• Family Brunch: Easy Breakfast Casserole Recipe

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    This Easy Breakfast Casserole contains – Ham, Eggs, Broccoli, Potatoes, & Cheese

    A couple weeks ago I had a few potatoes, ham, and broccoli that needed to be used up so I came up with an Easy Breakfast Casserole that was a big hit with the family. This casserole was a created as a way to utilize items in our fridge and pantry, but received big thumbs up.  Hope you enjoy it too.  It is one that would be good for a family brunch or you could even prep it the night before and stick it in the oven in the morning.  Or better yet put it in the crockpot and cook on low before going to bed.  When you wake up breakfast is ready!

    Easy Breakfast Casserole Recipe:

    • 4 medium Potatoes (peeled and cubed)
    • 2 cups Milk
    • 2 cups Ham (cubed)
    • 2 cups shredded Cheddar Cheese
    • 2 cups Broccoli
    • 8 Eggs
    • 1 teaspoon Pepper
    • 1/2 Onion (diced)
    • 2 tablespoons Butter

    Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a frying pan and add diced onions stirring  occasionally.  Saute on low for several minutes until the onions appear clear.  Grease a 9×13 pan.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  While the onions are sauteing, peel and cube the potatoes and put them into the grease pan.  Add the saute onions over the potatoes.  Beat the eggs in a bowl, add pepper, milk, remaining tablespoon of melted butter, and stir until mixed well.  Pour the liquid mixture over the potatoes.  Sprinkle 1 1/2 cups of cheese over the potatoes and egg layers followed by the layer of broccoli and ham.   Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese on top.  Bake covered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes and 15 minutes uncovered.

    Options:  You could add peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms or any number of other vegetables to this dish.  Use what your family has on hand and what you enjoy eating.

    We do have a family member that doesn’t eat eggs or dairy so I made another version for her with everything the same except I made substitutions on the eggs and dairy (I plan on sharing that version with you in a later post).  Bon Appetite!

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  • Ham & Potato Casserole (Regular or Dairy & Egg Free Recipes)

    Our family had ham over the Thanksgiving Holiday so we had a little bit leftover to make some more delicious meals.  I decided to make a ham casserole recipe and it was a hit with my family.  Since I had some ham I was using up I made one casserole to eat right away and put together another one to freeze for a later meal.  It was a big hit with the whole family (two thumbs up) from everyone.  I made the dairy and egg free recipe, but I included both so you can choose what you want to do for your family.  The directions for both are the same only the ingredients between the two recipes vary slightly.

    Ham & Potato Casserole (Regular Ingredients Recipe)

    • 4 cups frozen shredded Hashbrown Potatoes
    • 1/4 cup finely chopped Onion (or 1/8 cup Dry Minced Onions)
    • 8 ounces Ham, cubed
    • 2 cups shredded Cheddar Cheese (or a cheddar blend)
    • 1 can (12 fl. oz.) Evaporated Milk
    • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
    • 1 teaspoon Seasoned Salt
    • 1/2 teaspoon ground Pepper

    Ham & Potato Casserole (Dairy & Egg Free Ingredients Recipe)

    • 4 cups frozen shredded Hashbrown Potatoes
    • 1/4 cup finely chopped Onion (or 1/8 cup Dry Minced Onions)
    • 8 ounces Ham, cubed
    • 2 cups shredded Soy Cheddar Cheese
    • 16 ounces Soy Milk (boiled down to 12 ounces)
    • 1 Egg substitute
    • 1 teaspoon Seasoned Salt
    • 1/2 teaspoon ground Pepper

    Grease 8-inch-square baking dish.  Preheat the oven to 350° F.

    LAYER 1/2 potatoes, 1/2 onion, 1/2 ham  and 1/2 cheese  (or cheddar or soy cheese) in prepared baking dish and repeat layers. Combine evaporated milk, egg (or egg substitute), pepper,  and seasoned salt in small bowl. Pour liquid mixture evenly over the casserole.

    Cover and bake for 55 minutes. Uncover and bake for an additional 10 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

    Layered Ham & Potato Casserole ready to be put in the oven

    Although, we ate this casserole for lunch it would be a great breakfast or brunch recipe to use for your family or when you have house guests.  Since we have a little one that is not eating dairy or eggs I made the egg and dairy free version for our family, but I also included what you would use for a regular recipe