Breakfast Overnight Casserole

This is originally a Bisquick recipe. I've made a few changes to add more flavor. We have this for Christmas morning every year. Just pop it in the oven while you are opening presents!

Breakfast Overnight Casserole

1 to 2 cups diced fully cooked ham
12-15 ounces frozen shredded hash brown potatoes
1 medium bell pepper, diced
1 tablespoon instant chopped onion
2 cups (8 oz) shredded cheddar cheese
3 cups milk
2 tsp pepper
1 tsp salt
2 tsp dried ground mustard
1 cup original or reduced fat Bisquick
4 eggs

1. Grease 13 x 9 baking dish. Mix ham, potatoes, bell pepper, onion, and 1 cup of cheese. Spread in baking dish.

2. Stir milk, Bisquick, salt, pepper, mustard, and eggs until blended. Pour over potato mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cup of cheese. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours but no longer than 24 hours.

3. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Uncover and bake 1 hour, or until light golden brown around edges and cheese is melted. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Dutch Babies

Dutch Babies

1/3 cup butter
5 eggs
1 cup flour
1 cup milk

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Beat eggs, flour, and milk until blended (will be pancake/waffle consistency).

Place butter in 9x13 pan and place in the oven to heat and melt butter.  Once butter is melted, pour mixture into pan with melted butter, and bake at 400 for 30 minutes until puffed and golden brown.

Top with powdered sugar and lemon curd, syrup, or jam. 

Cheesy Sausage English Muffins

This recipe was given to me by some wonderful friends in North Carolina.  It's one of my kids' FAVORITE breakfasts.

Cheesy Sausage English Muffins

5 English muffins, halved
1 lb Jimmy Dean sausage
1 cup Cheese Whiz

Slice English muffins in half and lay on a baking sheet.  Brown sausage in skillet over medium heat, breaking apart into small pieces.  Once sausage is cooked through, turn off heat and add Cheese Whiz, stirring until melted.  Top each muffin with about 1/4 cup of filling, dividing evenly amongst them.  Bake for 20-25 minutes at 400 degrees, until muffins are crisp and sausage mixture is browned.

Banana Bread

This is my tried and true recipe.  I always come back to it.  This was taken from the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook, but modified to my taste.

Banana Bread

1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1 egg
1 cup mashed bananas (about 3)
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 tbsp cooking oil

Add-ins (can do 1 or more):
1/4 cup caramel pieces
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
1/4 cup diced peaches


Grease the bottom and sides of loaf pa.  Set aside.  Mash bananas in large bowl.  Add egg, sugar, oil, applesauce and cinnamon.  Stir in flour, baking powder, and baking soda just until moistened.  Stir in add-ins of your choice (our fav is pecan/caramel bits combo).

Bake at 350 for 50-55 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.

One Skillet Breakfast Burritos (Feed the Freezer)

This is the general recipe I use for my frozen breakfast burritos.  We eat these on the go in the mornings and we love them.  This recipe makes 12-15 average size burritos, depending on how full you fill them.

Breakfast Burritos

12-15 four tortillas (8-10")

2 cups diced potatoes
2 tbsp oil
1 lb sausage
10 eggs
1 1/2 cups shredded cheese
1 cup salsa

In a skillet big enough to hold all ingredients above, fry potatoes in oil on medium heat. I sometimes use a jar of home canned potatoes to save time on this step.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.  Once potatoes are soft, push them to the side of the skillet and add the sausage.  Fry until cooked through. Push sausage to the side along with the potatoes. Add the eggs to the open skillet bottom. Stir until cooked, then stir into potatoes and sausage. Turn heat off and add cheese and salsa. Stir to incorporate.  Fill each tortilla with about 3/4 cup of filling, wrap burrito style, and wrap in foil. Freeze. To eat, just pull out of freezer, unwrap, and heat on microwave safe plate for 1-2 minutes until heated through.