I cooked the bacon in a 10" cast iron skillet and then used that same skillet to make the casserole in. I thought the 1 tablespoon of garlic powder might be too much for us, so I used 1 teaspoon and it was just enough. The bacon was a little too done, next time I would dice the bacon and just partially cook it and let it finish cooking in the oven. I think this would be great with sausage or even ham. Hubby says 'thanks' for a nice breakfast.
I used browned hash browns on the bottom and cooked hot sausage instead of bacon. Seriously delicious!!! We didn't have left overs!
1 tablespoon of pepper was to much for our taste. Thinking it should be 1 teaspoon. Next time I will put bacon on top of potatoes to keep it from getting to crispy.
I made it strictly by the recipe, it was awesome. I will definitely make it again, and will probably experiment with additional meats and veggies. I can absolutely see mushrooms and ham in the future!
It's a good base. I used yellow potatoes and onion Just looking at the recipe I knew the salt & pepper amt wasn't right. I think about 2 tsp max. Especially if you use pork bacon sausage crumbles etc. I don't eat pork so I used turkey bacon cooked and diced. I added turkey kielbasa tomatoes fresh parsley. Didn't have enough cheddar so I added Monterey jack slices. It came out really good.
Loved it. We cut the recipe in half but used 4 eggs instead of 3. Used a bit of pepper and no salt 6 month aged cheddar. Lightly sautéed the cut veggies in a bit of olive oil first (did not sauté the potatoes). We cooked the bacon separately. We baked it in a casserole dish and topped with salsa. Next time we may add some cilantro.
Great recipe! Should have made it in a smaller casserole dish so it would be thicker.My husband has leftovers for two lunches. I have a bunch of bacon left so I may make it tonight!
Very tasty but I didn't make exactly as per the recipe. I under-cooked the chopped bacon a little (used a cast iron pan that later went into the oven with the whole mix) and fried the onions and garlic with it. I cut down the pepper to about 1 tsp added sliced fresh mushrooms and eliminated the egg/milk mixture altogether. Just mixed the veggies and bacon in the cast iron pan I cooked up the bacon/onions in and topped it all with cheddar cheese and baked for about 40 minutes. We had it for supper and the family really enjoyed it.
a full tbsp of garlic powder and pepper sounded like too much so I cut both by half. and I would probably go with more like 1.5 cups cheese. maybe add small pieces of broccoli for texture. otherwise delicious and went over very well with my easter brunch crowd!
