so it has a chance to let the temperature rise just a bit before you pop it into the oven. It also wouldn’t hurt to turn your oven temperature up a bit. Hope it turns out better for you next time.
~Jamie
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