Overnight Breakfast Casserole

Who doesn’t love a throw together casserole recipe that can be made ahead?? I know I love them! This would make a wonderful Christmas morning breakfast or brunch recipe! I love baked egg dishes; frittatas, quiches, etc. However, they are time consuming in the mornings and I don’t like to wait on them so I don’t make them often. After Thanksgiving, I had some white GF bread that was just okay. No one really ate it but I hated to throw it away so I decided to make this casserole dish. I wasn’t exactly sure how it would turn out but it is great! It is very similar to a bread pudding type recipe. The nutrients come from all the veggies this dish is loaded with. If you prefer, you could use more egg whites than whole eggs.  You could also throw in some sausage or other meat for additional flavor. This serves about 6.

6 slices of GF bread, cubed

6 eggs (or an egg/egg white mixture to equal about 1 cup)
¼ cup milk
½ tsp oregano
½ tsp sage
¼ tsp black pepper
½ tsp sea salt
2 cups raw spinach
½ cup chopped mushrooms
¼ cup diced onions
½ cup cooked spaghetti squash or shredded potatoes
¼ cup diced carrots
1 Tbsp olive oil
½ cup shredded cheese (I used dairy free Daiya cheddar style)

• In a greased 9x9 baking dish, place bread cubes.
• In a large skillet, sauté mushrooms, onions, carrots and spinach for about 10 minutes or until crisp-tender.
• In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, milk and seasonings together.
• Add mushroom mixture to eggs.
• Place the spaghetti squash over the bread cubes. Sprinkle shredded cheese over bread and squash. Pour egg mixture over dish.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• In the morning, bake at 375°F for about 35-40 minutes or until eggs are set in the center.

Sunny Breakfast Skillet

Today you get a double post!! It was Kid’s Choice night at dinner and my son, of course, picked “breakfast”! He requested eggs and strawberry waffles (waffle recipe will come later!). I decided to throw together this little dish and it is amazing. The potato pepper mix gives the eggs a nice bed to lay on with a little gravy in the middle. I always post breakfast recipes in the mornings but if you don’t know what you’ll need it is kind of hard to make it. Therefore, I decided to post this tonight so you can prepare to make it in the morning! This makes about 4 servings.

Hashbrown mix

2 medium sized potatoes, diced
1 medium bell pepper, diced
½ cup onion, diced
4 slices turkey bacon, diced
1 cup raw kale
1 tsp sea salt
½ tsp black pepper
1 Tbsp olive oil
Gravy
1 tsp butter or olive oil
1 Tbsp GF flour (or starch)
1 tsp black pepper
½ tsp sea salt
½ tsp garlic salt
½ tsp parsley
1 cup almond milk
4 eggs

• In a large skillet, sauté hashbrown mixture for about 15 minutes or until potatoes are cooked and slightly crisp.
• In a small sauce pan, melt butter for gravy and add in flour, parsley, salt and pepper until you get a thick paste. Slowly add in milk and bring to boiling, stirring constantly until the gravy starts to thicken. Add more milk if necessary.
• Move the hashrown mixture to one side of the skillet, crack eggs into skillet and cook on each side until you reach your desired egg (over easy, over medium, etc.)
• Spoon hashbrown mixture onto serving plate, drizzle ¼ of the gravy mixture and top with a cooked egg.

Easy Breakfast Sandwich

Here’s our post wedding breakfast – and one of my son’s favorite! This is quick and easy enough for a weekday breakfast. You can also make these ahead of time and either freeze or refrigerate them. Much healthier than the store bought sandwiches or fast food! Makes 1 sandwich

1 breakfast roll (English muffin, biscuit or roll – I used a GF Against the Grain artisan roll)

1 egg
1 slice of cheese
1 thin slice of turkey or ham

• Cut the breakfast roll in half and lightly toast each side. In a skillet, cook egg, breaking the yolk halfway through cooking.
• Flip egg and cook the other side. You can also use a circular egg cooker (to make a perfect circle egg for your sandwich).
• Warm the turkey or ham slices in the skillet also.
• On one half of the toasted roll, place cheese slice, egg and meat slice. Top with other half of roll and serve.