Nicole told me yesterday that she had made “Cowboy Breakfast Casserole” and it sounded so good. This morning we were on “holiday schedule” and ended up having breakfast around 11. I didn’t know which recipe Nicole had used so I searched for one that looked good and ended up improvising a bit and it was delicious.
Most of the recipes I saw included pork sausage, which I didn’t have so I used ham. You could use either sausage or ham or a combination of them.
In my mind, this is a casserole that could be served any time of day. I was lucky to have a bag of frozen hash brown potatoes, the pork loin that I had cured and smoked, onions, peppers and green onions and we always have eggs, milk and cheese and that was about all I needed.
Cowboy Casserole
At first, I was going to only make half the recipe but then decided to make the full batch and put some in muffin cups.
A bit of browned potatoes went into the bottom of the greased muffin tin. Cooked peppers and onions were added on top.
Cowboy Casserole
Then a layer of chopped ham was added. Most of the recipes called for sausage but I didn’t have sausage.
Cowboy Casserole
The egg/milk/cheese mixture was poured into the muffin cups. A bit more cheese was added on top.
Cowboy Casserole
They were baked!
Cowboy Casserole Muffins
The other portion of the ingredients were layered the same way but placed in a greased casserole dish.
Cowboy Casserole
We ate from the casserole dish and the muffins will go into the freezer. They’re so easy to heat up in the microwave and have when we need a quick meal – breakfast, lunch or dinner!
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Dottie N. says
Looks/sounds delicious…..I had a “similar” recipe that I would make when the whole family would be around to eat it. The only thing “extra” mine had was sausage gravy. It was definitely hearty (for me, a very SMALL serving was more than enough for breakfast).
Sherrill says
I make those kind of casseroles every time it’s my turn to take breakfast for Sunday School! I make the night before, cover and refrigerate. Then, in the morning, it’s heat oven, throw in the casserole and done! Usually take a bread of some sort or a fruit mixture. Yum!
dezertsuz says
Looks great. I wish I could sneak right over and rob your freezer of a couple of those. 😉
TerriS says
How many servings would you guess this makes? It looks good and I’d like to try it, but I would like to enter the recipe into my Fit Day program and figure out how many calories, etc are in each serving. I love the idea of doing them in muffin cups and freezing. Instant breakfast!! I’ve been trying to get in the habit of eating breakfast regularly, but I need something quick and no-fuss.
sandinthewindowsills says
I make a similar recipe and always bake it in muffin tins. Since I live alone this is what I have for breakfast most days. I just use whatever I have on hand. It is sort of like an omelette in a muffin.
Rebecca in SoCal says
Love the idea of freezing servings! I sometimes want a hearty breakfast fast, and homemade is always best. I do wonder about re-freezing the potatoes.
JudyL says
I’ve made hash brown casserole many times from frozen hash browns, and frozen half of it and it’s always been fine.
AnnieO says
The hashed brown potatoes in the bottom sound interesting–definitely hearty! I like your addition of peppers and onions. I make similar but much more plain muffin tin omelets for family breakfasts (just minced ham and cheese) using about 10 eggs for one tray. My addition is about a cup of sour cream to make the egg mixture fluffier and need fewer eggs. I put the ham and cheese in the cups before I add the egg mixture. Then I set out a lazy susan with toppings like salsa, avocado, cilantro, etc, so everyone can customize. They are so yummy. I should make and freeze some too for just my husband and me to eat!