Egg Casserole

It’s frigid here in the northeast.  Therefore my quest for comfort food has become dire. I love this breakfast Egg Casserole recipe from Mom’s collection.  You heard right, a casserole for breakfast time, not dinner.  It makes sense as breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  Why not serve a hearty dish to kick of the long day?

Mom’s Egg Casserole is as simple as it sounds– baked eggs in a dish.  But, what makes it tastier than a simple egg dish is the addition of the cheese croutons, shredded cheddar cheese and cooked bacon.  These ingredients provide a nice variety of taste and texture to the somewhat bland egg base.  When soaked with the egg, the croutons become soft and sponge-like, creating the binding ingredient to the dish.

Cheese croutons lining the casserole dish

Second layer of shredded cheddar cheese

Turkey bacon cooking on the stove – to be crumbled and sprinkled on top casserole

Casserole with addition of egg mixture and bacon topping – ready for oven

After only 10 minutes of preparation and 1 hour of baking, a beautiful and colorful casserole dish will grace your table to provide some much-needed diversity to your breakfast repertoire!  And, in our case, our dinner repertoire too–Wednesday night is Breakfast-for-Dinner-Night!

So, the next time you find yourself defaulting to the pre-packaged instant oatmeal to warm your belly, whip up some egg casserole.

You won’t regret it, and neither will your family.