Hashbrown Egg Casserole

It has been snowing here (a lot) and it has been cold. This combination has made my desire to go grocery shopping almost nonexistant. I have been trying to stretch the distance between shopping trips as much as I can, as all I want to do after work is to come home, curl up with a warm blanket and a good book while trying to stay warm. This recipe came up as a result of an almost empty fridge and a refusal to go out into the cold for more ingredients. It is a variation and mix of an old recipe I only half remembered and one found on allrecipes.com.


Hashbrown Egg Casserole
Ingredients
1 (32 ounce) package frozen cubed hash brown potatoes, thawed
1/2 pound sliced bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 eggs
1/2 cup water
1 can evaporated milk
½ onion chopped, cooked until soft


Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine hash browns, bacon, 1/2 cup cheese and salt. Spoon into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish.
2. In a bowl, beat eggs, water, salt, pepper and evaporated milk milk until smooth.
3. Pour the egg and milk mixture over hash brown mixture. Sprinkle with paprika.
4. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 45-50 minutes until golden.
5. Top with the remaining cheese.


Reviews:
Oh, I love this for a change for supper. I rarely have the time or the desire to cook hashbrowns and bacon in the morning despite my love of them. This recipe is so simple and has endless changes that can be made to make it fit my mood for the day - adding vegetables such as chopped peppers, or switching the cheese. I do love a little jalapano montery jack in this - gives it a little kick. The egg taste is very mild to not really there (unless you are looking for it), which is a bonus for me.

Breakfast Burritos

I saw this on a OAMC website one day and thought it was a great idea. Owen doesn’t like cereal for breakfast, he doesn’t have the time to cook eggs in the morning and toast doesn’t keep him full enough. That means that most weeks we are buying bagels for him, upon seeing this though I knew it would be a great idea.

I made mine different from the original website, and filled them with what O likes in his omletes he makes on weekends and what we had in the fridge. He has now been eating these for two weeks and is really enjoying them.

Ingredients: (made 7-8 burritos)
6 large eggs
1 – 2 cups diced mixed peppers
4 thick slices of bacon, chopped (optional)
½ small onion
1 cup shredded cheese
7 to 8 large tortillas

Directions
1.In the frying pan, fry the bacon until cooked. Leave a little oil in the pan to fry eggs in. You can remove the bacon and add it again with the veggies.
2.In a frying pan (with a little olive oil if you didn’t do the bacon first), scramble the eggs until cooked.
3.Add the veggies and the bacon.

4.Lay a torilla on a piece of tinfoil (if they are dry, heat them in the microwave for 5-10 seconds to make them more pliable).
5.Put ½ to 2/3 cup of egg mixture on the tortilla and sprinkle with cheese.

Fold up the bottom, then fold in the sides and roll. Wrap in the tinfoil and freeze.
6.When you want to cook you bake it in the oven at 400F for 25 min, or you can microwave it until warm. Note: O likes to put his in the fridge the night before, then he doesn’t have to bake it as long in the morning, and he can get in the last couple minutes of sleep.

Reviews:
Owen has been enjoying a little more variety in his morning routine and likes having a breakfast that is healthy and keeps him going. It is a fairly economical breakfast when compared to buying bagels for the week or the better cereals. We have made these a couple times and now just add whatever veggie odd and ends we happen to have in the fridge that might go well.