Egg Casserole Tips
What are egg casseroles called?
Breakfast casseroles are popular around the world and depending on where you are, they can be called different things. The French have
quiche, which typically has a pastry crust; Italians have
frittatas, which don't have a crust; and Americans have
strata, which usually contains bread. All of these dishes involve various meats, vegetables and cheeses enveloped in eggs or egg custard.
How do you know when egg casserole is done?
The easiest way to tell if your egg casserole is cooked is to stick a clean knife into the center—if it comes out clean, it’s cooked. But don't let your wet ingredients, like tomatoes, fool you—try to insert the knife in an area that’s mostly all egg.
How long can breakfast casserole be refrigerated before cooking?
The nice thing about many egg casseroles is that you can prepare them ahead of time and refrigerate them overnight. In fact, some casseroles need this rest to rehydrate ingredients and allow flavors to blend. But if you’re making a quiche, don’t refrigerate it unbaked—otherwise, the crust will get soggy. However, you can make the pie crust and get it in the pan, prepare the egg mixture, and store both (separately) in the refrigerator overnight. Then in the morning, just pour the filling into the crust and pop it in the oven.
Research contributed by James Schend, Taste of Home Deputy Editor, Culinary
Reviews
We made this for Christmas morning and it was received very well. We did add a full pound of bacon as 4 slices just didn't sound enough for 10 people. We also stirred half in and put the other half on top. It did take a little longer to bake, but we had another item in oven at the same time. Would definitely recommend! It also tastes great reheated.
Does anyone know if this can be made a day in advance and refrigerated until morning? As suggested by other reviews I will add more bacon and cheese and maybe some scallions on top.
If there's one thing that bothers me it's a recipe that is soooo way off on the time it takes to cook something. This was NOT 40-45 minutes. It was more like an hour and 10 minutes. After 45 minutes the middle section was still liquified and jiggling in the pan. I added a lot more cheese, a lot more bacon, and topped it off with more bacon. The original recipe seemed like it wouldn't have the flavor that came from adding more of the ingredients.
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Was a little on the bland side but hot sauce perked it up some. Was a hit with the people I served it to. Next time I will add more bacon and cheese. Very easy to prepare.
Very good. Next time I will add more flavor, but great recipe.
Made this as written and it was a bit bland to me. However it is a fantastic base recipe! Second time I halved the recipe, used an 8x8 pan, subbed half the milk for heavy cream, added a pinch of cajun seasoning and some ground mustard and pepper. Added two extra slices of bacon but didn't put those on until he last five minutes of baking. Reheats well! Going to try this with sausage next week. Thank you!
Delicious. Just one question/comment. Eggs were a little bit watery but seemed cooked. Suggestions?
It was great. I did add more bacon and cheese as a personal preference - sprinkled some cheese on top as well. I didn't have fresh chives so I sprinkled some dried chopped onions and freeze dried chives and it tasted good. Used nonfat dried milk as it was all I had at home. Great recipe thanks for sharing it with us. We ate it on Sunday then cut it up in squares in zip lock baggies and took to heat and eat at work. It was very good and a great quick breakfast for work days
This is absolutely delicious!