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Breakfast Casseroles to start Your Day out Right
Cooking in a casserole is one of the fastest and also easiest ways to make any kind of food item. These can help you whip up some excellent mouthwatering dishes in a comparatively shorter time. The breakfast time is one of the busiest for most professionals. Although, this is also the most important meal of the day, most tend to ignore it due to ‘lack of time’. Well, with some time management, you can whip up these breakfast casserole recipes mentioned below and look forward to some delicious breakfast times with the entire family.
Mushroom and Cheese Casserole Recipe-
Ingredients:
• White Bread Buttered (4 - Slices)
• Margarine (2 Tablespoons)
• Onion chopped (1)
• Cubed ham or sausage (1 cup)
• Shredded cheddar cheese (1 cup)
• Shredded Swiss cheese (1 cup)
• Mushrooms chopped (1 cup)
• Flour (1 tablespoon)
• Garlic (½ tsp)
• Salt (½ tsp)
• Eggs-beaten (4 )
• Yellow prepared mustard (1 tablespoon)
• Milk (1 ½ cup)
Preparation:
First, you need to butter a 9" square pan. Use some butter on the 4 slices of white bread. Now, keep the bread with the buttered side down in the pan. Next, sauté around 2 tablespoons of margarine with 1 chopped onion, 1 cup cubed ham or sausage and 1 cup chopped mushrooms for around five minutes. Once done, spread this over the bread. Now, you have to combine the shredded cheddar cheese (1 cup) with shredded Swiss cheese and around 1 tablespoon of flour. This mixture needs to be spread over the meat mixture.
Mix the ½ tsp garlic, 1 tablespoon mustard, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 ½ cup milk along with the four beaten eggs. Pour this over the other ingredients and refrigerate overnight. All you need to do in the morning is bake it uncovered in the casserole for around 45 minutes at 375 degrees.
Egg and Bacon Casserole Recipe-
Ingredients:
• Butter or margarine (1/4 cup)
• Seasoned croutons (4 cups)
• Milk (2 cups)
• Eggs-beaten (8)
• Dry mustard (1/2 teaspoon)
• Bacon-cooked and crumbled (1 package-12 ounces)
• Shredded Cheddar cheese (2 cups-8 ounces)
Preparation:
Firstly, you need to butter an 11x7x2" baking dish. Place this dish in a microwave oven to slightly melt this butter. Now, pour the croutons over the butter. Sprinkle some cheese on this and set it aside. Mix the milk, eggs and the mustard together. Now pour this egg mixture over the cheese and sprinkle it with bacon. Bake the entire combo for around 40 to 50 minutes at 325 degrees. Before you serve this dish, keep the casserole for 10 minutes at room temperature.
Breakfast Casserole: Country Style-
Ingredients:
• Fat-free sour cream (1/2 cup)
• Fat-free cheese (4 slices)
• Green onions (2)
• Lean ham (4 ounces)
• Eggs (2)
• Egg whites (6)
• Fat-free milk (2 cups)
• Grated Parmesan cheese (2 tablespoons)
• Pepper (1/2 teaspoon)
• Dry mustard –optional (1/2 teaspoon)
• Frozen country-style hash browns (2 pounds)
• Nonstick cooking spray
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees; meanwhile lightly coat a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray. Chop the ham and place it in the baking pan. Next, combine the sour cream with the hash browns and place it on top of the ham. Sprinkle some diced cheese on the hash browns. Use a medium bowl to whisk together 2 eggs and the 6 egg whites. Chop the onion and use the remaining ingredients to pour over the hash browns. Now, bake this for an hour at 350 degrees. Cut this into squares before serving. Ensure you let it cool down for around 10 minutes at room temperature, before you begin the cutting.
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