Cindy's Ultimate Breakfast Casserole Recipe

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1 (12 ounce) package bacon
• 1 teaspoon butter, or as desired
• 1 (20 ounce) package frozen cubed hash brown potatoes
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 (12 ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms
• 3 green onions, minced
• 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
• 10 eggs eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray to prevent sticking.
2. Arrange bacon slices in a single layer on a baking sheet for even cooking.
3. Bake the bacon in the preheated oven until it's perfectly browned and crisp, approximately 20 to 25 minutes. Drain excess grease on paper towels, reserving 1 to 2 tablespoons of bacon grease in a large skillet.
4. Melt butter in the skillet with the reserved bacon grease. Cook and stir the potatoes in the hot grease-butter mixture until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Season generously with salt and black pepper. Transfer the browned potatoes to the prepared baking dish.
5. Heat about 1 tablespoon of the reserved bacon grease in the same skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir the mushrooms in the hot grease until they are softened, typically 5 to 10 minutes. Layer the cooked mushrooms evenly over the potatoes in the baking dish.
6. Place the sliced green onions in the same skillet (remove from heat). Allow the green onions to soften from the residual heat. Layer the softened green onions over the mushrooms. Crumble the cooked bacon over the green onion layer, then sprinkle with 1 cup of Cheddar cheese.
7. In a blender, combine the eggs, milk, and 1 teaspoon of salt until smooth. Pour this mixture evenly over the Cheddar cheese layer in the baking dish. Top the entire casserole with the remaining 1 cup of Cheddar cheese.
8. Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is fully set and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, usually 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.

Nutrition

• Calories: 511 kcal
• Fat Content: 32 g
• Fiber Content: 2 g
• Sugar Content: 6 g
• Sodium Content: 1258 mg
• Protein Content: 33 g
• Cholesterol Content: 378 mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 24 g
• Saturated Fat Content: 15 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g