Caroline’s Brunch Casserole

9x13 pan, 425° & 350°

32 oz Hash Brown potatoes – frozen (shredded or diced, doesn’t matter)

¾ cup butter, melted

1 # breakfast sausage, chopped

4 slices thick cut bacon, sliced

1 cup mushrooms, sliced

½ cup onion, diced

½ cup bell pepper, diced1 cup cheddar cheese, grated

8 eggs

¾ cup heavy whipping cream (or milk)

1 cup cheddar cheese (shredded)

1 cup Jarlsberg or Jack cheese, grated (or any melty cheese like Gruyere or just double the cheddar)

½ cup tomato, diced

½ cup green onion or chives, sliced

¼ cup pesto sauce

¼ tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

1. Press hash browns into 9x13 pan, break up any large pieces.  Pour melted butter over potatoes and bake at 425° for 35 minutes or until light brown.
2. While hash browns bake, sauté next 5 ingredients, set aside and let cool.
3. Whisk eggs and cream, stir in rest of ingredients and (cooled) sautéed veggies.  Pour mixture over baked hash browns. Bake at 350° 30-40 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean, when inserted.

*I usually completed the first two steps at night, then pop everything into the refrigerator.  And complete step 3 in the morning

Seipert's Zucchini Frittata

* great for breakfast or dinner!

Ingredients:

• 2 small zucchini - shredded
• 1 white onion - diced
• 3 gloved of garlic - minced
• 2 Tbs Olive Oil
• 6 eggs - beaten
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan Cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Saute onions & garlic in Olive oil
3. Add the shredded zucchini and saute for 3 min, stirring frequently
4. In another bowl, beat eggs. Then add milk, bread crumbs, and cheese together.
5. Add Zucchini and onions to egg mixture and stir together.
6. Pour into a greased casserole pan. (9x9)
7. Bake for 30 min.
8. Serve hot or cold. Good with crusty french bread and a salad.

Tips:

• You can also add diced ham (1/2 cup) or crumbled bacon for a more hearty meal. 
• Chris will splash some hot sauce on as well.
• Instead of a casserole dish, you can fry your veggies in a cast iron skillet and pour the eggs into that and then place directly into the oven. (Less dishes to clean!)
• You can also pour the mixture into a muffin tin for single serve portions. Just decrease the cooking time by 5-10 min.

Ham and Swiss Strata

Served at the ward 4th of July breakfast. YUM!

*This must be made the night before and then cooked in the morning.*

12 slices of wheat or white bread
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup green onion, minced
2 cups lunch meat ham, diced
2 cups shredded Swiss cheese
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
4 eggs
2 1/2 cups milk
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. dry mustard

Cut 6 slices of bread into cubes. Put on a greased 9x13 pan. In a bowl, combine mayo, green onion, ham and cheeses. Spread over bread cubes. Cut remaining 6 slices of bread into cubes and put over cheese mixture. In a bowl, beat together eggs, milk and seasonings. Pour over bread cubes evenly. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight. Bake in a 325 degree oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes covered with foil.

*Submitted by Noreen Williamson

Ham & Cheese Quiche

Combine:
2 C grated Swiss Cheese
3 Tbs flour
dash of salt and pepper

In another bowl combine:
3 beaten eggs
1 C milk
1-1 1/2 C cubed ham

Combine both mixtures and pour into the pie crust. Bake at 325 for 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Submitted by Tess Douglas