Easy Breakfast Casserole Recipe

This "Easy Breakfast Casserole" takes so much less time to make and the whole family feeds quickly because everything is all baked in one pan.

This recipe uses simple ingredients starting with refrigerator biscuits or thin sliced bread and it's very basic so you can add whatever you like or leave it plain or add my several suggestions below.

Just mix the eggs, add cooked meats, a good melthing cheese, any kind of vegetables you like, and voila, breakfast is made easy.

The kids absolutely love this for breakfast and it sure frees up a lot of your time cooking.

The biscuits bake up high topped with anything your family likes baked inside and if using any kind of bread cooks up crunchy.

You may also like to try our Homemade Sausage and Cheddar Biscuits, they're so yummy.

When we do a brunch I do leave this with eggs, biscuits cheese, and tater tots, then just set up a breakfast bar for toppings that always take care of picky eaters!

Scroll down for this printable recipe and give this one a try you won't be sorry!

Breakfast Casserole Easy Steps

1. add cooking oil spray or melted butter to your casserole dish (I usually set in the oven with butter to melt in the baking dish)
2. line the dish carefully with biscuit dough or bread
3. after mixing the eggs, pour them over the bread
4. add the cheese
5. sprinkle the top with whatever mixin IE potatoes shredded, vegetables, etc.
6. Bake with meat or without meat (you can serve that on the side if you prefer)

Tools You May Need

• 13 x 9 baking pan or for smaller amounts make two in 9 x 9 and freeze one
• knife
• measuring cups
• measuring spoons
• spatula
• cutting board
• whisk

Ingredients We Used in our Version (see suggestions and more in the recipe card below)

• milk
• eggs
• refrigerator biscuits
• salt, pepper
• chopped vegetables of choice
• chopped cooked meats of choice
• Optional:
• hot sauce or other condiments you prefer
• tater tots thawed or frozen hash browns

Other Additions and Sides(set up a breakfast bar station and let them choose toppings)

1. cooked bacon 
2. cooked sausages
3.  deli ham
4. Candian bacon
5. leftover steak
6. leftover pork chops
7. chopped vegetables of any kind
8. fresh fruits
9. blueberry muffins
10. pancakes
11. homefries
12. tater tots

Tips

• if you can't find refrigerator biscuits, try using egg bread sliced or another thick sliced bread
• whisk the eggs evenly
• only used pre-cooked meats
• any vegetables diced small can be added
• always spray the pan with cooking oil or butter
• leftover meats are perfect for this casserole
• serve this warm
• these can be made in a muffin tin layered with bread and the mixture for individual small portions
• cut the recipe in half and make two 9 x 9 pans and freeze one

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If you're in a hurry and still want a full breakfast for the family, this casserole can be made ahead of time and reheated perfectly.


I actually have even frozen some leftovers and it quickly reheat in the toaster oven or microwaved for a few minutes.


Remember this is a basic remember so add whatever you like to it!

Breakfast Casserole

Yield: 8

Author: Claudia Lamascolo

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 25 MinTotal time: 35 Min

This is a breakfast casserole with a crust made out of refrigerator biscuits. Then a mixture of eggs, meats, or vegetables with cheese is poured over the topped and baked for an all-in-one breakfast meal.

Ingredients

• 1 package of 10 buttermilk or enough to thinly line an oil-sprayed baking casserole (13 x9, large round, or use two 9 x 9 and freeze one)
• Note: you can also substitute regular thin sliced bread for the biscuits
• 4 eggs beaten
• 1 cup milk or half-and-half dairy creamer
• 1 1/2 cups  a good melting cheese of choice (we used sharp cheddar see below for more suggestions)
• 1/2 cup chopped meats of choice ( we used crispy fried bacon) sausage, ham etc cooked can be used
• 1 cup shredded hash browns or tater tots thawed and crumbled( I use the browned version)
• Cheese  Suggestions (shredded or slices)::
• extra sharp cheddar, provolone, swiss, Colby, jack with jalapeno, mozzarella, or another kind you prefer
• Meat Suggestions: add 1/2 cup or more cooked chopped meats:
• Italian sausage, steak hot capicola ham, fried crispy bacon, Canadian bacon, breakfast sausage, or pepperoni.
• Vegetables of choice add around 1/2 cup chopped:
• Eggplant, spinach, broccoli, tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, roasted peppers, tomatoes, grated hash browns potatoes, escarole, jalapenos, or olives.
• Note: Any vegetable combos go together well, however, (using all vegetables you will need to squeeze out the liquid of several of them before adding as this will make it too runny )

Instructions

1. Spread dough to fit or the bread you want to use into an oil-sprayed or buttered casseroled greased pan,( such as a rectangle pan, disposable foil pans, individual greased cupcake tins, and a  deep casserole pan works well). 
2. Stretch the biscuit dough out into your preferred pan and pre-bake the dough for 5 minutes at 350 degrees until set not browned. (you don't have to do that with bread)
3. Beat the eggs add some salt and pepper, and if you like heat, cayenne pepper, or hot sauce.
4. Tip: I like a little granulated garlic powder in my eggs and parsley.
5. First, add some cheese on the bottom, then potatoes if using, meat then more cheese on top.
6. Pour your egg mixture over the top of the dough, then add whatever ingredients, (meat or vegetables) you like topping with shredded cheese of your choice. 
7. Sprinkle with more cheese if choice and bake at 400 degrees until brown. around 20 minutes.
8. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
9. Notes: all meats must be pre-cooked before adding them to this breakfast casserole unless they are deli-cooked meats.
10. If you can't get refrigerator biscuits in your area use thin-sliced bread and do not pre-cook for 5 minutes.

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Disclosure: This recipe was originally shared in 2016. It was edited and re-published in 2021.