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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!
Ingredients
- 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
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Instructions
1. Spray a 9x13 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.ย
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!
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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! ๐
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