Kitchen Breakfast Casserole

8 – 10 x-large eggs
1/2 cup milk
3 medium red potatoes, diced
1/2 medium onion, chopped fine
3 baby bella mushrooms, (or white mushrooms) caps and stems removed and diced
2 scallions, chopped fine
1 tbsp chopped fresh Italian parsley (flat leaf parsley)
1 sprig fresh rosemary, minced (about 1 tbsp, reduce if using dried rosemary)
4 slices turkey bacon, chopped
1/2 lb turkey sausage (not links, but patties could work because they can be crumbled)
any kinda cheese (I used mozzarella and cheddar because that is what I had leftover from the holidays)
salt
pepper
Italian seasoning

parsley and scallions not pictured. Sorry!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Prepare an 8×8 baking dish, using a paper towel to rub butter along bottom of dish and all four sides. You could also use non-stick cooking spray.

Heat 1 tsp of canola oil in a medium skillet over medium high heat.  Add turkey sausage, crumbling and stirring until cooked through and browned.  Remove sausage from skillet and drain excess fat on paper towels.  Add turkey bacon to same skillet and cook until browned.  Remove bacon from skillet and drain on paper towels.  Add one pat of butter to the same skillet.  Once the butter is melted add diced potatoes and onions and cook until potatoes are browned but still somewhat firm, and onions are caramelized. You don’t want the potatoes to be too soft because they are going to finish cooking in the oven.

While your potatoes are browning, crack open those eggs in a medium bowl and whisk in milk, rosemary, parsley, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning to taste.  (I will warn you that the salt from the bacon and sausage adds a lot of flavor so be careful with the salt. That being said, you are using 10 eggs and you don’t want it to be bland.  I wish I was better at measuring stuff as I go, but I tend to just eyeball it.  I will try to be better about that going forward.)

Once your potatoes are finished browning, you should be ready to assemble your casserole! Your potatoes and onions go in the baking dish first, followed by the mushrooms, scallions, (insert bell peppers here if I had them), turkey sausage, and lastly the turkey bacon.  Sprinkle with as much cheese as you like. Lastly, pour your egg mixture over the casserole.

Bake for approximately 30 minutes (I’d check on it after 20 minutes) or until eggs are firm and serve!

nice and golden brown! yummy!

Enjoy!

Well, I can’t wait to hear what you guys think of my first recipe post!  For some reason, I am very nervous about this.  Anyway, thanks for stopping by!!!

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