Easy Cheesy Egg Breakfast Casserole With Potato
Serve up a hearty breakfast for overnight guests with this easy cheesy egg breakfast casserole with potato, or make it ahead to cut yourself some slack in the morning. This breakfast egg casserole is a smash hit!
An Easy And Healthy Breakfast Recipe
Made with an egg mixture, hash browns, bacon, and cheese, this breakfast bake checks all the boxes for a complete breakfast.
My whole family loves this egg casserole recipe, and I’m sure yours will too. It takes all those breakfast favorites and brings them together in one simple and delightful dish!
The Perfect Make-Ahead Breakfast
Breakfast casserole recipes are a blessing, especially for holidays.
On Christmas morning, I love to make this hearty breakfast casserole because I can get it ready ahead of time. That way, I’m not in the kitchen while everyone is gathered around the tree.
It’s a delicious breakfast that works for busy mornings too.
Breakfast casserole recipes like this one here really take the stress out of making breakfast for a crowd.
So whether you’ve got houseguests to feed or just your own family, make this yummy casserole for them.
Ingredients For Egg Casserole
- Eggs
- Bacon, cooked and crumbled
- Southern-style diced hash brown potatoes
- Salt and black pepper
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Heavy cream
Full printable recipe with measurements and instructions listed at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.
Step-By-Step Instructions
The first step to this basic recipe is to add the eggs to a large bowl.
Next, add the cooked and crumbled bacon to the bowl.
You can add breakfast sausage in there or replace the bacon with it. Or you could use turkey bacon for a healthier breakfast.
Add the shredded cheese to the bowl next.
For this recipe, I used sharp cheddar cheese.
Sometimes I like to shake things up by using different cheeses.
Monterey jack cheese is a good one, and if you want to add a hint of spice, you can throw in some pepper jack cheese too. Any kind of cheese will work for this cheesy egg casserole.
On top, add some green onions and more crispy bacon if you like, or just serve it as-is.
Trust me, it will be gone in a flash, so hurry up and get a bite while you can!
Pour the heavy cream into the bowl.
You can use heavy cream, half and half, two percent, one percent, or skim milk for this recipe.
Sprinkle the salt and pepper into the bowl and mix well.
Add the southern-style potatoes to a prepared baking dish.
You can use the entire bag or half of the bag, depending on how many potatoes you would like in the dish.
You can either use butter or nonstick cooking spray to grease the dish.
Pour the egg mixture over the potatoes and give everything a little stir to combine.
Cover with aluminum foil and bake for about 50 minutes. Remove the foil after the baking time and bake another 20 minutes or until the eggs are done.
The breakfast dish will be a little bit golden brown around the edges.
Optional Additional Ingredients
- Diced bell peppers.
- Sausage – ground or Italian.
- Cottage cheese on the side.
- Green peppers sprinkled on top.
- Fresh fruit on the side.
- Fresh herbs such as rosemary or thyme.
- Sauté some onion and add it to the dish.
- Bread cubes for a heartier dish.
How To Store Any Leftover Egg Casserole
Store any leftovers in an airtight container or cover the dish (that has cooled off) with plastic wrap. You will need to refrigerate the egg casserole.
More Delicious Recipes
- Easy overnight French toast casserole is a dish that your family will ask for over and over.
- Easy breakfast quiche is perfect for a make-ahead breakfast.
- Cheesy sausage breakfast quiche – is an easy dish to make-ahead for a crowd.
Easy Cheesy Egg Breakfast Casserole With Potato
Ingredients
- 16 eggs
- 6 pieces of bacon cooked and crumbled
- 2 cups of shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup of heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 16 ounces of southern-style diced hash brown potatoes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and grease a 9-inch by 13-inch baking dish with butter or nonstick cooking spray.
- Add the eggs to a large mixing bowl and beat.
- Next, add the bacon, shredded cheese, heavy cream, salt, and pepper, and mix well.
- Add the potatoes to the prepared baking dish and spread out.
- Pour the egg mixture over the potatoes and give it all a stir to combine.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 50 minutes.
- Remove the foil and bake another 10-20 minutes or until the eggs are done.
