Bacon and Hash Brown Egg Bake

Mix up breakfast favorites of bacon and hash browns in a make-ahead egg bake.

Category: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Ready in 9 hours 40 minutes
by smobrien

Ingredients

1 pound bacon cut into 1-inch pieces

1 medium onion chopped (1/2 cup)

1 medium red bell pepper chopped (3/4 cup)

1 package (8 oz) sliced fresh mushrooms

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

3/4 cup milk

12 Eggs

1 package (2 lb) frozen hash browns, thawed

2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (16 oz)


Directions

In 12-inch skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Using slotted spoon. Remove from pan to small bowl. Cover and refrigerate. Drain drippings, reserving 1 tablespoon in pan. Add onion, bell pepper and mushrooms; cook 4 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Stir in mustard, salt and pepper. In large bowl, beat milk and eggs with wire whisk. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with cooking spray. Spread half of hash browns in baking dish. Spread onion mixture evenly on top. Sprinkle with 1 cup of the cheese. Spread remaining hash browns over top. Pour egg mixture on top. Cover; refrigerate 8 hours or overnight. Heat oven to 325?F. Uncover; bake 50 to 60 minutes or until thermometer inserted in center reads 160?F. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese and the bacon. Bake 3 to 5 minutes longer or until knife inserted in center comes out clean, top is puffed and cheese is melted. Let stand 5 minutes.

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