Best 20 Cheesy Breakfast Casserole Recipes

CHEESY AMISH BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir bacon and onion until bacon is evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain. Transfer bacon and onion to a large bowl. Stir in potatoes, eggs, Cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, and Swiss cheese. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until eggs are set and cheese is melted, 45 to 50 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting and serving.

CHEESY SAUSAGE AND POTATO BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Prick potatoes several times with a fork and place onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are soft, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Remove potatoes from oven and let cool until safe to handle, at least 15 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a casserole dish or 9x13-inch pan with cooking spray.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer sausage to a bowl. Saute onion in the same skillet until translucent, about 5 minutes. Transfer onion to the bowl with the cooked sausage.
• Mix eggs, half the Cheddar cheese, milk, salt, and pepper into the bowl with the sausage mixture.
• Grate potatoes and add to the bowl of sausage mixture. Pour mixture into the prepared dish; place remaining Cheddar cheese on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until casserole is heated through and cheese is melted and bubbly, about 35 minutes.

CHEESY CAULIFLOWER BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings, reserving 1 tablespoon in pan. , Add onion and chopped peppers to drippings; cook and stir over medium-high heat until tender, 6-8 minutes. In a large bowl, whisk eggs and ricotta. Stir in riced cauliflower, shredded cheeses, bacon, onion mixture, pepper and salt. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving., Freeze option: Cool baked casserole completely; cover and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake casserole as directed, increasing time as necessary to heat through and for a thermometer inserted in center to read 165°.

CHEESY OVERNIGHT BACON AND EGG BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Spray a 9x13 inch casserole dish with nonstick spray or grease with butter.
• Place the shredded cheese in the dish and sprinkle with a tablespoon of flour. Toss together with your fingers to distribute evenly.
• Sprinkle bacon evenly over cheese.
• Beat the eggs, milk, salt, pepper, seasoned salt, dry mustard, onion, garlic, and paprika.
• Pour over the bacon and cheese.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 325 and bake uncovered for 45 minutes or until the center is set and the top has browned.
• Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting and serving.

CHEESY BACON BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Spray a 9-inch square baking dish with cooking spray. Place bread slices in a single layer in the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• Whisk milk, egg substitute, and chives together in a bowl; pour over bread slices into prepared baking dish. Sprinkle bacon crumbles over the top. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Remove and discard plastic wrap from baking dish; let dish come to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake casserole in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Sprinkle cheese over the top and continue baking until cheese is melted and casserole is set, about 5 minutes more.

CHEESY TATER TOT® BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Spray a 9x12-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and let cool.
• Heat the same skillet over medium-high heat and add sausage. Cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat. Crumble cooled bacon.
• Place potato nuggets in the bottom of the prepared baking dish, distributed evenly. Drizzle evenly with melted butter. Sprinkle with 1 1/2 cups of Colby-Jack cheese.
• Mix eggs, milk, onion, 1/2 of the bacon and sausage, mustard, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Pour into the baking dish. Add remaining Colby-Jack cheese, bacon, and sausage.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set and cheese is melted, about 1 hour. Let cool for 15 minutes before serving.

CHEESY BREAKFAST EGG AND POLENTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees with the rack in the center. Generously butter a 9-by-13-inch pan and set aside.
• Bring 4 cups water to a boil. Gradually whisk in the polenta and salt, and cook, stirring constantly until the polenta bubbles and pulls away from the pan, about 3 minutes. Vigorously stir in the milk, butter and cheese until smooth and creamy. (It will seem loose.)
• Spread the polenta onto the bottom of the prepared pan. Layer with meat, greens or anything else you desire. Use the back of a large spoon to create 8 small wells in the polenta. Crack the eggs inside, sprinkle with Parmesan, and bake 10 to 15 minutes, depending on how set you like your eggs. Let stand for 5 minutes; sprinkle with black pepper and basil and serve warm.

SLOW-COOKER CHEESY SPINACH BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Line bottom and sides of 6-quart slow cooker with foil; spray with cooking spray. Spread frozen hash brown potatoes in single layer in bottom of slow cooker.
• In large bowl, beat Original Bisquick® mix, milk and eggs with whisk until well combined. Stir in spinach, cheese, pesto, garlic, tomato, and salt and pepper to taste. Pour mixture evenly over potatoes in slow cooker.
• Cover; cook on High heat setting about 3 hours or until center is set, edges are golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

CHEESY APPLE BACON BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F Grease 9x9 square pan.
• Mix apple chunks and brown sugar and spread in bottom of baking dish.
• Stir baking mix, milk and eggs until blended and pour over apples.
• Sprinkle with cheese and bacon.
• Bake uncovered 30 - 35 minutes or until knife inserted into center comes out clean.

CHEESY LOX BAGEL BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch pan with nonstick spray.
• Toast bagels.
• Beat eggs, baking mix, and milk in a bowl until well blended. Toss salmon, onion, and garlic together in a second bowl. Whip cream cheese, sour cream, and dill together in a third bowl.
• Cut toasted bagels into bite-sized pieces and place in the bottom of the prepared pan. Pour 1/2 of the egg mixture over the bagels, top with salmon mixture, then sprinkle with 1/2 of the Swiss and Monterey Jack cheeses. Pour in remaining egg mixture, top with cream cheese mixture, and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Season with pepper.
• Cover and bake in the center of the preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes. Uncover and bake until egg is set and cheese is nice and bubbly, about 10 minutes more.
• Sprinkle chives over top and serve hot.

EASTER CHEESY BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Grease 9 x 13 glass pan.
• Mix bread with melted butter.
• Add cheese, ham or sausage, and mushrooms.
• Place in baking dish.
• Mix and beat eggs.
• Add milk and seasonings.
• Pour over mixture in pan.
• Cover with foil.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• Bake 1 hour @ 325° with foil removed.
• Remove from oven.
• Let stand for 10 minutes.
• Do not overbake.

CHEESY POTATO AND GREEN CHILI BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º.
• Lightly spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray.
• Add hash browns to bottom of dish and sprinkle with salt and pepper. (If the hashbrowns are preseasoned, you can skip this step.).
• (If you are going to add cooked sausage or bacon, place it on top of the potatoes.).
• Add 1/2 of the cheese and half of the Chiles on top.
• In a separate bowl mix the eggs, water and the remaining 1/2 of the Chiles with a wire whisk. Pour over the potatoes and top with the rest of the cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 - 55 minutes. Check the center for doneness by inserting a knife.
• Serve with salsa and tortillas.
• Another option would be to heat flour tortillas on a skillet and add a spoonful or two to a tortilla and roll it up for a breakfast burrito.

CHEESY BREAKFAST CASSEROLE WITH HASH BROWNS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray.
• Line the bottom of the prepared dish with hash browns. Crack eggs over top; break and spread yolks but do not scramble. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Layer mild Cheddar and onion on top of the eggs, then layer ham and sharp Cheddar over top. Pour in milk and cover with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Uncover and continue to bake until set, about 20 minutes more.

CHEESY KALE BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• If you're planning to bake this immediately, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. If you're prepping this the day before, no need to preheat now.
• In a skillet (or 4-quart braiser that you can put in the oven), heat the butter over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until softened, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Combine the sourdough, mozzarella, Gruyere and kale with the buttery onion mixture, either in a 9-by-13-inch casserole dish or in the braiser.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, cream, mustard, salt, nutmeg, eggs, thyme, hot sauce and a bunch of turns of pepper. Pour into the casserole dish over the bread mixture. Top with another little sprinkle of Gruyere. Cover with foil and bake immediately or refrigerate up to 24 hours.
• Bake, covered, for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and continue to bake until browned on top and set throughout, about another 30 minutes.

SPICY CHEESY SAUSAGE BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook the sausage until browned well, crumble; set aside.
• In the same pan, sauté the mushrooms, onion, garlic, and green chiles.
• Combine the sausage with the mushroom mixture; set aside and let cool.
• Grease a 9x13-inch glass baking dish and fill the bottom with the prepared bread cubes; top with sausage mixture then the cheese.
• Beat together the eggs, milk, sundried tomatoes, basil, sage, dry mustard, salt, pepper, and Tabasco; pour over sausage and cheese in the baking pan.
• (This dish can be prepared a day ahead- at this point you'd cover it with plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator.) In the morning, remove the casserole from the refrigerator and set it out on the counter for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Uncover and bake casserole until it's golden and puffy and the center is set, about 50 to 60 minutes.
• Cut into squares and serve.
• If you want it especially spicy, chop up a jalapeno and sauté it along with the onion and mushrooms; you can also substitute O'Brien potatoes for the bread; you can even substitute vegetarian sausage for the meat!

CHEESY HAM & BACON BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. The evening before, gather and prep ingredients.
• 2. Spray a 13" x 9" baking dish with butter flavored cooking oil spray or grease with real butter.
• 3. Evenly distribute torn croissants and bread in baking dish.
• 4. Evenly distribute chopped ham, minced shallots, baby Swiss and Monterey Jack over bread; set aside.
• 5. In a mixing bowl, whisk together 4 eggs and about 1/2 cup of the milk, until well blended; whisk in the salt; add remainder of milk in several stages, whisking well after each.
• 6. Slowly pour milk mixture all over the casserole.
• 7. Scatter small amount of extra-sharp cheddar over casserole. Lightly press down on the casserole with large spoon or impeccably clean hands (as Julia Child would say!) to help the bread soak up the liquid.
• 8. Cover dish tightly with aluminum foil; place in refrigerator overnight.
• 9. The next day, approximately 1 1/4 hours before mealtime, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• 10. Remove casserole from refrigerator; temporarily remove foil; scatter finely crumbled bacon over top.
• 11. Cover with foil; place casserole dish on a baking sheet; bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, remove foil, rotate baking sheet and bake, uncovered, for an additional 30 minutes.
• 12. Allow to cool for a few minutes, then scatter chives over the top. Serve immediately. Cover and refrigerate leftovers.

CHEESY POTATO BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Spray medium casserole dish (we used 9 x 13) with non-stick spray. Set aside. Prepare sausage and onions.In a large mixing bowl,combine all ingredients including sausage and onions. Pour into prepared casserole dish.
• 2. Reserve roughly one cup of the cheese for topping. Bake for 35 minutes. Remove from oven and top with reserved cheese. Return to oven for 8 minutes. Allow casserole to rest for 15-20 minutes. Serve and enjoy!

CHEESY POTATO BREAKFAST CASSEROLE RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray medium casserole dish (we used 9 x 13) with non-stick spray. Set aside. Brown sausage and saute onions. In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients, including sausage and onions. Pour into prepared casserole dish. Reserve roughly one cup of the cheese for topping. Bake for 35 minutes. Remove from oven and top with reserved cheese. Return to oven for 8 minutes. Allow casserole to rest for 15-20 minutes. Serve and enjoy!

EASY CHEESY BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Beat eggs.
• 2. Mix cheese, milk, baking mix, chilis into beaten eggs.
• 3. Spray 9x13 baking dish or pan with butter spray. Pour in mixture and bake in pre-heated 350 degree oven for 20-30 minutes or until lightly golden on top and toothpick inserted comes clean. Cut into squares to serve.

CHEESY BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Cook Sausage according to pkg. directions. Cool slightly; cut into 1/4-in. slices. In a greased 13x9 in baking dish, layer half the English muffin cubes & half the cooked sausage. Repeat layers~!
• 2. Drizzle with butter & top with the cheese, onion, (this is where I added some ham or bacon.)
• 3. In a lg. bowl, combine the eggs, milk, salt & pepper. Pour over casserole. Sprinkle with Bacon.
• 4. Cover & refrigerate overnite. Remove from the refrigerator 30 min. before baking. Uncover and bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 min., or until knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Let stand 5 min.