Get ready for the best breakfast casserole with bacon!

It's an easy flavorful breakfast casserole filled with crispy bacon, tender vegetables, hash browns, cheddar cheese and lots of delicious spices.

You can make it in advance and enjoy it all week.

How to make breakfast casserole with bacon

Bacon: Crispy uncured bacon chunks are perfect for this casserole.
Veggies: Your choice of 2 cups of cooked veggies.
Eggs: You'll need 8 large eggs.
Cottage cheese or Greek yogurt: The cottage cheese or yogurt makes for a rich, creamy egg base. Trust me on this one!
Dijon: Mustard adds so much flavor to the eggs.
Seasonings: I use Italian seasoning, onion and garlic powder, crushed red pepper flakes, salt and black pepper.
Hash browns: Frozen ones work perfectly.
Cheese: Whatever shredded kind you have on hand.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Heat a large skillet to medium.
Add the bacon and cook until bacon is crispy or sausage is lightly browned on the edges, stirring frequently.
Remove from the pan and set aside on a paper towel-lined plate.
Discard all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat from the pan.
Add the veggies to the pan and cook 3-4 minutes or until slightly soft, stirring occasionally.
In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, cottage cheese or Greek yogurt, Dijon, Italian seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes and whisk to combine.
Fold in the cooked bacon, cooked veggies, hash browns and half of the cheese.
Transfer egg mixture to a greased 9x13 baking dish.
Top with remaining cup of shredded cheese.
Bake 35-40 minutes, until egg is set.
Remove and allow to slightly cool before slicing. Serve.

Instead of bacon: You can skip the meat altogether or use cooked breakfast sausage.
For the veggies: Use a mix of any types of cooked vegetables, like spinach or kale, bell pepper, broccoli, mushrooms and onion.
- You can roast, saute or steam the vegetables.
For the cottage cheese or yogurt: Use fat free, low fat or whole milk.
For the cheese: Use your favorite kind of shredded cheese.

To make this gluten free: This recipe does not contain gluten.
- Be sure all packaged ingredients are gluten free.
To make this dairy free: Skip the cheese or use dairy free cheese.
To make this vegetarian: Skip the bacon.
To make this nut free: This recipe does not contain nuts.

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An easy flavorful breakfast casserole with bacon, vegetables, hash browns, cheese and lots of delicious spices.

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Heat a large skillet to medium. Add the bacon and cook until bacon is crispy, stirring frequently. Remove from the pan and set aside on a paper towel-lined plate. Discard all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat from the pan.
Add the veggies to the pan and cook 3-4 minutes or until slightly soft, stirring occasionally.
In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, cottage cheese or Greek yogurt, Dijon, salt, Italian seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder, pepper and red pepper flakes and whisk to combine.
Fold in the cooked bacon, cooked veggies, hash browns and half of the cheese.
Transfer egg mixture to a greased 9x13 baking dish. Top with remaining cup of shredded cheese.
Bake 35-40 minutes, until egg is set. Remove and allow to slightly cool before slicing. Serve.

Cooking Tip: Try with ham, breakfast sausage or uncured smoked sausage.

Substitution Tip: For a vegetarian casserole, leave out the meat.

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