Everyone will enjoy this filling overnight bacon breakfast casserole for breakfast or brunch. This recipe for a breakfast casserole that can be prepared ahead of time includes brioche, eggs, bacon, cheese, and other traditional breakfast ingredients.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr |
| Additional Time: | 8 hrs 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 9 hrs 20 mins |
| Servings: | 10 |
| Yield: | 1 9×13-inch casserole |
Ingredients
- 12 slices brioche, cut into 1-inch cubes
- ½ pound bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, or more to taste
- ½ medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, diced (Optional)
- 8 medium eggs, or more to taste
- 1 ¼ cups milk
- 1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
- 1 teaspoon mustard powder
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Grease a 9×13-inch pan. Layer brioche cubes evenly in the prepared pan.
- Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until it is cooked through, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, including any rendered bacon fat, and allow to cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
- Heat a small amount of bacon fat in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion and bell pepper until soft, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Meanwhile, beat eggs in a large bowl. Mix milk, Cheddar cheese, mustard powder, pepper, and salt into the beaten eggs. Mix in bacon and onion-bell pepper mixture when done. Carefully pour the egg mixture over the brioche bread cubes and give it a gentle stir so everything is evenly distributed. Gently press the cubes into the egg mixture as needed, so all the bread cubes are sitting in the liquid. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours, to overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bake in the preheated oven on the middle rack until set, the top is browned, and a toothpick inserted into the center of the casserole comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly before serving, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Do not use skim milk in this.
- Let this sit for at least 30 minutes, but preferably, let sit overnight.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 331 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 25 g |
| Cholesterol | 216 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 17 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Sodium | 622 mg |
| Sugars | 6 g |
| Fat | 18 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Super yum
Made this for Mother’s Day brunch and we all loved it. It was simple and I could get it ready the night before. I used croissants instead of brioche because that is what I had on hand, otherwise I made as directed in the recipe. Very good and will definitely make again!
nice, easy breakfast for guests that you can put together early so not having to cook much when they are at your home, serve it with some juice and fruit and done!