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Breakfast Casseroles

Rise and Shine: Irresistible Breakfast Casseroles Your Family Will Love

Imagine waking up to the tantalizing aroma of a freshly baked breakfast casserole, filling your home with warmth and comfort.

As your family gathers in the kitchen, their sleepy expressions transform into eager anticipation.

Breakfast casseroles are more than just a meal; they’re a morning ritual that brings joy and togetherness to your family’s daily routine.

Let’s explore the delightful world of breakfast casseroles, revealing why they are a breakfast game-changer and offering inspiration for flavorful variations and customizations. Get ready to discover the magic of breakfast casseroles that will make your family’s mornings truly special.

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Breakfast casseroles are a revelation in the world of morning meals, offering several interesting reasons they should become a staple in your kitchen.

Firstly, they are a timesaving wonder, allowing you to prepare a hearty breakfast in one dish, eliminating the need for multiple pots and pans.

Additionally, their versatility means you can cater to diverse tastes within your family, whether you prefer savory, sweet, or something in between.

Furthermore, breakfast casseroles can be prepared in advance, making mornings smoother as you simply reheat and serve, giving your family a hot, homemade breakfast even on the busiest days.
Lastly, they are a fantastic way to reduce food waste, as they can be a creative canvas for using up leftover ingredients.

Summary

– Time-Saver: Breakfast casseroles are a one-dish wonder, saving you precious time on busy mornings.

– Versatility: Whether you prefer savory or sweet, there’s a breakfast casserole for everyone.

– Make-Ahead Magic: Prepare your casserole the night before, pop it in the oven in the morning, and voilà—a piping hot, homemade breakfast.

– Leftover Love: Breakfast casseroles are great for using up leftover ingredients, reducing food waste.

Exploring Flavor Variations and Customizations

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One of the exciting aspects of breakfast casseroles is their flexibility in terms of flavors and customizations. You can start with classic favorites such as sausage and cheese for a comforting, savory option.

For those seeking a healthier twist, consider experimenting with low-carb or vegetarian alternatives, incorporating a colorful array of vegetables to boost the nutritional value.

If you have a sweet tooth, explore the world of sweet breakfast casseroles, featuring fruits, nuts, and a hint of cinnamon for a delightful morning treat. The possibilities are endless, allowing you to cater to your family’s unique preferences and dietary needs.

  Summary

– Classic Favorites: Traditional breakfast casserole flavors like sausage and cheese.

– Healthy Twists: Explore low-carb or vegetarian options, adding extra veggies for a nutritional boost.

– Sweet Delights: Create sweet breakfast casseroles with fruits, nuts, and a hint of cinnamon.

Assembling Your Breakfast Casserole: A Fun Family Affair

Creating a breakfast casserole can be more than just cooking; it can be a joyful family activity.

Involve your loved ones in the process to make it a memorable experience. Gather the family for a special prep time, where everyone can participate in chopping, dicing, and assembling the ingredients.

Consider setting up a customization station with an array of toppings like different cheeses, fresh herbs, and flavorful sauces, allowing each family member to personalize their portion according to their taste.

Use this time to share family recipes and cooking tips, creating a deeper connection and imparting culinary knowledge to the next generation.

Summary

– Family Prep Time: Get everyone together to help chop, dice, and assemble ingredients.

– Customization Station: Set up a DIY toppings bar with cheese, herbs, and sauces to personalize each portion.

– Teach and Bond: Share family recipes and cooking tips while preparing the casserole.

Baking and Serving with Love

The moment your breakfast casserole goes into the oven is the point at which anticipation reaches its peak. As it bakes, your kitchen fills with mouthwatering aromas that set the stage for a delightful family meal.

When it’s time to serve, remember that presentation matters. Elevate your casserole by pairing it with a side of fresh fruit, a dollop of creamy yogurt, or a drizzle of rich maple syrup. These finishing touches not only enhance the visual appeal but also elevate the overall dining experience.

Gather your family around the table, savor every bite together, and celebrate the joy of sharing a delicious meal made with love.

Summary

– Aromatic Bliss: The kitchen fills with mouthwatering aromas, setting the stage for a hearty family meal.

– Presentation Matters: Serve your casserole with a side of fresh fruit, a dollop of yogurt, or a drizzle of maple syrup for an enticing presentation.

– Family Feast: Gather around the table, share stories, and savor every bite together.

Family Moments Around the Table

Breakfast is more than just nourishment; it’s a time for connection and bonding. Embrace the moments created around the breakfast table as you share your morning meal. Engage in meaningful conversations, catch up on each other’s lives, and start your day with a sense of togetherness.

Establish breakfast traditions that your family can look forward to, such as sharing stories or taking turns preparing special breakfast casseroles.

 

Summary

– Connection: Start your day with meaningful conversations and quality time.

– Traditions: Establish breakfast traditions that your family will cherish for years to come.

– Gratitude: Express gratitude for the delicious meal and the precious moments shared.

In the world of breakfast, there’s something truly special about the breakfast casserole.

It’s a delicious, timesaving, and family-centric dish that can turn your ordinary mornings into extraordinary moments.

So, rise and shine to the aroma of an irresistible breakfast casserole—your family’s new breakfast game-changer. Get creative, involve your loved ones, and savor the joy of family moments around the table. Your mornings will never be the same again, filled with warmth, love, and the delicious taste of breakfast casseroles.

 

Check out some of our favorite Breakfast Casserole Recipes:

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Pumpkin Breakfast Casserole

Most Excellent Breakfast Casserole

Easter Breakfast Casserole

How to Make Breakfast Casserole

 

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Breakfast Coffee Cake Mix in a Jar for Gift Giving

A great gift idea is a mix in a jar.

I just love those mixes in mason jars with a pretty ribbon tied on top. They are great gifts to make with your kids for teachers and grandparents. But also for a new mom or a sick friend.

You have probably seen cookies and brownie mixes but what about breakfast in a jar?

We’ve got the perfect recipe for you and it makes a huge batch so you will have several gifts made at once.

Our Breakfast Coffee Cake Mix in a Jar is the best gift for all those people you don’t really know what to buy.

You will need mason jars or other airtight containers – 2 jars for each cake – one for the cake mix (1 quart size jar) and one for the topping mix (1 pint size jar).

Breakfast Coffee Cake Mix in a Jar

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Ingredients

8 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
6 cups sugar
2 cups nonfat dry milk powder
1/4 cup baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt

TOPPING:
3 cups packed brown sugar
2 cups chopped pecans
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS (for each cake):
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/3 cup oil
1 cup water

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, milk powder, baking powder and salt.
In a second large bowl, combine the topping ingredients.

To make individual gifts:

  • Put 3 cups of flour mixture in a (approx. 24 oz) mason jar or other airtight container
  • Put 1 1/2 cups of topping mix in (approx 12 oz) second* mason jar/container.
  • Add a square of cloth (optional) and tie a ribbon around the top of each jar.mason jar recipe cards
  • Include a recipe card with the following directions:

To prepare cake: In a large bowl, combine 3 cups breakfast cake mix, 1 egg, 1/3 cup oil, and 1 cup water. Pour into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Sprinkle with 1-1/2 cups topping mix. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

  • *NOTE: An alternate option – instead of two jars you can put the topping mix in a Ziploc bag and place on top of the dry ingredients if your jar is a bit larger.

Yield: 7 batches (21 cups cake mix and 10-1/2 cups topping mix).
Store in airtight containers in a cool dry place for up to 6 months.

Now you have 7 gifts ready for teachers, grandparents, neighbors or that friend that drops by with unexpected gifts for your family.

thanks gift basketIf you want to make your mix in a jar even more special, you can present the jars in a basket or gift bag. And you might want to add other items like a cake pan and/or cute spatula.

You could even personalize the gift basket more with gifts specifically for the recipient.

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Food Blogs to Follow:

Southern Plate – check out her Meal Plan Monday Post each week.

 

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Chocolate, Cherry, Banana Breakfast Smoothie

Chocolate, Cherry, Banana Breakfast Smoothie

I want to share one of our favorite recipes with you…

Chocolate, Cherry, Banana Breakfast Smoothie

Ingredients

  • 3 small frozen bananas (peel before you freeze)
  • 2 cups frozen dark sweet cherries
  • 2 cups chocolate milk

Instructions

  1. Place all ingredients in a blender. Blend on puree (or the highest setting) until smooth, about 30 seconds. Pour into glasses and serve. 4 servings

If you don’t have chocolate milk, you can always make your own with Hershey’s syrup or whatever your favorite chocolate flavoring is.

 

 

If you love smoothies, you might like our Blending Breakfast Smoothie Recipes cookbook.breakfast smoothie recipes ebook cookbook

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Breakfast Bootcamp

Breakfast Bootcamp

It’s going to be amazing! Sign up for the free challenge, every morning for 5 days, we’ll send you a short lesson of breakfast planning tips and give you one practical step for nourishing your family with the first meal of the day.

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Got Milk? for Breakfast! It’s National Dairy Month

June is National Dairy Month so we are encouraging you to consume your dairy at breakfast time.

I’m sure you know that all foods in the Dairy group contain calcium which is needed for building and maintaining strong bones and teeth. But did you know, that calcium is also important for regulating blood pressure and for the nervous system?

The Dairy Group includes milk, yogurt, cheese, and fortified soymilk. They provide calcium, vitamin D, potassium, protein, and other nutrients needed for good health throughout life. Choices should be low-fat or fat-free—to cut calories and saturated fat.

How much dairy is needed?

  • Older children, teens, and adults need 3 cups a day
  • Children 4 to 8 years old need 2½ cups a day
  • Children 2 to 3 years old need 2 cups a day

What counts as a cup of dairy?milk, cheese, yogurt national dairy month

  • 1 cup of milk, yogurt, or soy beverage
  • 1½ ounces of natural cheese
  • 2 ounces of processed cheese

Breakfast & Brunch Recipes with Dairy:

Peanut Butter ‘N’ Jelly Breakfast Shake

A breakfast smoothie made with 2 cups of milk.

Wylma’s Breakfast Bread

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Download “10 Tips to Get More Dairy” and a free printable grocery list

My family loved this savory breakfast bread made with milk and cheese.

Fresh Fruit Breakfast Lasagna

This is a great brunch casserole with crepes layered with fruit and pudding made with milk.

cheddar mushroom breakfast casserole national dairy monthCheddar and Mushroom Breakfast Squares

Make a batch of these delicious Cheddar Mushroom Breakfast Squares at night and reheat in the morning for a grab-n-go breakfast! One serving has 17 grams of protein.

Overnight Oatmeal Breakfast Parfaitovernight oatmeal breakfast parfait national dairy month

This overnight oatmeal breakfast parfait made with Greek yogurt and fresh fruit is the perfect breakfast for people on the go. Shared by Sam’s Place.

norwegian sour cream porridge national dairy monthNorwegian Sour Cream Porridge

Have you made homemade porridge? Try this recipe made with sour cream for a comfort food that hails back to the days of the Vikings. Shared by Recipe Savants.

Deconstructed Cheese Omelettecheese omelette national dairy month

An easy, relaxed weekend brunch omelette that works for egg-whites too. Shared by Whole Food Studio.

What kid won’t love these Strawberry Yogurt Pops for breakfast?

Strawberry Yogurt Pops

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Ingredients
1 cup low-fat strawberry yogurt
6 large strawberries

Directions

Chop your strawberries into small bits. And mix with the yogurt.

Pour mix into ice cube trays or paper cups.

Freeze for 30 minutes and add popsicle sticks to each pop.

Breakfast is ready to go all summer.

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June Dairy Month started out as a way to distribute extra milk during the warm months of summer. The commemoration was established in 1937 by grocer organizations sponsoring “National Milk Month.” By 1939, June became the official “dairy month.”  via the Dairy Alliance

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Here are some fun dairy month printables:

And don’t forget to download our cheatsheet, 10 Tips to Get More Dairy, and a free printable grocery list.

Be sure to include dairy in your family’s breakfast menus.

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What’s your favorite way to eat or drink your dairy each day? Share with us in the comments.

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Eggstravaganza for National Egg Month

EGGS, EGGS, EGGS

We have an eggcellent selection of egg recipes for your breakfast, brunch, or breakfast for dinner. We are celebrating National Egg Month at Family Breakfast Recipes.

We reached out to some other foodies and asked them to share their favorites. We got so many good recipes for eggs prepared so many different ways.

Scrambled Eggs


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Laura from Day by Day in Our World shared her Veggie Lover Egg Scramble. With only a few ingredients, you can have a complete meal in one pan for any time of day.

Our own recipe for Easy Egg and Avocado Breakfast Burrito starts with scrambled eggs and is easy to carry out the door if you are in a rush.

 Boiled Eggs

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Boiling eggs is essential for any cook but Annie at Dinner Planner shares how to boil eggs for different lengths of time to satisfy anyone’s preferences.

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coconut curried eggs

And for something really different you might like to try Coconut Curried Eggs from That Recipe. You start with boiled eggs for this Indian recipe.

Frittata

A frittata is an egg dish started on the stove and finished in the oven so you can get the table set and not have to stir the eggs until cooked through.

The Zesty Olive provided us with a recipe for Spinach, Tomato, and Feta Cheese Frittata for one person which comes in so handy at times. This frittata recipe doesn’t even start on the stove. Just pop it in the oven for an easy meal.

Quiche

You may be more familiar with a quiche and we have two to share.

Bacon Cheddar Quiche from Greta’s Day starts with a pie crust which is the traditional quiche. Greta raises her own chickens and uses her fresh eggs.

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The Crowd Pleasing Hashbrown Quiche from Day by Day in Our World has a hashbrown/shredded potato base. It really fills up Laura’s boys.

 MakeAhead Egg Recipes

Egg Salad is like pimento cheese in that there are so many ways to make it. Try this Egg Salad with Olives and Celery from Zesty Olive for a new twist on an old classic.

How often is breakfast rushed? Almost always?

So for those days that you can’t cook, plan ahead and fix these Asiago and Bacon Egg Muffins from Rural Mom the night before and reheat or make them on the weekend for the week ahead.

All of these egg recipes can be adapted to suit your family’s preferences. If you don’t want meat, leave it out. If you do want meat, add more. The same for vegetables. Switch up and use different vegetables and see which are your favorites.

Eggs are so versatile and so good! Enjoy having your own Eggstravaganza!

Happy National Egg Month.

Don’t forget to download “7 Ways to Use Boiled Eggs” here

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