The following items will make up the basis of the breakfast casserole:
Ingredients
6 to 10 big eggs
cheddar cheese, shredded, between 2 and 3 cups
6 slices of stale bread, cubed into pieces measuring between 3/4 and 1 inch across
2 cups milk
Salt Pepper
Regarding the potential additions:
1 cup corn (cooked or frozen)
1/2 cup of broccoli that has been chopped (cooked or raw, raw will turn out crunchier)
a half a cup of mushroom slices
a quarter of a cup of sliced green onions
1 cup of diced ham and/or Italian sausage that has been cooked
a few pieces of bacon that have been cooked and chopped.
1 teaspoon of dried herbs
Half of a teaspoon of cumin or curry powder
Method
Prepare the oven by preheating it to 350 degrees. Prepare the bottom of the casserole:
In a large basin, give the eggs a good beating. Combine the cheese and milk in a mixing bowl.
Add the bread and toss it gently until all of the pieces of bread are wet. Be cautious not to overmix, as this might cause the bread to fall apart. Eggs and cheese for the breakfast dish should be mixed together. In order to make the egg casserole, combine the cubes of bread with the cheese and eggs.
Include the following additions:
To taste, add salt and pepper; if using Italian sausage, you won’t need any of these seasonings. If you have a lot of adds, you may need a few extra eggs so that everything is at least touching some egg mixture. This is especially true if you have a lot of different kinds of additives. Simply beat in one beaten egg after another, and then add two teaspoons of milk for each egg. Add the add-in components to the bread and egg mixture called for in the recipe for the breakfast casserole. Some examples of these additions are mushrooms, bacon, and broccoli. In a bowl, thoroughly combine all of the egg bake’s constituent parts before proceeding.
Put the casserole in the oven:
Spread butter in a casserole dish that measures 9 by 13 inches. After the mixture has been combined, pour it into the casserole dish. (At this point, you have two options: either bake the casserole immediately or put it in the refrigerator and bake it the following day.
Bake in an oven preheated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit for fifty to sixty minutes, or until the top is golden and the middle bounces back when touched. After removing from the oven, wait ten minutes for it to cool down before serving.
