Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole I
Slow Cooker Breakfast Casserole I
This is another recipe where everything was processed, I changed it up here to reflect fresh ingredients. I made this on 29 Sep 2016 using diced ham in place of the bacon, and this is very good and highly recommended! Now since all slow cookers are different, this one you need to keep an eye on regarding the time then you can make adjustments based on your particular slow cooker. Links to the shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 4-6 potatoes, washed, skin on
- 250 grams Cheddar cheese, shredded, (8 oz)
- 500 grams cooked bacon, see Step 1, (1 lb)
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 12 eggs
- 1 cup, milk
Instructions
- For any meat used, it needs to be cooked first. Good choices would be cubed chicken, minced Italian sausage, minced or sliced breakfast sausage, or diced ham, or any combination.
- For your hash browns, wash, peel if you desire, then grate. Take the shredded potatoes and rinse them in cold water, and really squeeze them to get the water out, do this 3-4 times until the water is clear, this removes the starch, then your potatoes are ready. This photo shows the potatoes, bell peppers, onion, and ham ready. Only about ¾ of the potatoes were used.
- Now with your slow cooker, add this in layers, in this order: half the hash browns, half the bacon or meat of your choice or omit, half the onions, half the bell pepper, and half the cheese.
- Now add the remaining hash browns, remaining bacon or meat of choice, remaining onion, remaining bell pepper, and the cheese. If you like cheese, you know what to do. When you get done adding everything, it will look like this.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk, pour this over the contents of the slow cooker, add salt and pepper to taste.
- Cook on low for 8 hours. IF YOU HAVE NOT MADE THIS BEFORE IN YOUR SLOW COOKER, THIS IS WHERE YOU NEED TO WATCH THE TIME NEEDED. SO PLAN ON THIS FOR A DINNER FIRST BEFORE YOU COOK OVER NIGHT FOR A BREAKFAST. AT THE 4 HOUR MARK, INSERT A BUTTER KNIFE IN THE MIDDLE AND PULL OUT, IF CLEAN, THE EGGS ARE SET AND IT IS DONE, IF RUNNY EGGS, YOU NEED TO COOK MORE, ADJUST YOUR TIME AS NEEDED. I was hungry so I took two scoops out of the pot before I thought of taking the photo when the dish is done.
- Variations, you can figure this out as well, whatever you like in an omelet can go in here, think mushrooms, tomatoes, Swiss cheese, chilis, asparagus, etc. Serve with some toast and you have a meal.
- Two scoops in my bowl, ready for dinner. The peppers and onion are crunchy, excellent flavor overall.
Notes
Nothing expensive here, this is easily under $1.00 per person.
Shortcuts: Sausage, Breakfast Sausage.
Definitely will try this 🙂
The Real Person!
The Real Person!
Seems like a long time, I cooked mine for 7 hours, and it was perfect. Keep an eye on the pot after about 3-4 hours as it will expand a bit as the potatoes cook and water will form on the top. When mine was finished cooking, I had to spoon off about 3-4 tablespoons of water.
The Real Person!
The Real Person!
I made this on 29 Sep 2016 and I must say this is outstanding! Only item I changed was I used diced ham in place of the bacon, followed everything else. For the shredded potatoes, I shredded 6 what I think are just average size potatoes, I did not use all of them. Your slow cooker will be heaped when you put this together, the egg and milk mixture will seep down into the potatoes and will be throughout the casserole. The peppers and onions were perfect and crunchy. The time needed was 7 hours and was perfect. Highly recommended and on my Go-to list!
I shall wait for your review before trying this, although I’m thinking that 8 hours (even on low setting) for eggs would surely be too much, in any slow cooker. But, it remains to be tested 😉
The Real Person!
The Real Person!
Agree, Denise, I will test this soon!